Thursday 9 April 2020

Wednesday 8 April 2020

Temporary daily haats and vending centers arranged by BMC

Daily Haats (Markets)(6AM - 11AM)

BMC has made provision of new 44 temporary markets which will operate from morning 6am-11am. Visit Twitter handle of BMC

Vending Centers at Bus Stops
(7am-10am and 4pm-7pm)
BMC has made provision of 100 temporary vending centres at different @CRUT_BBSR Bus Stops. The vendors will sell at Bus Stops from morning 7am-10am and in the evening from 4pm-7pm. Visit Twitter handle of BMC

Home delivery of grocery & medicines arranged by BMC

BIG STORES
The updated list of the big stores delivering essential items at your doorstep across BBSR, except the containment zones. Please note that the order shall be delivered within 5km & may take around 48hrs. DON'T CALL these nos, order through WhatsApp.
Visit Twitter handle of BMC




MEDICINE STORES
BMC in coordination with Drug Controller Odisha has identified 121 medicine stores within Bhubaneswar.
Citizens can contact the medical stores through call/WhatsApp.

Friday 3 April 2020

Odisha Fights Corona Pandemic

Procedures in health sector:

48 hour Shutdown of Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack and Bhadrak : 3rd April, 8.00PM - 5th April, 8.00PM

Sealing of entry/exit to/from Surya Nagar Area w.e.f. 2nd April, 2020

One day Assembly Session to pass Appropriation Bill 2020 in Lokseva Bhawan instead of Assembly building. : 30th March, 2020

Classification of Departments as critical, partial critical and non critical to restrict staff attendance (modified) : 25 March
21 Days lockdown across the country : 25 March - 14 April

Entire State Lockdown w.e.f midnight of 24th March till 29 March, 9pm

Lockdown extended to 14 Districts : 24th March to 29th March

Lockdown of 5 Districts and 8 Towns : 22nd March - 29th March

13 March, 2020
  • Govt of Odisha declared COVID-19 as disaster for the state.
  • The COVID-19 Odisha Regulations, 2020 approved.
  • Closing of shopping malls, swimming pool, cinema hall, educational institutions etc till 31.03.2020.
  • Sanctioned Rs.200 Crore for public health response regarding COVID-19.
  • Budget  Session adjourned w.e.f 13th March till 29th March.

Thursday 2 April 2020

Government declared identity of 5th Corona patient and sealed Surya Nagar area

Press Release of CBSE on different Examinations

In view of the prevailing extraordinary circumstances of the worldwide spread of COVID-19 and the countrywide lockdown, and in view of the queries raised by our stakeholders regarding the academic future of students, the Board advises/informs all schools affiliated to the Board as follows as a one-time measure:
1. For classes 1 to 8: All students studying in classes 1 to 8 maybe promoted to the next class/grade. This advisory is being issued in consultation with NCERT.
2. For classes 9 and 11: It has come to our notice that though several schools affiliated to CBSE have completed their examination, evaluation and promotion process for students who were studying in grades 9 and 11 in the 2019-20 academic session, there are several schools that have not been able to do so. This includes among others, Kendriaya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas, State/UT government schools, private schools, schools located in India and abroad, etc. All such schools are advised to promote students of grades 9 and 11 to the next grades on the basis of all the school-based assessments including project work, periodic tests, term exams, etc. conducted so far. For any child who is unable to clear this internal process, (in any number of subjects), the school may utilise this period for providing remedial interventions, and school may give the opportunity of appearing in school-based test/s, online or offline. The promotion of such children may be decided on the basis of such tests. 
3. Schedule for class 10 and 12 board exams: With regard to rescheduling board examinations for classes 10 and 12, it is informed that at this stage it is difficult for the Board to decide and announce the new schedule for examinationsHowever, it is informed that any decision that the board will take with regard to the conduct of examinations will be taken by undertaking extensive consultation with higher education authorities and by keeping all aspects related to entrance exams, admissions dates, etc. in mind. In this context, it is further informed that the Board will give notice of about 10 days to all stakeholders before starting the Board examinations.

Make masks at home & avoid shortage

Ministry of Science & Technology

Make masks at home to overcome shortage

Posted On: 02 APR 2020 1:41PM by PIB Mumbai
With the outbreak of Covid 19, shortage of face masks and hand sanitizers has become a stark reality. As anxious public frantically shop for hygiene products, in particular mask and hand sanitizers, the sudden increased demand has met with shortage of supply.
Shops and services are demanding that the customers use face mask. In some shops the patrons are denied services for not using the face mask. Many health experts are also suggesting that use of face mask in public spaces could reduce the spread of infection. Wearing of masks is especially recommended for people living in densely populated areas.
To overcome the situation, the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India on Tuesday issued the manual on homemade masks: The guide is meant to provide a simple outline of best practices to make, use and reuse masks to enable NGOs and individuals to self-create such masks and accelerate widespread adoption of masks across India. The key criteria for proposed designs are Ease of Access to Materials, Easy of Making at Home, Ease of Use and Reuse.
Universal usage of Home Made Masks is also expected to reduce demand for N-95 and N-99 masks, which are mainly meant for frontline healthcare workers battling Covid 19.
Download the detailed manual on using and making homemade masks http://bit.ly/DIYMasksCorona
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KGS/(DST- India Science Wire)

Wednesday 1 April 2020

Clarification regarding retirement on 31.03.2020

The central government employees due to retire on March 31, will superannuate on that day only, the Personnel Ministry said on Tuesday.

In view of the unprecedented situation arising out of the countrywide lockdown declared by the government consequent to the outbreak of coronavirus, it is clarified that the central government employees who are attaining the age of superannuation on March 31, 2020, in terms of Fundamental Rules 56 and due to retire, shall retire from central government services on March 31, 2020, irrespective at whether they are working from home or office, it said.