y k y cm JUMPING TIME FRAMES VIJAYAN REELS OUT STATS SERIOUS THREAT Actor Shruti Haasan says it was fun to prep Though Covid cases rise in Kerala, CM Vijayan Locust attacks are posing a serious threat for her character, an older woman, in defends state with statistics, saying to food security in parts of East Africa, India and Pak the upcoming film Yaara LEISURE | P2 everything is under control TWO STATES | P7 INTERNATIONAL | P10 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 111 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 Airborne transmission ‘distinctly possible’: CSIR AGENCIES idence of airborne spread of "In open spaces, the small- emerging evidence of air- the novel coronavirus. sized droplets get dissipated borne spread after an open New Delhi, July 21: Alluding In a blogpost on CSIR's web- in the air very quickly. letter by over 200 scientists to the emerging evidence, site, Mande referred to findings Moreover, emerging evidence outlined evidence that showed Council of Scientific and of various studies and wrote, also suggests that the encap- floating virus particles can Industrial Research (CSIR) "All these emerging evidences sulated virus in such droplets infect people who breathe chief Shekhar C Mande has and arguments suggest that also gets inactivated by sun- them in. For months, the WHO asserted that airborne trans- indeed airborne transmission light. However, the concen- had insisted that Covid-19 is mission of COVID-19 is indeed of SARS-CoV-2 is a distinct tration of virion-encapsulated transmitted via droplets emit- a "distinct possibility" and ad- possibility." The CSIR chief droplets is likely to be higher ted when people cough or vised people to wear masks advised people to avoid large in places that are not well ven- sneeze. Droplets that do not even in enclosed spaces. His re- crowded gatherings, keep en- tilated," he said substantiat- linger in the air, but fall onto Keonjhar: MDM, marks came days after the closed places like workplaces ing his claims. surfaces - that's why hand- World Health Organization ac- well-ventilated and wear masks Earlier this month, the washing has been identified as knowledged the emerging ev- even in enclosed spaces. WHO had acknowledged the a key prevention measure. free textbooks, IRREGULAR by MANJUL RETIREMENT clothes from DMF AGE OF DOCS All public services RAISED TO 65 POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, July 21: The state on single platform government Tuesday enhanced POST NEWS NETWORK The main objectives of the retirement age of doctors from the initiative are to prevent 62 to 65 to meet the burgeoning de- POST NEWS NETWORK said as of now seven G2C services like Keonjhar, July 21: In a drop-outs after Class VIII, ad- mand for doctors in view of the issuance of birth certificates, issuance major step, students of dress their nutritional needs pandemic. Bhubaneswar, July 21: As part of of death certificates, payment of hold- Classes IX and X in gov- during adolescence, en- Is this how you are planning to save Retirement age of all doctors of the 5T model of governance, the state ing tax, payment of trade license fees, ernment and aided schools courage them to success- democracy? You gave me only 20 cr Odisha Medical and Health government will bring in all public payment of water bills, payment of in Keonjhar district will fully complete their school- but the tapes say I got 35!! Services (OMHS) cadres as well as services under a common platform so electricity bills, booking of tickets of now receive free textbooks, ing cycle and support them allopathic insurance medical of- that people will get all services by log- OSRTC buses have already been inte- uniforms and mid-day meals financially to pursue higher ficers under labour & employees’ ging into the website named OdishaOne. grated with the portal. with funds under the dis- studies beyond Class X level. SHORT TAKES state insurance department has The website will be launched in a The chief secretary directed differ- trict mineral development It is seen that out of every been raised from 62 to 65, Chief month, official sources said. ent departments to link their e-gover- foundation (DMF) from this 100 children enrolling for Minister Naveen Patnaik an- Electronics and information tech- DIGITAL EDGE nance portals with OdishaOne portal. academic year onwards. Class 1 in the district, less MP Governor nounced. nology department has developed a STATE GOVT TO LAUNCH He asked the officials to integrate it with It will be implemented at than 60 continue their stud- Tandon dead Taking stock of the Covid sit- common frontend interface to make ODISHAONE PORTAL FOR ALL the payment gateways of banks and a cost of `22 crore annually ies beyond Class X. One of uation in Khurda and Cuttack dis- it more convenient for citizens. Chief PUBLIC SERVICES Paytm. The IT department was asked with the DMF fund in line the key factors for the high tricts, Naveen said over 1 lakh mi- Secretary Asit Tripathy Tuesday held to complete the portal and make it live with the recommendations transition loss is the sud- Lucknow: Madhya Pradesh grants have returned to the two a meeting to this effect, Tuesday. IT WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH within a month. of the National Education den withdrawal of support Governor Lalji Tandon (85) districts. In spite of the large in- Electronics and IT secretary Manoj DEPARTMENTAL SOFTWARE, It was decided in the meeting to Policy (draft), 2019. This will provided to students in the passed away here Tuesday PAYMENT GATEWAYS after a prolonged illness. His flux, the situation is under control Mishra said, this portal is not a sub- build in different modules like CSC benefit 50,000 students of form of free textbooks, uni- son and UP minister Ashutosh with recovery rate in Khurda at 70 stitute to departmental e-governance OFFICIALS TOLD TO INTEGRATE IT module, service management module, Classes IX & X of the district forms and mid-day meals Tandon confirmed the news. per cent and in Cuttack at 71 per applications. It is an integrated serv- WITH THE PAYMENT GATEWAYS transaction management module, fi- every year. after Class VIII. In a socio- Lalji Tandon was admitted to cent-- much above the national ice delivery framework for G2C serv- OF BANKS AND PAYTM nancial management module, among Further, Class X students economically backward dis- the Medanta hospital on June average of 63 per cent. ices either through self mode or through others to the website in different phases. who perform well in the trict like Keonjhar where 13 after he “I appreciate the teams in both common service center (CSCs) mode. level of automation. Citizens will ac- The website will be integrated Board of Secondary more than 55% of people complained these districts for achieving higher “OdishaOne portal has been de- cess online services of various de- with services of the revenue & dis- Education examination will belong to SC& ST, the ini- of urinary recovery rates,” he said. Naveen signed in such a way that various de- partments through this single portal,” aster management, agriculture & be given scholarships rang- tiative will transform sec- problem and announced `15 crore each for the partmental applications can utilize Mishra said. farmers’ empowerment departments ing from `10,000 to `40,000 ondary education in the dis- fever. He, two districts from the Chief this framework irrespective of their IT special secretary Manoj Patnaik available in e-district. based on marks scored. trict, in coming years. thereafter, Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) developed for Covid management. Besides, complications in liver and he sanctioned `20.64 crore from kidney and even underwent a CMRF for running of dedicated 95-year-old beats surgical procedure. He was put Covid hospitals and Covid care on ventilator later. Born April Bizarre: Kids fed booze to fight Covid centres for next three months. Covid in Ganjam 12, 1935, Tandon is survived by He announced to set up a 150-bed POST NEWS NETWORK Earlier, in a superstitious act, a his wife Krishna Tandon and (including 30 bed of ICU) dedi- sorcerer allegedly thrashed an ail- three sons. The veteran leader has served as member of the cated Covid hospital by Aditya Malkangiri, July 21: In a bizarre ing woman and fed her pig feces to Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad Ashwini Hospital in the capital act, residents in Pasranpalli village ‘cure’ her of an ailment from which for two terms and also city. Another special Covid hospital under Padia block in this district she was suffering from. remained the Leader of House will come up in Nilanchal Hospital did the unthinkable when re- This incident sparked sharp re- of the Council. with 126 beds and 15 ICU beds searchers across the globe are actions in various quarters after within this week, he announced. struggling for a vaccine to ward off pictures of the incident were found Similarly, 925 additional beds the threat of Covid-19, a report circulating on social media. They N95 masks with in Covid hospitals and Covid Care said. said this is unfortunate that such POST NEWS NETWORK Centres are being established in Reports said around 50 children an incident has happened at a time valves ‘harmful’ Cuttack district. of the locality were served coun- when there is panic all around Chhatrapur July 21: A 95-year- The Chief Minister directed con- try liquor by villagers for what due to coronavirus and social dis- old man managed to defeat COVID- New Delhi: The Centre has cerned officials to give special focus they claimed will boost their im- tancing norms were flouted. 19 as he was discharged from TATA written to all states and Union on slum areas in Bhubaneswar and munity and as a prevention against When contacted, tribal leader COVID Hospital in Sitalapalli in Territories warning against the use of N-95 masks with valved congested areas in Cuttack to con- Covid-19.