4,400 Beds For Paediatric COVID Care
Keeping the possible third wave of Covid-19 in mind, the State Government has taken steps to keep at least 4,400 beds ready in various hospitals exclusively for the pediatric COVID care. According to sources, 3,000 beds have been created for pediatric COVID care. Out of that 674 beds are critical care beds. An additional 1400 beds (of which 500 are...
State Administers 2.5 Cr Jabs
Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of Ganesh Puja, the State Government has achieved another milestone in the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive by administering over 2.5 crore doses of vaccines since January 16, 2021. “Odisha marches ahead with another achievement in its fight against #COVID19 as 2.5 crore doses of #COVID19Vaccines have been administered successfully. We thank the people of Odisha for...
Odisha Manages Covid-19 Better
Bhubaneswar: Due to advance steps and proper management, the Covid-19 Pandemic has been managed better in Odisha than the National level. According to official sources, the State is outperforming in all standard indicators with respect to the national average. While Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is reviewing Covid-19 situation regularly, ACS Health & Family Welfare Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra is monitoring on continuously...
BoR Saves Crores Worth Govt Property
Cuttack: In a significant case under Odisha Estate Abolition Act, Member, Board of Revenue passed orders to get over nine acres of prime land in Berhampur city to the Government khata (Revenue Records). Sources in knowledge of the development said with this order passed by the Board of Revenue, the century old litigation has finally ceased and the Government land...
Assembly Adjourned Sine Die
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Legislative Assembly, Monsoon Session, which started on 1 September, was adjourned sine die. Both Opposition parties, BJP and Congress Members who are agitating over conduct of a discussion on the alleged mining irregularities were absent. Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro announced the sine die after the House passed a resolution to enhance the reservation ceiling to above 50 per cent...
AMNS Commences Mine Operations
Sundargarh: ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India), a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, on Thursday announced the commencement of operations at the Ghoraburhani- Sagasahi iron ore mine in the district of Sundargarh. Spread across 139.165 hectares, the iron ore block has estimated resources of around 98.61million tonnes and is the first to be auctioned in India under the...
House Favors Caste Census
Bhubaneswar: On the last day of the monsoon session, the State Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution to ask the State Commission for Backward Classes to urge Centre to conduct a caste-based census and increase the reservation ceiling cap to above 50 per cent. SC & ST Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Minister Jagannath Saraka moved the resolution,...
Mo School Kitty 1K Cr Soon
The Mo School Programme has reached out to 5 lakh alumni members while covering more than 35,000 schools. Very soon, the Mo School project cost would reach Rs 1,000 crore mark. Speaking at the 8th Governing Council meeting of the ‘Mo School Abhiyan’ held in virtual Mode on Thursday, Schools and Mass Education Department Principal Secretary Satyabrata Sahu said, ‘Mo...
ପଛୁଆବର୍ଗଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କମିବ
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ପୌର ଓ ପଞ୍ଚାୟତ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ଆଇନ୍ରେ ଅଣା ଯାଇଥିବା ସଂଶୋଧନରେ ସଂରକ୍ଷଣ ସୀମା ୫୦ ପ୍ରତିଶତ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସୀମିତ ରଖାଯାଉଥିବାରୁ ଅନୁସୂଚିତ ଜାତି ଓ ଜନଜାତି ବର୍ଗର ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ ପୂର୍ବପରି ରହୁଥିବାବେଳେ ପଛୁଆବର୍ଗଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କମିବ । ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ଏବେ ୩୦ଟି ଜିଲ୍ଲା ପରିଷଦ ପଦବୀ ଥିବାବେଳେ ସମାନ ସଂଖ୍ୟକ ଉପାଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ପଦବୀ ରହିଛି । ଏଥିରୁ ଅତି ବେଶିରେ ୧୫ଟି ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଆସନ ଅନୁସୂଚିତ ଜାତି, ଜନଜାତି ଓ ପଛୁଆବର୍ଗଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ସଂରକ୍ଷିତ ରହିବ । ଜନସଂଖ୍ୟା ଆଧାରରେ ଏହି...
ଆଗୁଆ ପଦକ୍ଷେପ ଯୋଗୁଁ ସଫଳ କରୋନା ମୁକାବିଲା
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ଆଗୁଆ ପଦକ୍ଷେପ ଏବଂ ସଠିକ୍ ପରିଚାଳନା ହେତୁ, କୋଭିଡ୍ -୧୯ ମହାମାରୀ ମୁକାବିଲା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଓଡିଶା ଜାତୀୟ ସ୍ତର ଅପେକ୍ଷା ଭଲ ସ୍ଥିତିରେ ଅଛି । ସରକାରୀ ସ୍ତରରୁ ମିଳିଥିବା ସୂଚନା ଅନୁଯାୟୀ, ଜାତୀୟ ହାରକୁ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରେ ରଖି ସମସ୍ତ ମାନକ ସୂଚକାଙ୍କରେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଅଧିକ ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ କରୁଛି । ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ କୋଭିଡ -୧୯ ସ୍ଥିତିର ନିୟମିତ ସମୀକ୍ଷା କରୁଥିବାବେଳେ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ ଏବଂ ପରିବାର କଲ୍ୟାଣ ବିଭାଗର ଅତିରିକ୍ତ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଶାସନ ସଚିବ ପ୍ରଦିପ୍ତ କୁମାର ମହାପାତ୍ର ଏହା...