Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday modified the containment zone in Surya Nagar area, which has so far reported 8 COVID-19 cases. According to a notification, the containment...

Bhubaneswar: Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Minister Pratap Jena on Wednesday assured smooth supply of drinking water supply during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The minister said that officials concerned have...

Bhopal: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed five lives in Bhopal so far. The people who succumbed to the deadly virus were survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the officials...

Bhubaneswar: While the United States is fighting hard to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with the death toll mounting to over 26,000, a California-based Odia executive of...

New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister announced extension of the ongoing restrictions till May 3, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines for containing the novel...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned countries, grappling with coronavirus pandemic, that the infection has not yet reached its peak. Addressing a briefing in Geneva, WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued revised guidelines on the measures to be taken by ministries, government departments, state and Union Territory governments for the...

Bhubaneswar: Blood banks across the state are running dry following clamps on donation camps amid COVID-19 lockdown. The one in the Boudh district of Odisha is also finding it hard...

Cuttack: The students of Class X in Odisha will get a new syllabus in the current academic session as the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has effected some changes in...

Balangir: Amid COVID-19 lockdown, police and security personnel in Turkela block, a Maoist-affected area of Balangir district, are feeding around 2000 people of 10 villages daily. Started with distribution of...