Naveen Opens Vedanta Hospital
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik tuesday asserted that tackling the Covid pandemic is a joint social responsibility. Inaugurating a 100-bed Covid Hospital built in collaboration with Vedanta Group in Deogarh through video conferencing from here, the chief minister said everyone’s cooperation is needed to fight the pandemic. He said that it was gratifying to see the PSUs of the corporate sector,...
Odisha Seeks Ports Bill Modification
Bhubaneswar: Following Tamil Nadu, Odisha Government strongly opposed certain provisions made in the draft Indian Port Bill and demanded modification. Commerce & Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera has written a letter to Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has circulated the Indian Ports Bill, 2021 to the concerned States...
Dutee & Lakra For Sports Awards
Bhubaneswar: Sports & Youth Services Department (DSYS), Government of Odisha, has recommended to the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, the names of Odia athletes, ace sprinter, Dutee Chand for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and international Hockey player, Birendra Lakra for the Arjuna Award, for the year 2021. Further, veteran Hockey Coach, Kalucharan Chaudhary has...
Plantation Drive In Schools
Bhubaneswar: To create a greenery atmosphere in educational institutions, School and Mass Education Principal Secretary Satyabrata Sahu has asked all Districts Collectors to take up a week-long plantation drive on campaign mode in all educational institutions under the Department fold. Conveying the decision taken at a review meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary on June 25, Mr.Sahu informed...
State Makes Hallmarking Mandatory
Bhubaneswar: As per the Union Government’s new norms, Hallmarking of gold jewellery has been made mandatory in eight districts of Odisha, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain said on Tuesday. “As per the Central Government guidelines, mandatory Hallmarking has been implemented in 8 districts of #Odisha namely Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Ganjam, Jajpur, Khurda, Mayurbhanj & Sambalpur,” Swain...
2.5K Cr For Primary Health Infra
Bhubaneswar: To ensure quality health services to people in rural areas, the State Government has decided to provide free diagnosis facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Community Health Centres (CHCs). About Rs 2454 crores will be spent in next five years for creating required infrastructure. Additional Chief Secretary, Health, PK Mohapatra outlined the technical and administrative details to...
Covid Deaths Close To 4K
Bhubaneswar: With the reporting fresh 40 deaths on Tuesday, the total fatalities due to Covid-19 in Odisha inches close towards 4,000. The total death toll in Odisha now reached 3970. According to the information shared by the Health and Family Welfare Department, Khordha district continued to report high death cases at 7, followed by Bargarh, Cuttack & Nayagarh, which...
୪ହଜାର ମୁହାଁ କରୋନା ମୃତ୍ୟୁ
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ରାଜ୍ୟରେ କରେନା ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ସଂଖ୍ୟା ୪ହଜାର ମୁହାଁ ହୋଇଛି । ଗତ ୨୪ଘଣ୍ଟାରେ କରୋନା ଆଉ ୪୦ଜଣଙ୍କ ଜୀବନ ନେବାପାରେ ମୋଟ୍ ମୃତ୍ୟୁସଂଖ୍ୟା ୩୯୭୦ରେ ପହଞ୍ଚିଛି । ଯେଉଁ ହାରରେ ଦୈନିକ ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ହେଉଛି ତାହା ଜାରି ରହିଲେ ଆଉ ଗୋଟିଏ ଦିନ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଏହା ୪ହଜାରକୁ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରିଯିବ । ମୃତ୍ୟୁବରଣ କରିଥିବା ୪୦ଜଣଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଖୋରଧାରୁ ସର୍ବାଧିକ ୭ଜଣ ରହିଛନ୍ତି । ଏହାକୁ ମିଶାଇ ଖୋରଧା ଜିଲ୍ଲାରେ ସର୍ବାଧିକ ୬୪୦ଜଣ ମୃତ୍ୟୁବରଣ କଲେଣି । ଏଥି ସହିତ ନୟାଗଡା,...
ମହିଳା ଗୋଷ୍ଠିକୁ ୪ଲକ୍ଷ ଟଙ୍କାର ଋଣ
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ୨୦୨୨-୨୩ ଆର୍ଥିକବର୍ଷ ସୁଦ୍ଧା ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ମହିଳା ସ୍ୱୟଂ ସହାୟିକା ଗୋଷ୍ଠି ଯେଭଳି ୪ଲକ୍ଷ ଟଙ୍କାର ଋଣ ପାଇପାରିବେ ସେଥିପାଇଁ ରାଜ୍ୟ ସରକାର ବ୍ୟାଙ୍କ୍ମାନଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶାନାମା ଜାରି କରିଛନ୍ତି । ହେଲେ ବ୍ୟାଙ୍କ୍ଗୁଡିକ ଏ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଟାଳଟୂଳ ନୀତି ଅବଲମ୍ବନ କରୁଛନ୍ତି । ରାଜ୍ୟ ସରକାର ଫ୍ଲାଗସିପ୍ ଯୋଜନାରେ ମିଶନ ଶକ୍ତିକୁ ସାମିଲ କରିବା ସହିତ ମହିଳା ସ୍ୱୟଂ ସହାୟିକା ଗୋଷ୍ଠି (ଏସ୍ଏଚ୍ଜି)ଗୁଡିକୁ ଅଧିକରୁ ଅଧିକ ଋଣ ଯୋଗାଣର ଯୋଜନା କରୁଥିବାବେଳେ ଗତ ତିନିବର୍ଷର ହିସାବରୁ ଜଣାଯାଇଛି ଯେ ବ୍ୟାଙ୍କ୍ଗୁଡିକ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ...
Self Help Group Credit Flow Lackluster
Bhubaneswar: While the State Government is attaching top priority to its flagship program—Mission Shakti and also taking all possible measures to ensure sufficient credit flow for the Self Help Groups (SHGs), the achievement of Banks in this regard is lackluster. In fact the banks in the states like Kerala are providing loan to the tune of Rs 4 lakh per...