Coronavirus

Leading publications from all over the world have held the Narendra Modi government responsible for the deadly second wave of COVID-19 pandemic that is wreaking havoc in India. Now, The...

New Delhi: Ganjam in Odisha is among the districts and metropolises that are the top 20 contributors of active COVID-19 cases in the country, the Centre said on Saturday. The...

New Delhi: Following a Supreme Court order, the Centre on Saturday constituted a 12-member National Task Force to assess and recommend changes to, if any, the availability and distribution of...

The misery caused by COVID-19 notwithstanding, it has opened up the possibility of the digital transformation of Indian democracy.  There are several ways in which the current situation should influence...

Rourkela: Following a spike in cases amid the second wave of COVID-19, three areas in Rourkela were declared micro containment zones on Saturday. The restriction will be imposed till further...

Bhubaneswar: The first consignment of 1 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine procured by the Odisha government arrived in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. A special cargo flight with the Covishield doses from...

New Delhi: In a relief for patients, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday revised the national policy for admission of COVID-19 patients to various categories of COVID hospitals and medical...

Bhubaneswar: The twin city Commissionerate Police have decided to take action against people for misusing their identity cards during the COVID-19 lockdown. Commissioner of Police (CP) Soumendra Priyadarshi told this...

New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission for the emergency use of therapeutic application of drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as adjunct therapy (an alternative treatment to...

Cuttack: Going by the rising trend in COVID-19 cases in Cuttack district, a senior official on Saturday warned that a community transmission-like situation has emerged in the district. The nodal...