Virus Scare

New Delhi: Despite advice from several quarters, including America’s top pandemic expert Dr Anthony Fauci and Indian Medical Association (IMA), the Union government has refrained from imposing a nationwide lockdown...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 7,664 COVID patients recovered from the virus in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries in the state to 4,39,322. Like on Friday,...

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID-19 caseload in the state capital crossed 1000 for the fifth consecutive day with 1034 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours on Saturday. Of...

Cuttack: Taking note of the rising trend in coronavirus cases in Cuttack district, the state government has decided to add 100 beds in the COVID hospital at SCB Medical College...

Leading publications from all over the world have held the Narendra Modi government responsible for the deadly second wave of COVID-19 pandemic that is wreaking havoc in India. Now, The...

New Delhi: Ganjam in Odisha is among the districts and metropolises that are the top 20 contributors of active COVID-19 cases in the country, the Centre said on Saturday. The...

New Delhi: Following a Supreme Court order, the Centre on Saturday constituted a 12-member National Task Force to assess and recommend changes to, if any, the availability and distribution of...

The misery caused by COVID-19 notwithstanding, it has opened up the possibility of the digital transformation of Indian democracy.  There are several ways in which the current situation should influence...

Rourkela: Following a spike in cases amid the second wave of COVID-19, three areas in Rourkela were declared micro containment zones on Saturday. The restriction will be imposed till further...

Bhubaneswar: The first consignment of 1 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine procured by the Odisha government arrived in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. A special cargo flight with the Covishield doses from...