Virus Scare

Puri: Soon after a positive case of Coronavirus was detected in Bhubaneswar on Monday, devotees were stopped from entering the sanctum sanctorum of Kakatpur Temple here. The temple administration resorted...

New Delhi: It took Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Dr Sasmit Patra only one minute on Monday to give a six-point suggestion to the Rajya Sabha on how to fight...

Bhubaneswar: A day after a student of Odisha tested coronavirus positive, the state government on Monday said that he had come in contact with 129 persons while travelling from Delhi...

Microsoft Bing has launched a web portal (bing.com/covid) for tracking the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease by providing the latest statistics for all the affected countries. Visitors to the site can...

Keonjhar: After Ganjam and Jajpur, the Keonjhar district administration has decided to impose prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in view of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In a...

Bhubaneswar: In order to meet the growing demand for surgical masks in Odisha, women self-help groups (SHGs) in Ganjam district have joined hands to manufacture and sell them at affordable rates....

Puri: As part of the safety health guidelines for the novel coronavirus, the Puri district administration on Monday advised tourists to stay inside the hotel and not congregate at the...

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the outbreak of the coronavirus, the authorities of the Utkal University on Monday directed the students to vacate the hostels within 24 hours. Informing the...

Bhubaneswar: In accordance with the Odisha government's health guidelines, the State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday postponed the panchayat bypolls scheduled on March 24. An SEC notification said that the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday ordered the closure of all government and private schools with immediate effect. A notification by the School and Mass Education Department also directed school...