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Odisha logs 263 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths

2:35 pm December 29, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Odisha‘s COVID-19 caseload on Tuesday surged to 3,29,001 after 263 more people tested positive for the infection, while four fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 1,868, a health department official said. Of the 263 cases, 151 were reported from various quarantine centres and the rest detected during contact tracing, the official said. Sundergarh district […]

Odisha reports 356 COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths

2:23 pm December 19, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s COVID-19 caseload on Saturday surged to 3,25,861 after 356 more people tested positive for the infection, while three fresh fatalities pushed the state’s coronavirus death toll to 1,832, a health department official said. The new cases were detected in 26 of the 30 districts of Odisha, with 199 reported from different quarantine centres […]

Odisha CM announces financial aid for dairy farmers

Odisha CM announces Rs 289.42-crore package for MSMEs

11:43 pm December 15, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved a stimulus package of Rs 289.42 crore for MSMEs that have been facing stiff challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, official sources said. The package includes assistance measures such as interest subvention, top-up subsidy, reimbursement of state GST and waiver of annual institutional maintenance charges. The initiative will help […]

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Odisha not to tolerate Bank’s negligence in credit disbursement to livelihood programmes: CM

11:43 pm December 10, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday said the state government will not tolerate Banks found neglecting credit disbursement to different livelihood programmes launched to counter impact of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. Patnaik said this while reviewing the coronavirus situation in the state and the governments efforts in tackling the pandemic situation. The coronavirus cases tally has increased to 3,22,642 […]

First Lady of Odisha dies, tributes pour in

2:38 pm November 23, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Sushila Devi, the wife of Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, died at a private hospital here following a brief illness, officials said on Monday. The first lady of the state, who was 75, breathed her last on Sunday night, they said. “With profound grief and heavy heart, we inform that the First Lady of the […]