Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: With the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases, in Odisha, 23 out of 30 districts with more than 1,000 actives cases have been tagged as red zone now. According to...

Cuttack: Police launched a massive checking in Cuttack city to enforce the 15-day lockdown that began in Odisha on Wednesday. Also, to avoid rush in vegetable shops, which are allowed...

Puri: An oxygen plant will be set up in Puri, Mass Education Minister Sameer Ranjan Das informed on Tuesday. The construction work will start from May 15, the minister said...

Cuttack: As many as 12 under-trial prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 in a sub-jail at Salepur in Cuttack district. Jail sources said five inmates had tested positive on April 30....

New Delhi: India on Wednesday reported 3,780 COVID-19 deaths, the highest single-day toll so far, and 3,82,315 new cases. The maximum casualties were reported in Maharashtra (891), followed by Uttar...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 death toll in Odisha went up to 2104 on Wednesday with 16 more patients succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours. Among the deceased, four...

Bhubaneswar: The state reported 9,889 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a big jump from the 8,216 fresh cases a day earlier on Tuesday. With the fresh cases reported in the...

Bhubaneswar: Another journalist from Odisha succumbed to COVID-19 on Tuesday. Sumit Onka, a native of Jeypore in Koraput district was working as principal correspondent for 'The Pioneer' at Visakhapatnam. He...

Bhubaneswar: In partial modification of its order on guidelines during the  lockdown, Odisha government has stated that transport aggregators can carry two passengers in four-wheelers. An official communication from the...

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring states, the Odisha government on Tuesday directed the collectors of six districts to put up check posts...