Pandemic: A Reminder of age old disparities

Bhubaneswar: The COVID- 19 pandemic has distraughted the education system all over the nation and across the globe. The schools and colleges have been shuttered up; the classed inside the classroom have been halted and shifted to virtual mode. The career opportunities are blocked for millions of young mass in the country. Various examinations have…

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Prime Minister chats with 6 State Chief Ministers on COVID-19 surge

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi consults with six state chief ministers of the country today via video conferencing. The Chief Ministers of the states like Odisha, Kerela, Karanataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, were interacting with the Prime Minister on the situation and measures to be taken for controlling the third wave. Prime minister…

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Vaccination for pregnant women and Lactating Mothers began in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government has started vaccination drive for the pregnant women in various parts of the State on Friday, 16 July’21. State Health Director Bijay Panigrahi informed that a special feature has been incorporated to the CoWIN portal for both pregnant women and lactating mothers through which they can book slots on the website for vaccination…

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Odisha CM sanctioned Rs 385cr COVID-19 Assistance For 26 Lakh Construction Workers

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released Rs. 385 crores as a COVID – 19 assistance for the 26 lakh construction workers in the State. According to an official press release of the Government , every construction worker will get an assistance of Rs 1,500 under this scheme. Likewise, the state government had provided an…

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BMC marked Containment Zone in Bhubaneswar Following Surge in COVID Cases

Bhubaneswar: The BMC (Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation) has enforced micro – containment restrictions in two apartment areas in Bhubaneswar after multiple infections were detected at the locality as per reports. People inhabiting in these places have been asked to stay at home. Outsiders have been restricted to enter within the containment outsiders zones. With the daily…

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Odisha extends partial lockdown till August 1

Bhubaneswar: Odisha extends partial lockdown till August 1. Shops and commercial establishments to remain open from 6 am to 8 pm in 20 Category A districts (Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Kalahandi, Balangir, Nuapada, Sonepur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Boudh, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Angul, Dhenkanal and Keonjhar). Night curfew in these districts will be from…

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BJP louded over the electricity tariff and frequent power cuts

Bhubaneswar: BJP in Odisha is conducting a week long protest against the electricity tariff hike and frequent power cuts in the state. The saffron party starts the protest from 14th July till 20th July informed the party president Samir Mohanty on Tuesday. The BJP party workers are holding the protest in front of all the…

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