Milk production in the state has registered almost threefold during the last two decades from 8.75 lakh metric tons in the year 2000 to over 23.73 1akh metric tons in 2021, the animal resources development minister Arun Kumar Sahoo claimed on Wednesday.
The Odisha Human Rights Commission has asked the State government to facilitate creche facilities in all government agencies having fifty or more women staff strength.
The revised guidelines issued by the Special Relief Commissioner placed a cap of 50 persons in Churches in Christmas celebrations.
So far, seven foreign returnees have tested Covid-19 positive, of which four have been found negative for Omicron variant following genome sequencing, said state director of health services, Bijay Mohapatra.
As per an official order issued by the steel and mines department, 15 of its employees have been infected by the virus recently. As a result, the office was closed on Thursday, and it will remain closed on Friday as well for undertaking disinfection work and breaking the chain of infection.
Reviewing the present power availability and peak hour power demand of the state, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra directed the authorities concerned to ensure no load-shedding in the state.
