Corona Update

* Odisha Assembly unanimously passed Appropriation Bill; allowing State Govt to spend Rs 1.55 lakh crore from its consolidated fund during 2020-21 financial year. * Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik urges the men to help the female members in…

? Odisha Assembly unanimously passes Appropriation Bill; House adjourned sine die. ? Odisha Govt extends Excise Rules 2019-20 for 3 more months till Jun 30. ? Policemen on duty attacked by some people during lockdown at Baligaon…

* 2nd phase of Budget Session of Odisha Assembly begins at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. * Ashwini Hospital, Cuttack all set to be converted into a Covid-19 Hospital soon. * The 500-bedded COVID-19 Hospital at SUM to be inaugurated…

TNI Bureau: The United States of America (USA) has reported 17,951 COVID-19 positive cases and 298 new deaths in the last 24 hours. US President Donal Trump has extended the social distancing (not lockdown) guidelines till April 30, 2020.…

* Around one lakh people from Odisha stranded in different places across the country due to COVID19 lockdown: Odisha Chief Secy Asit Tripathy. * Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik writes to PM Modi; seeks 21-day employment allowances for MGNREGA…

* COVID-19: Odisha Government to promote students of all classes except class 9, 10 & 12, without exams: School & Mass Education Minister Samir Das. * Odisha Police registers 267 cases against people violating the lockdown &…

* Odisha gets 20,000 N95 Masks and 20 lakh triple-layered masks. The consignment reached Bhubaneswar by a special air cargo. * People from Odisha, who are stranded outside the State or in distress due to the Lockdown, can contact the…

* Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces financial assistance of Rs 3000 to each of 65,000 registered street vendors of 114 municipalities across the State & free cooked meals to around 10 lakh poor & needy people through SHGs. *…

* Odisha CM appeals Odia Associations to help stranded Odias in other States. * Kandhamal MP Achyuta Samanta donates 3 months' salary to Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) to fight #CoronavirusOutbreak . * Woman Maoist Tulasi Ulaka,…

* Medical officer of State Assembly dispensary Dr. Lalit Behera suspended for lapses while giving consultation to Odisha's 3rd #COVID19 positive patient. * #CoronaVirusUpdate in #Odisha : Samples Tested - 219, Negative - 216, Positive -…