Tag: Odisha Govt

Union Minister Pratap Sarangi
COVID-19 Lockdown: Union Min Pratap Sarangi Urges Odisha Govt To Help Needy Not Having Ration Cards

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Pratap Sarangi and senior BJP leader Pradipta Naik have urged the Odisha government to take immediate steps during the lockdown to provide foodgrains to needy people who do not have ration cards. Help should also be extended to those who are not covered under any food security scheme, Naik said. In separate […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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COVID-19 Fight: Odisha Assigns Specific Duties To Senior IAS, Appoints District Observers

Bhubaneswar: As COVID-19 cases crossed 100-mark in Odisha, the State government on Sunday came out with a department-wise list of senior IAS officers assigning them with specific responsibilities to effectively manage the novel-Coronavirus outbreak situation in the State. The government has also entrusted some senior officials to take charge as observers to handle the COVID […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Students Should Stay Prepared For Exams Post Lockdown: Odisha Govt After UGC Guideline

Bhubaneswar: A day after the University Grants Commission (UGC) chalked out new guideline allowing Universities to chart out their own plan of action for conducting exams which were put on hold due to COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent nationwide lockdown, Odisha government today informed that the State might conduct exams any moment post lockdown after duly […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Bhubaneswar Classified As Red Zone As Odisha Govt Issues Fresh Guidelines For Lockdown 3.0

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha is all set to move into the third phase of lockdown from tomorrow, the State government today classified areas under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) as Red Zone and issued a fresh set of guidelines for the extended lockdown period till May 17. In a letter to all the district collectors, magistrates […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Odisha Govt Allows Plying Of Buses In Green Zones

Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to the confusion over the movement of buses during the extended lockdown period, Odisha government today announced that buses will be allowed to ply on both intra-district and inter-district routes in Green zones of the State. The bus services will, however, remain prohibited in Orange and Red zones, clarified Special Relief […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Odisha Govt Plans Model Policy To Resolve Problems Of Industries

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to formulate a model policy to resolve the problems faced by industries due to the COVID-19 lockdown, said an official on Tuesday. It was decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on COVID-19 situation in the state. Discussions will be held regarding the problems faced by […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Political Blame Game Erupts In Odisha Over Covid Spike After Migrants' 'Homecoming'

Bhubaneswar: A political blame game has broken out in Odisha after the State witnessed an explosive rise in the number of coronavirus cases following return of thousands of stranded migrants to Odisha from other states. Senior Congress leader and MLA Suresh Routray threatened to launch a massive protest if any train carrying migrants from other […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Suktel Bridge Collapse: Odisha Govt Blacklists Construction Firm

Bhubaneswar: Nearly half a month after the collapse of Suktel bridge in Patnagarh block of Bolangir district which had claimed lives of two labourers, the Odisha government blacklisted the construction company Ram Kumar Agrawal Engineers Private Limited in charge of the project. While Bolangir Police had earlier arrested G. Nair, the construction company supervisor, the […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Odisha Govt Will Be Responsible If Any Migrant Dies Travelling Home On Foot: LoP Pradipta Naik

Bhubaneswar: As thousands of migrants and other daily wage labourers continue to set out on foot to return to their homes in Odisha from different States and many others exiting Odisha for their homeward journey amid the nationwide lockdown, Leader of the Opposition, Pradipta Naik today stated that the State government will be responsible for […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Cyclone Amphan: Odisha Targets Restoration Of Road Communication In 12 Hours

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has set a target to restore road communication in the State on a war footing as cyclone Amphan on Wednesday uprooted trees, electric poles and damaged houses in several parts of the State, especially in the coastal belt. “As per preliminary reports, several trees were uprooted, electric poles damaged and road communication […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Sun Temple, Konark Town To Be Fully Solarised, Centre To Spend Rs 25 Crore

Bhubaneswar: The world-famous Sun Temple and the tourist town of Konark in Puri district will be completely solarised to develop it into a Surya Nagri meaning ‘solar city’. The Centre has launched a scheme for the complete solarisation of Sun Temple and Konark town and earmarked Rs 25 crore to implement the project. Informing about […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Odisha Govt Says IMD Forecast Getting Better With Time, Thanks 'Cyclone Man' Mohapatra

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday showered praises on the India Meteorological Department (IMD), saying weather forecast is getting better with time, a day after cyclone ‘Amphan’ rolled past its coast causing minimal damage in the state. The government thanked IMD’s Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra for accurate predictions. The IMD’s predictions on the cyclone’s trajectory, […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Odisha Govt Suppressing Data On COVID-19 Fatalities: Opposition

Bhubaneswar: At a time when Odisha government is claiming success in COVID19 management, opposition parties on Saturday alleged that the government is suppressing facts regarding deaths due to COVID19 infections. BJP’s Odisha unit general secretary, Prithviraj Harichandan, while citing the recent death of a Surat returnee, said, “Though the returnee was suffering from liver ailments, […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Urge Supreme Court to Revisit Its Decision On Rath Yatra: Servitors' Body To Odisha Govt

Puri: Upset over cancellation of Rath Yatra by Supreme Court in view of Covid-19 pandemic, Chattisa Nijog, the apex body of priests of Jagannath temple, has urged Odisha government to approach the apex court again requesting to reconsider its ruling. In a letter to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the servitors’ body said the ‘Order of […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Odisha Government Orders Curbs On Social Media Use By Employees

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Tuesday clamped restrictions on public servants from expressing their views in the form of writing articles or releasing statements in print, electronic and social media. Principal Secretary, Sanjeev Chopra, in a letter to additional chief secretaries, commissioner-cum-secretaries and special secretaries, has ordered enforcement of Government Servants’ Code of Conduct with reference […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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