Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: Three three-star hotels in the Odisha capital have agreed to provide quarantine facilities to persons returning from abroad. Ginger Hotel at Jaydev Vihar, Empires Hotel at Saheed Nagar and...

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday postponed the board examinations for Class X and XII in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The exams were...

Bhubaneswar: Ollywood actor-comedian-singer Papu Pom Pom has come up with a music video, highlighting the source, the precautionary measures and changed social practices following the spread of the novel coronavirus...

Bhubaneswar: The hospitality and tourism industry has been hit hard by coronavirus. Strict measures such as closing of all public places, schools, colleges and universities and Section 144 at some...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday issued an advisory for all the banks. The Finance Department has asked the convener of the State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC) to strictly follow...

Bhubaneswar: In an attempt to contain the coronavirus pandemic, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has temporarily increased the price of platform tickets from Rs 10 to Rs 50 each to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has set an example for the rest of the country in taking measures against coronavirus. It has taken proactive steps in that direction.  Despite only one confirmed case,...

Bhubaneswar: In the view of coronavirus outbreak, the Odisha government has directed all the religious institutions to strictly adhere to the preventive measures such as social distancing and others to...

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the desperation among people for masks to protect themselves against coronavirus, the state government's chief spokesperson on COVID-19 Subroto Bagchi on Wednesday made it clear that...

Bhubaneswar: The state government is leaving no stone unturned to prevent the spread of coronavirus. It made its intention known clearly by sealing six guest houses under Bhubaneswar jurisdiction for...