Coronavirus

Cuttack: A day after a BJP MLA contracted COVID-19 in Odisha, a first-time legislator of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) also tested positive for the virus on Tuesday. According...

Puri: The district administration on Tuesday announced that all government offices and institutions except police and hospitals will be closed for entry by public owing to corona management measures for...

New Delhi: Eminent medical scientist Dr Gagandeep Kang, who played a critical role in the development of the indigenous rotavirus vaccine, has resigned as executive director of the Translational Health...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday closed ICICI Bank, Cuttack Road Branch, and Sales Section of ICICI Bank, Bhubaneswar Main Branch, near Sriya Talkies in the Odisha capital...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) closed the Regional Transport Office (RTO) Bhubaneswar-1 office at Acharya Vihar in Odisha capital on Tuesday after four employees tested positive for COVID-19. "The...

Brazil: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for COVID-19. Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters in capital Brasilia.  "I'm well, normal. I...

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) on Tuesday extended the shutdown in the city till the midnight of July 10 after reviewing the current situation. It also said that the...

Bhubaneswar: Faced with an acute financial crunch in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Odisha government on Tuesday announced a slew of austerity measures for the next two years. In...

Lucknow: A 22-year-old pregnant woman, delivered her baby while standing in queue for a COVID-19 test here on Monday. She was refused admission to the Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of...

Berhampur: With COVID-19 cases spiralling in Ganjam district, the Odisha government has given go-ahead for rapid antigen testing in Ganjam. “Antigen testing has begun in Cuttack and Ganjam districts from...