Asit Tripathy

The artists will perform at Inorbit Mall on Saturday and Sunday

Those who disobey rules at the institutional quarantine centres may face arrest and stand to lose the Rs 2,000 incentive, the government said on Sunday. The move followed the alleged bid to escape by agroup of Surat-returned migrant workers from two quarantine centres in Ganjam on Sunday, citing ‘poor’ facilities.

Jagannath temple in Puri will be off limits to devotees from Friday till March 31 as the Odisha government has ordered closure of the 12th century shrine to prevent outbreak of Covid-19. However, servitors will be allowed to enter the temple to perform daily rituals of the sibling deities—Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra. This is the first time the world famous Jagannath temple will remain closed for devotees in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.

Home secretary Asit Tripathy on Thursday started an investigation into the Barabati fiasco following an order by chief minister Naveen Patnaik.

Odisha government has made masks compulsory for people stepping out of the home. On Thursday, the state government permitted fining first-time offenders with Rs 200. “The amount will remain the same for the next three violations before going up to Rs 500 for the fourth offence,” said chief secretary Asit Tripathy. Rajasthan too has decided to make masks mandatory.

Wary of rising number of road accidents, the commissionerate police on Saturday launched a year-long campaign to sesitise motorists and bike riders about road safety rules in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.

People of Bhopal are soaked in the festive spirit these days as they gathered to celebrate and have a gala time at a garba and dandiya event recently.

Day after a man in Odisha with travel history to Italy tested positive for Covid-19, the state government on Monday made it mandatory for all who return to the state from any other country to stay in ‘home quarantine’ for 14 days.

The state government on Friday approved two investment proposals in plastics and aluminium downstream sectors worth Rs 563 crore, which will create employment opportunities for as many as 1,273 people.

The state-owned IPICOL and central PSU GAIL (India) on Wednesday signed an agreement for cooperation in the areas of green hydrogen, green ammonia and renewable energy (solar/wind) for production of eco-friendly fuels in Odisha.

With the state government losing huge revenues due to non-revision of royalty on coal, chief secretary Asit Tripathy on Friday once again urged the Centre to revise the royalty on coal, which is due since April 2015.

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik asked home secretary Asit Tripathy to probe the incident and submit report in a month.

The first promotion adalats (administrative setup) will be held on January 28th, 29th and 31st to look into the grievances of state government employees, who could not get promotion by December 31.

The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), a state-PSU on Tuesday contributed an additional amount of Rs 250 crores to the chief minister’s relief fund (CMRF) to support the state government’s efforts in containing the spread of Covid-19 in the state.

The state government on Tuesday sent 500 tonnes of polythene sheets to cyclone-ravaged West Bengal, which will be used to cover the roofs of the damaged houses in the affected areas.

Chief secretary Asit Tripathy on Friday reviewed the progress of the cancer hospital at Bargarh. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik had announced for establishment of this hospital.

The commissionerate police said at least 100 platoons of force will be deployed on the occasion.

week after the state government formally sent a request to the Centre to include socio-economic caste enumeration in the 2021 Census, it has emerged that the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) had sought district-wise data on backward classes from the Naveen Patnaik government.

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