Bhubaneswar-Surat flight again from Sept 9
Bhubaneswar: Following the Unlock 4, the Bhubaneswar-Surat direct flight services would resume from September 9. The Air India flight from Bhubaneswar to Surat would take off at 6.20 pm every Monday and Wednesday, Biju Patnaik International Airport authority sources have informed. The flight will depart from Surat at 3.30 pm and reach Bhubaneswar at 5.20 pm. The Air India maiden flight from Bhubaneswar to Surat had commenced on January 20. After two months of operation, the flight services were suspended due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Rapid antigen tests begins at PPT Hosp
Paradip: The PPT Hospital started conducting rapid antigen tests for Covid-19 on a large scale from Friday. It is Standard 'Q' Covid Antigen Test from nasal swab as per ICMR guidelines. It would cover all PPT employees. The results of the tests would come within half an hour. PPT Chairman Rinkesh Roy said this would eliminate the long waiting time, resulting in quick isolation of the positive patients. PPT Deputy Chairman AK Bose and Chief Engineer Moloy Dasgupta witnessed the whole procedure of testing. Of the seven samples collected, one tested positive. He is a contact of a previous case.
Students Congress demands semester exam online
Bargarh: The Students Congress (NSUI) and the Rajiv Gandhi Student Forum of Bargarh has demanded +3 6th semester examination online due to Covid-19, which the Sambalpur University decided to conduct offline. They protested the decision and staged a dharna here on Friday. The dharna was led by Gaurab Pati, Abhishek Nayak, Paresh Suna and Nihar Behera. The protest was supported by former Attabira MLA Nihar Ranjan Mahanand and other senior Congress leaders Nipan Kumar Dah, Brahma Mahakud and Koshal Sena leader Sushanta Koshli.
Athagarh SBI shut for a week
Athagarh: The SBI, Athagarh Main Branch was shut for a week from Thursday as 18 of its 20 staffers tested Covid positive on Thursday. “The branch would remain shut for a week from Friday,” Chief Manager Hara Prasad Mishra said. He said out of total 20 permanent staffs, 18 have tested Covid positive, one negative and another was yet to test his sample. Patients would be admitted to the Covid hospital soon, said sources.