Coronavirus

New Delhi: In view of the coronavirus crisis in the country, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced that ration card holders will be given extra 5 kg of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday signed two tripartite agreements with SUM and KIIMS Medical Colleges for setting up 1000-bed state level hospitals in Bhubaneswar for treatment of COVID-19 patients....

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday requested his counterparts in all states of India to assist Odia people stranded at various places amid the COVID-19 lockdown and provide them...

Bhubaneswar: To prevent mass congregation of people at markets and grocery stores, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to launch mobile vending of vegetables in the Odisha capital. Talking...

New Delhi: Saying that the Centre “doesn’t want anyone to remain hungry”, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a comprehensive relief package of Rs 1,70,000 crore for both...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police has launched a helpline, 0674-2620200, to ensure smooth movement of vehicles, carrying essential commodities, on National Highways across the state during the COVID-19 lockdown. This helpline...

Jharsuguda: To contain the spread of coronavirus, the Jharsuguda Collector Saroj Kumar Samal has ordered for sealing the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border. The connecting roads - Kanaktora on NH-49, Lara Chowk near...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Politics divides, disaster unites. Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing her party’s full support for the 21-day national lockdown as a...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has marked slots at two-metre distance from each other with chalk at markets, where people congregate to buy essential commodities, for effective social distancing...

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its effort to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Odisha government on Thursday opened a control room which will function round-the-clock. A decision to this effect was taken...