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Cyclone Amphan: Amit Shah assures all possible help to Bengal, Odisha

Amit Shah took stock of the situation in West Bengal, where the cyclone is expected to make landfall on Wednesday

Odisha urges Centre to temporarily suspend Shramik trains due to cyclone

Apart from Shramik Special trains, the Indian Railways has also started operating special passenger trains between New Delhi and Bhubaneswar

Lockdown 3.0: Odisha ups working hours to 12; staff to be paid for overtime

No female workers should be allowed or required to work in a factory between 7 pm and 6 am, unless specifically permitted by the government in this regard, the state govt order said

Only 13% of industrial units resume ops after Odisha eases lockdown

Micro units in the state have not been able to resume operations to catch up with their larger peers

Odisha clears investment from Chinese firm amid mounting Covid-19 worries

Move comes amid New Delhi's new FDI rules that Beijing calls dicriminatory

Odisha hoteliers ask for tourism marketing plan before lifting lockdown

An announcement of a robust tourism policy laced with incentives can be a major impetus for tourism infrastructure in the state, say hotel guild

Odisha CM announces Rs 100 cr package for 450,000 urban poor families

The wages of every beneficiary will be credited directly to the bank account every week, he said, adding that the programme will be implemented by strictly adhering to the social distancing norms

Lockdown Effect: How Odisha kept people off the 'Coronavirus' grip

State was the first to announce and extend lockdown. It set up India's first two exclusive Covid hospitals, provided doorstep medical service, made masks mandatory in the war on Covid-19

Punjab extends coronavirus lockdown till April 30, follows Odisha

The decision comes as the Centre considers proposals from the states on continuing the restrictions beyond April 14, when the nationwide 21-day lockdown is slated to end

Odisha start-ups seek relief package from CM to survive Covid-19 impact

The entities have requested the state government to act as guarantor for soft loans or facilitate collateral-free loans

Covid-19: Odisha becomes first state to extend lockdown to April 30

The state, which has had just one casualty among 44 infected, built a state-of-the-art hospital exclusively for Corona patients within a week

India's first coronavirus hospital in Bhubaneswar starts with 14 patients

683 staff members, including doctors and paramedics will be working round the clock in shifts; hospital has 500 beds including 42 critical beds

Coronavirus: 48-hr total shutdown in Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak from 8 pm today

Of the five Covid-19 cases detected in Odisha so far, four are in Bhubaneswar and one in Bhadrak

Covid-19: Odisha, Andhra, Rajasthan defer salaries of top govt employees

From CMs to bureaucrats and other government employees, states have deferred the salaries to prepare for Covid-19 crisis

Coronavirus: Naveen Patnaik announces Rs 2,200-crore package for welfare

The package will benefit about 1.64 crore people of the states total population of 4.5 crore

Some private hospitals not following coronavirus protocol: Odisha govt

Official sources said at least 10 teams are now engaged to trace all those who might have come in contact with the third COVID-19 patient, a resident of Bhubaneswar

Odisha govt allots Rs 200 cr to contain, mitigate coronavirus outbreak

The state government takes preventive steps. Curbs on educational institutions, social assemblies and ban on conferences in place till March 31

Odisha to tap 5T model for mineral resource mapping, extend KALIA scheme

State to also set World-class core sample laboratory and develop select rural habitats as smart villages akin to smart cities

Odisha nudges air carriers to start direct flights to Bangkok, Abu Dhabi

14 new flights are planned to and from Odisha; most flights scheduled to operate between January to the summer of 2020

Centre deallocates Odisha coal block allotted to PFC arm for power project

The coal ministry had in 2010 allocated the coal block in Odisha for a 4000 MW power project to be set up by Sakhigopal Integrated Power Company Ltd