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24 Covid cases in residential building; declared as micro-containment zone

Cuttack Municipal Corporation has declared a residential building in the city's Kumbhara Sahi as micro-containment zone after 24 COVID-19 cases, among nine families, were found there

Odisha to execute forestry projects worth Rs 602 cr under MGNREGA in FY21

The Odisha government will take up forestry projects worth Rs 602 crore under the MGNREGA scheme in the current fiscal

Milk Mantra plans expansion, in talks to acquire dairy plant in Kolkata

At present, the company has two dairy plants at Puri and Sambalpur in Odisha with a processing capacity of 300,000 litres per day

Ganesh Chaturthi festival a low-key affair in Odisha amid Covid-19 pandemic

In a departure from the past, Ganesh Chaturthi festival was celebrated without the usual pomp and fanfare across Odisha on Saturday because of Covid-19 pandemic

Odisha Covid tally rises to 75,537 with 2,819 new cases, death toll at 399

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 75,537 on Saturday with 2,819 fresh cases, while nine more fatalities pushed the death toll to 399, a health department official said

Identify cause of Covid spike, rework strategy: Odisha CS to Collectors

Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy directed Collectors of different districts to identify the exact cause of the spike in coronavirus positive cases and roll out your area-specific strategy to contain it.Tripathy's directions came while he was reviewing coronavirus situation district-wise with COVID observers and Collectors."The rate and cause of the spread in disease differ from one area to the other. The nature of spread in rural areas becomes different from that of the urban and city area. The border areas with neighbouring States also have their own uniqueness. The growth centres with adjoining villages may need a different approach," he said."As such, Collectors must rework their own district-specific strategies and should keep on updating the approaches with changing situations," he added.He directed to contain spike of the disease in rural areas within a week."Since the COVID positive patients with co-morbidity are more vulnerable to grow serious, each district must have a robust ...

Odisha govt tells collectors of 8 districts to rework Covid-19 strategy

Odisha government asked the collectors of eight districts which have been reporting more than 100 Covid-19 cases daily to identify the cause of the spike and to roll out an area-specific strategy

Sebi imposes Rs 200,000 fine on Orissa Minerals Development Corp, 2 persons

Markets regulator Sebi has imposed a penalty of Rs 2 lakh on Orissa Minerals Development Co Ltd and two individuals for lapses in making timely disclosures about certain price sensitive information back in 2012. The watchdog had conducted a probe into the alleged delayed disclosure of price sensitive information by OMDC to the stock exchanges for the July 2 to August 10, 2012 period. The fine has been imposed on OMDC, Satish Chandra and Sucharita Das. Chandra and Das were Managing Director and Compliance Officer, respectively, at that time, according to an order. It was found that there were delays in making disclosures in at least three instances, including about environmental clearance for Kolha Roida Iron & Manganese Ore Mining Project. "... environment clearance in respect of Kolha Roida Iron & Manganese Ore Mining Project; Merger of Bisra Stone Lime Co. Ltd with the Company; Issue of bonus shares and Splitting of shares of the company were 'price sensitive information'," .

OYO hotel rooms for paid isolation of Covid-19 patients in Bhubaneswar

Amid a spurt in COVID-19 cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has identified several OYO hotel rooms for paid isolation of asymptomatic patients.

Liberty Steel seeks more acquisitions in India, to double Odisha capacity

Sanjeev Gupta-led group takes into account the high growth expected in the economy after the country emerges from lockdown

Odisha: 35 including children evacuated to safer place from flood-hit areas

Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy reviewed the flood-like situation in Odisha with collectors of 10 districts through video conference, according to the Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Jena

Heavy rainfall, strong wind disrupts normal life in several parts of Odisha

Heavy rain triggered by a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal disrupted normal life in several parts of Odisha snapping road connectivity, submerging low lying areas and damaging mud houses

Covid-19 recoveries cross 1.8 mn, record 57,381 discharged in a day: Govt

Twelve states and union territories have reported their recovery rates above the national average

ITR scrutiny fell to 0.25% in AY 2018-19 to enable better services: FinMin

State-wise data also the number of returns filed during AY 2018-19 has gone up compared to AY 2017-18.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Do we need to shift focus, narrative on virus?

Odisha's peculiar problem, triple whammy for nurses tending to corona patients, go-ahead for Phase-3 trials of Oxford vaccine--a round-up of news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Iron ore exports, prices rose sharply, but only eastern miners benefited

According to FIMI, iron ore exports in 2019-20 rose to 36,623.71 tonnes from 16,198.90 in 2018-19

Odisha registers over 13% growth in SGST collection in July to Rs 794 crore

The negative growth rates of the SGST collection were recorded in April, May and June this year

Odisha update: Govt allows private labs to conduct coronavirus tests

In a bid to augment the testing facilities, Odisha government on Saturday allowed private hospitals, nursing homes and laboratories to conduct COVID-19 tests through Rapid Antigen and RT-PCR methods, a notification issued by the health and family welfare department said. The department issued a separate set of guidelines for conducting sample tests both under Rapid Antigen and RT-PCR. The private health establishments have to abide by the ICMR norms. The sample test results should first be informed to the state authorities before being released to the person whose test was conducted, the notification said. For Rapid Antigen tests, the private bodies can charge a maximum of Rs 450 while the price for RT-PCR tests is fixed at Rs 2,200 per test. The nursing homes, hospitals and laboratories should be mandatorily registered under the Odisha Clinical Establishment (control & regulation) Act, 1990. The manpower to be deployed for the purpose must be trained properly in ...

Naveen Patnaik inaugurates two coronaviurs hospitals in Ganjam district

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated two dedicated Covid-19 hospitals in Ganjam district, which has emerged as the hotspot of the disease in the state

Odisha: Govt offices to function with 50% staff in August due to Covid-19

All departments will ensure that government work does not suffer, all the state government offices will remain closed on Saturdays in August