Coronavirus

Sambalpur: To ease the burden on the only COVID-19 testing facility in Odisha, the state government has started working on a Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) laboratory at Veer Surendra Sai...

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the role and responsibility of the newspapers in the event of the coronavirus outbreak and the complete lockdown in Odisha, the state government has included newspapers...

Adult content site Pornhub on Wednesday decided to make its paid service free for all. The website reportedly made a special "stay home" page to help social distancing successful. "With...

Pharmacies and e-commerce sites are reporting an increase in the sales of condoms and contraceptive pills as India stays home during the 21-day COVID-19 lockdown. Some experts are predicting a...

Bhubaneswar: To contain the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the overcrowded jails, the Odisha government has decided to release prisoners accused of bailable offences. The Home Department has written...

Bhubaneswar: President, Odisha Cricket Association (OCA), and chairman, MGM Minerals Limited, Pankajlochan Mohanty has donated Rs one crore to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) to help Odisha battle the...

Khurda: To ensure that policeman and journalists rendering selfless service amid COVID-19 lockdow are safe, the Nari Shakti Sanghatan, an SHG in Odisha’s Jatni, recently distributed sanitizers and face masks...

Bhubaneswar: When the state is under complete lockdown with no public transport on the streets, a police constable came to the rescue of a woman stranded at the Capital Hospital...

Gajapati: To contain the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus, the residents of Odisha’s Badakuduru village in Gajapati district are asking everyone to wash their hands before entering the village....

New Delhi: China has claimed that India will win the fight against COVID-19 at an early date and also offered to help contain the pandemic in the country. “We believe...