Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Chief Spokesperons of the Odisha government on COVID-19 Subroto Bagchi on Thursday said 21 persons had come in contact with the fifth coronavirus patient, who had tested positive for...

New Delhi: Some of the 167 attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat quarantined here have reportedly "misbehaved" and "even spit" at health officials, including doctors attending them. They are quarantined at...

Baliguda: Police at Baliguda in Kandhamal district have come up with online contests to keep people engaged at home during the 21-day lockdown period. According to SDPO Manas Ranjan Barik,...

Khurda: More attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin in New Delhi, which is being considered as a hotspot for spread of coronavirus, have been identified in Odisha. The Khurda...

JK Rowling is offering free audiobooks and ebooks to the first novel in her series, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone”, throughout April to help families, especially kids, in lockdown...

New Delhi: The Central government has launched a dedicated coronavirus tracking app called Aarogya Setu, which will use a person’s smartphone’s location data and Bluetooth to check if he/she has...

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum & Chemicals and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday appealed to the people to make the 21-day countrywide lockdown to check the spread of COVID-19 a complete...

Bhubaneswar: Two standalone hospitals with 650-bed capacity for dedicated treatment of COVID-19 patients are now ready in the twin city of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, the Chief Minister's Office announced on...

Bhubaneswar: Ram Mandir in the city remained closed to devotees on the occasion of Ram Navami on Thursday in view of the lockdown against the spread of coronavirus.   To avoid...

Amritsar: Padma Shri recipient and noted Sikh spiritual singer Nirmal Singh died of coronavirus at a hospital in Amritsar, Punjab early on Thursday. He was 62 years old. “His risk...