Virus Scare

New Delhi: With cases rising in rural areas of India in the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the Union government on Sunday issued fresh guidelines to check the spread of...

Dhenkanal: Three enterprising youths dressed as Yamraj, Coronavirus and a sadhu have started touring villages in Parajanga block of Dhenkanal district to create awareness about steps to check the spread...

Bhubaneswar: Well-known specialist of internal medicine Dr Niroj Kumar Mishra has predicted that COVID-19 cases in Odisha will "come down appreciably" by the middle of next month. “Going by the...

Bhubaneswar: An under trial prisoner in the city's Jharpada special jail succumbed to COVID-19 at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on Sunday. DIG (Jail) Subhakanta Mishra informed that...

Berhampur: The Ganjam district administration has made COVID-19 negative report mandatory for bride, groom and family members attending the marriage ceremonies in the district. The step has been taken amidst...

New Delhi: The country registered 362,437 COVID-19 recoveries in the last 24 hours as against 311,170 daily new cases, the Health & Family Welfare Ministry reported on Sunday. This is...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang was readmitted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar after his condition became critical. Gamang was admitted to AIIMS on April 30 after he tested positive for...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a shadow on the release of Odia movie ‘Dil Re Achhi Tori Naa’. The dubbing of the movie is complete and ready for release,...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to free more hospital beds for critical COVID-19 patients, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to rope in hotels in the city for turning them...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Odisha government on Sunday cancelled all permissions granted for shootings of films and TV serials in the state. In a...