Bhubaneswar: 31,28,951 families have been provided with Pucca House since the 2014-15 financial year in rural areas of the state. But there is an estimated 12.25 lakh families in the state who do not have Pucca House yet. They have been excluded from the SECEC survey and have been identified as non-house category. Panchayat Raj Minister Pradeep Kumar Amat said the government was taking steps to provide them with Pucca House very soon

Bhubaneswar: 24-hour ration rice will be available at many ATMs in the state. The state government is setting up an All Time Grain (ATG). It will be launched in Bhubaneswar as a pilot project and will be opened in all districts and sub-divisions of the state at a later date, said Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, state food supply minister.

Bhubaneswar: CM Naveen Patnaik today reviewed the Covid-19 circumstance of the state and asked individuals to adhere to proper Covid habits throughout the festival period. Odisha CM Mr. Naveen Patnaik suggested everyone should be a lot more attentive during the celebration, mentioning the rise in infections after the Onam event in Kerala. In the review meeting,

Mr. Patnaik said that appropriate Covid behavior is important for everybody throughout the festive period. Specifying that the youngsters have not been vaccinated yet, Mr. Patnaik said,” we have to be a lot more careful for them”. If neglect was discovered in adhering to Covid standards, the CM cautioned that the institutions would certainly be held liable. Mr. Patnaik additionally guided authorities to set up unique teams for the browse through of schools. He additionally routed the administration to keep a close eye on markets, spiritual establishments, and wellness organizations and Hospitals. The Chief Minister recommended health workers, students, expectant women, civil servants, as well as the police to proceed with regular COVID testing. Mr. Patnaik advised everybody to use masks, clean their hands, and preserve social range as well as not to visit the group, thinking that suitable Covid actions during the festive period would certainly be important to controlling the third wave.

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate police have arrested four interstate ATM robbers. The four ATM robbers were reportedly arrested by a special squad. They were caught red-handed while robbing an ATM in Bhubaneswar.

Earlier, the robbers looted more than 30 ATMs from Puri to Baripada. Millions of rupees, devices and cars were seized from them, said DCP Umash’s servant.

Bhubaneswar: The 28th executive council meeting of the ‘Mo School Campaign‘ was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Shri Satyabrata Sahu, Principal Secretary of Schools and Mass Education. The meeting, which was held in Virtual Mode, The ministry approved projects worth Rs 16.31 crore for 1,238 schools in 25 districts of Odisha.

In the last month, 18,000 alumni have joined the ‘Mo School Campaign‘ and also donated Rs 5.43 crore for the development of their respective schools. The highest donation collected from the alumni of Baleshwar estimated approximately 1.61 crore

This month, a record number of alumni from all district have joined hands with their respective schools to extend a helping hand for the overall development of the school. The first-to-fifth-grade education program, adopted by the foster school, is scheduled to meet with mentors and partners in 1,272 schools by October. Mr. Sahu, the Principal Secretary, has directed that funds be provided to the remaining schools in the ‘Mo School’ campaign.

According to the government’s decision, for the first time in the ‘Mo School Campaign’, the alumni joint program has been launched in high schools while the government has decided to expedite the ‘Mo School’ program in all the subsidized high schools in the state. A seminar on alumni was recently held at BJP High School in Bhubaneswar. It was attended by Mr. Satyabrata Sahu, the Principal Secretary, Schools and Mass Education , who called for making ‘Mo School’ a successful campaign in high schools such as primary, upper primary and high schools. Along with this, the alumni of the BJP provided financial assistance of Rs 2.17 lakh. After discussions with current students, developmental work on the school will be undertaken to address their needs.

Mr. Sahu, the Principal Secretary, directed the officials to expedite the ‘Mo School’ program for the development of primary schools in the state. He encouraged ordinary people also to take part in solving this great task: “One of the things you and other people can do is keep up the pressure

It was discussed at the meeting that ‘Mo School’ would provide all kinds of support to strengthen the educational system in the high schools included in the ‘5-T’ High School Transformation Program. The second phase of the state government’s’ 5 ‘T-High School Transformation Program’ is about to begin. More than 10,000 alumni have been recruited from 753 schools adopted this month to expedite the school’s development process

The meeting was attended by the State Project Director, Director OSEPA, Director Secondary Education, Director, Primary Education, Director, Divisional Additional Administrative Secretary, Additional Secretary and Divisional Financial Adviser, Chief Executive Officer.

Bhubaneswar: As many as 267 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported from Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area in Odisha in the last 24 hours, informed the BMC on Thursday.

The State Capital recorded 111 Covid-19 positive cases yesterday and 152 cases the day before.

Out of the 267 fresh cases in the State Capital, 84 cases were detected among quarantined people and 183 cases were reported from local contacts, said BMC.

With this, the Covid-19 tally of the BMC area has increased to 1,14,018.

The civic body also said that as many as 144 people of the city recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours.

To date, a total of 1,09,474 Covid-19 patients of the BMC area have been cured while 1,028 people succumbed to the virus. 

The active cases of the city currently stand at 3495, said the BMC.