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Steep rise in the price of vegetables during the lockdown
The people in the district of Kendrapara are now facing the brunt of a steep rise in vegetable prices.
Tomato, which was previously sold at Rs 25 per kg, has now gone up to Rs 50 per kg. The price of pointed gourd has doubled to Rs 40…
Arrangement of isolation beds in large numbers by Odisha government
The State Government has initiated emergency measures to ramp up infrastructure to handle patients, in case of a flare-up as the sceptre of community spread of the novel coronavirus dangles over Odisha.
The groundwork has already…
Odisha prepared as India enters into 21 days lockdown
The administration of Odisha has ramped up its preparedness to contain the spread of coronavirus as the districts of Odisha are gearing up for a lockdown from midnight 25 March 2020. Not only did the Collector Manish Agarwal ask the people…
Implementation of Ayushman Bharat Yojana
Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, once again requested Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to implement Ayushman Bharat Yojana, the largest healthcare scheme, in the State of Odisha.
Dharmendra Pradhan…
No work no pay during Odisha lockdown
A resident from Birmitrapur, Neeraj Thakur, used to travel 30 km daily to Rourkela to work in a hair salon. His earning ranged from Rs 7,000 to Rs 12,000 per month of which, Rs 3,000 was spent for his traveling purposes. The lockdown…
Can the Odias beat Coronavirus in Odisha? Subroto Bagchi addresses the media
Coronavirus has been spreading throughout Asia and Europe rapidly. Overall, 519 people have tested positive for the virus in India with 9 victims deceased. In retaliation, the Indian govt had announced complete lockdown of 30 states,…
Malgodown In Cuttack To Operate In Two Phases
Amidst the lockdown imposed in various districts of Odisha including Cuttack, the malgodown will operate in two phases.
The first phase will operate the retail business from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m and the second phase will operate the…
13 Bhubaneswar Bound Flights Cancelled In View Of Coronavirus Pandemic
Amidst the rising cases of Coronavirus positive cases in India, the Airport Authority of Bhubaneswar has cancelled 13 Bhubaneswar bound flights.
This step has been initiated to check any further spread of the virus and prohibit entry…
CM Patnaik applauded for 5 min to appreciate the coronavirus battel operators and workers
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik communicated his gratitude to health officials and emergency service operators for their tireless battle to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Replying to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal, the Chief…
Cases of Corona Virus rise in Odisha and India
Odisha has reported the second confirmed case of the novel coronavirus. The person with the virus had recently returned from a COVID-19-affected country. The state surveillance unit has started tracing the contacts, according to the…