Coronavirus

Puri: In view of the COVID-19 lockdown, the traditional Chandan Jatra in Odisha's Puri this year will be celebrated without devotees in attendance. Taking note of the large footfall during...

Kanpur: He has turned a portion of IIT Kanpur into a community kitchen and feeds 1,000 children of migrant labourers, struggling for survival amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Meet Laxmidhar Behera,...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that he had stopped funding the World Health Organization (WHO) accusing it of "covering up the spread of the coronavirus.” “The WHO failed...

Berhampur: The Ganjam administration has decided to penalise people, who spit in public places. Violators will be levied a fine up to Rs 500, the official tweet said. Spitting in...

New Delhi: Coronaviruses (CoVs) have been detected among two species of bats in the country by researchers of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said a report published in...

Bhubaneswar: SOA Deemed to be University on Tuesday helped the Odisha government in launching a 110-bed COVID-19 hospital at Kendrapara. The hospital has been provided with all the necessary life-saving...

Amid a large number of people stranded away from their homes, Google India has teamed up with the Indian government to locate night shelters and places where food is available...

Bhubaneswar: A nine-year-old child living in the Odisha capital has come forward to help corona victims. He has donated money to the government fund from his savings in the piggy...

Bhubaneswar: A team of women police officers led by traffic DCP Sagarika Nath distributed sanitary napkins and sanitisers in the containment zones of Odisha’s capital city. According to reports, scores...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Tuesday assigned the overall charge of containment and prevention of coronavirus in three zones under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to six senior officers. Who...