Tag: Vijay Amruta Kulange

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Ganjam district administration bans use of mobile phones in classrooms

Berhampur: Taking serious note of the poor performances of schools in annual BSE Class 10 (Matric) Examinations 2019, the Ganjam district administration has imposed ban on the use of mobile phones in school classrooms across the district. After a directive issued by district Collector, Vijay Amruta Kulange, school teachers are now not being allowed to […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Odisha's first milk vending machine opened in Berhampur

Berhampur: The first-ever pasteurised and vitamin-added milk vending machine of Odisha was opened near Gate Bazar in Berhampur on the occasion of Rath Yatra on Thursday. Ganjam district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange and local MLA Bikram Kumar Panda inaugurated the ATM on the premises of Greater Ganjam Gajapati Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union’s Office. The milk […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Op-Ed: Walking The Extra Mile

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: It is not often that one sees an IAS officer in Odisha trekking through a hilly terrain and fording a river to reach out to people living life dangerously in virtually inaccessible areas. On Sunday the sub-collector of Ganjam, Shinde Dattatraya Bhausaheb undertook such a journey to interact with the residents […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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Patient Care In Govt-Run Hospitals To Be Digitised In Ganjam

Berhampur: Patient care in government-run hospitals is all set to be digitised in Odisha’s Ganjam district soon, a senior official said. The district administration has decided to introduce paperless patient care under “Mo Hospital” (my hospital) scheme wherein prescriptions and case histories will be digitalised, the official said. The proposed system, billed as the first […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Development Still A Far Cry For This Village In Odisha CM’s Home District

Berhampur: Even after 20 years of BJD rule in Odisha, there are villages in the State where basic amenities like road, healthcare and education still remain a distant dream. Minajodi village under Sorada block in Ganjam, which happens to be the home district of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, is one such ‘neglected’ village. Owing to […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
Ganjam Admin To Impose Fine On People For Not Wearing Masks
Odisha Fights Coronavirus: Ganjam admin to impose fine on people not wearing masks

Ganjam: With an aim to limit the spread of coronavirus in Ganjam, the district administration has decided to impose fine on people for not using masks/handkerchiefs while stepping out of their houses during lockdown. The Ganjam district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange on Sunday said that the violators in urban areas would be fined Rs 1,000 […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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People advised to use umbrella for social distancing

Bhubaneswar: People of Odisha’s Ganjam district have been advised to use the ubiquitous umbrella as a tool for maintaining social distancing, besides beating the heat. Ganjam district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange shared a cartoon picture in a twitter post, showing how a brolly enforces a distance of around 1.5 metres between two persons and thereby […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Quarantine Rule Goes Up In Smoke In Ganjam, Sec-144 Imposed Around TMC/IQC

Berhampur: The Ganjam district administration has imposed Section-144 at and around all COVID19 temporary medical camps/institutional quarantine centres where migrants have been quarantined by the government following their return from other states, mostly from Gujarat’s Surat. As per the ordered passed by district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange, no persons will be allowed to enter within […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Ganjam Unlikely To Witness Community Transmission, Says Collector Kulange

Bhubaneswar: Even as COVID cases continue to explode in Ganjam, district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange today assured that steps are being taken to avoid community transmission. In fact, he seemed sanguine when he said that such a situation is unlikely in the district as all positive cases are returnees detected at the quarantine centres. Speaking […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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COVID-19: Total Lockdown In Ganjam Till June 30 To Prevent Community Spread

Ganjam: Ganjam district administration on Sunday announced a complete lockdown till June 30 to break the chain of COVID-19 in the district which is witnessing a surge in positive cases following the influx of migrants from other parts of the country. The district remained worst-affected with detection of highest 682 confirmed cases so far. Besides, […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Death Of Teachers In Odisha's Fight Against COVID-19 Concerning

Berhampur: Apart from the COVID-19 positive cases, which are increasing at an alarming rate, a number of frontline workers including teachers in Ganjam district have fallen to the coronavirus. As per reports, 11 teachers in the district have died of COVID-19 so far which has now emerged as a major concern. What is more surprising […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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Ganjam On Toes As Country Witnesses Surge In COVID-19 Cases

Berhampur: On the heels of releasing new Standard Operating Procedure to tackle possible spurt of COVID cases in Odisha, Ganjam Collector on Sunday urged people to be alert and informed about the disease by saying, “Our health is our responsibility.” Speaking exclusively to OTV, Ganjam Collector, Vijay Amruta Kulange said, “We have relaxed the COVID […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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