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40 returnees of Bhapur register names

Bhapur (Nayagarh): As many 40 people belonging to different villages under Bhapur block in Nayagarh district have registered their names as returnees from outside the State under the Odisha COVID-19 regulations 2020 so far. While most of them have been kept at quarantine centres created in Kalyan Mandaps, schools and cyclone shelters, some, who have symptoms of coronavirus, have been sent to the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. Many people have returned homes in 20 gram panchayats of the block from their workplaces outside the State following the threat of coronavirus.

Online fraud: ICICI Bank holds meet for cops

Bhubaneswar: The ICICI Bank in association with Odisha police organised a series of workshops for the police officials in prominent cities of Odisha, to enhance their knowledge and understanding in handling cybercrimes and banking frauds. ADG of Police Saumendra Priyadarshi inaugurated the first workshop in Cuttack, entitled, “Bank Frauds: Prevention and Investigation Similar workshops were conducted in Rayagada, Sambalpur, Brahmapur, Angul, Rourkela and Baleswar. Nearly 300 police officials participated in the workshops.

SIDBI Swavalamban Express to visit city

Bhubaneswar: The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) would start the Swavalamban Express train on June 5, 2020 based on the feedback received from various stakeholders. The train would travel to 11 enterprising cities starting from Lucknow to Jammu, Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata and Varanasi in a span of 15 days. Youths would board the train with an idea and after series of experiential learning at about 20 workshops would get down with ready business plan, said SIDBI CMC Mohammad Mustafa.

Corona awareness created in Semiliguda

Koraput: A mass awareness programme was organised for prevention of novel coronavirus in Semiliguda town in Koraput district on Saturday.  Activists led by Sunabeda Municipality Chairperson Subhashree Mallick and Market Union president Rajenda Kumar Patra, CEO Chitaranjan Sahu, staff Santosh Mohanty, all Councillors and Swachh Sathis created awareness at bus stands, malls, hotels, wine shops, medicine stores, lodges, auto stands, bakeries, mobile shops, roadside tiffin shops and charge centres across the town. They approached all to wash hand frequently,  avoid gathering, use mask and maintain distance.

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