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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

Odisha cuts financial aid to farmers under Kalia to Rs 4,000 from Rs 10,000

The decision to reduce the Kalia assistance was taken after the Odisha government merged the Kalia scheme with the Centres Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

Odisha issues notification for auction of 20 iron ore, manganese mines

The steel and mines department had received bids from 177 companies for the auction of 20 mining blocks against the earlier tender.

Odisha's famed 'Kalia' scheme to be merged with Centre's PM-KISAN

According to the provisions of the 'Kalia' scheme, farmers, mostly small and marginal cultivators, are entitled to get Rs 10,000 in two instalments for two crops in a year

Onion price soars to Rs 120 a kg in Odisha; Govt says relief in January

The price of onion will come down by December end or by the first week of January, said Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister R P Swain

Odisha to again call for auction of 20 mine blocks after tweaking norms

The official reason for the cancellation is 'administrative inconvenience', but government insiders blame it on wrong interpretation by bidders

CAG slams Odisha for non-submission of Rs 38k cr utilisation certificates

The CAG said that 28,529 UCs for an amount aggregating Rs 38,427.91 crore remained outstanding against 35 departments of the state as of March 2018.