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Coronavirus impact: SC stays this year's historic Puri's Rath Yatra

The bench told Odisha government not to allow the yatra or pilgrimage procession and related activities anywhere in the state to avoid spread of coronavirus

Odisha to conduct door-to-door screening to detect asymptomatic persons

This door to door survey will be conducted from June 16 to July 31

Odisha issues SOP for admission in schools for 2020-21 academic session

School and Mass Education Department, Odisha has issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for admission into elementary, secondary and higher education classes during 2020-21 academic session in view of COVID-19."Government in School and Mass Education Department, Odisha have already issued instructions regarding promotion of students of Government and Aided Elementary and Secondary schools of the State vide notification dated May 15, 2020, (Class I to VIII) and notification dated May 15, 2020 (Class IX to X) respectively relating to the academic session 2019-20," Government of Odisha stated in a letter.Subsequently, instructions have been issued for taking up new admissions in Elementary and Secondary schools vide Department Letter dated June 5,2020.These instructions will be applicable to all government/aided and unaided recognized schools, Madrasa and Sanskrit Tols under S & ME Department, Odisha, the letter read.Now government have been pleased to modify the same to the ...

Unlock 1.0: Odisha to impose curbs on 11 of 30 districts on weekends

Clampdown to remain in force till June 30 as migrants make their way back home

Odisha ups overtime limit for factory workers to 115 hrs a quarter from 75

Earlier, several state governments have made similar amendments to their labour laws and increased the work hours

Credit line for street vendors may've few takers; half of 10 mn not covered

A majority of street vendors, due to closure of their business, do not have the liquidity to pay back a loan.

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