Odisha

Sambalpur: The Odisha government will begin pool testing to identify COVID-19 patients at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) at Burla in Sambalpur district from Sunday....

Bhubaneswar: Amid the apprehension over holding the Rath Yatra in Puri due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Union Minister of State for MSME, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairy Pratap Sarangi has...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced a special package of Rs 100 crore for labour-oriented work to sustain the livelihood of the urban poor who have been severely...

Puri: Amid the uncertainty over the ensuing Rath Yatra in Puri due to the coronavirus outbreak, Gajapati Maharaja Dibya Singh Deb has asked the Odisha government to take an early...

Bhubaneswar: The ideal response when communicable disease outbreak starts is to begin testing for it early. India on Friday reported 1007 positive cases and 23 deaths, taking the affected tally...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to give special powers to police officers for punishing violators during the lockdown period.. According to reports, the State Home Department has empowered the...

Bhubaneswar: As cases of domestic violence are on the rise during the lockdown period, the Odisha Police is planning to launch a ‘Phone-Up Programme’ for the safety of women across...

Well past three weeks into the nationwide lockdown, which has been clamped to curb the spread of novel coronavirus, one thing that is greatly bothering Ranjan Panda is the fake...

New Delhi: Twenty-four days into the nationwide lockdown, the doubling rate of those infected by the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has come improved significantly. Whereas previously new cases in India...

Bhubaneswar: The mercury soared in Odisha on Friday with Sonepur touching 42.2 degrees Celsius. Six other places in the state also recorded above 40 degrees Celsius. The temperature at Angul...