Virus Scare

Malkangiri: The Odisha government on Wednesday directed the Malkangiri district administration to deploy teachers and lecturers to guard the bordering areas with Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh due to the precarious...

New Delhi: Star India has pledged financial support of Rs 50 crore for India's ongoing COVID-19 relief efforts. The media house made the announcement through its Twitter handle on Wednesday....

Barmer: A 34-year-old woman was severely burnt in Rajasthan after she jumped on the funeral pyre of her father, who had succumbed to COVID-19, police said on Wednesday. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Online booking for vaccination for 45 years and above age group has been opened from 1 pm today at 26 COVID Vaccination Centres. In a tweet the Bhubaneswar Municipal...

Bhubaneswar: With the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases, in Odisha, 23 out of 30 districts with more than 1,000 actives cases have been tagged as red zone now. According to...

Cuttack: Police launched a massive checking in Cuttack city to enforce the 15-day lockdown that began in Odisha on Wednesday. Also, to avoid rush in vegetable shops, which are allowed...

Puri: An oxygen plant will be set up in Puri, Mass Education Minister Sameer Ranjan Das informed on Tuesday. The construction work will start from May 15, the minister said...

Cuttack: As many as 12 under-trial prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 in a sub-jail at Salepur in Cuttack district. Jail sources said five inmates had tested positive on April 30....

New Delhi: India on Wednesday reported 3,780 COVID-19 deaths, the highest single-day toll so far, and 3,82,315 new cases. The maximum casualties were reported in Maharashtra (891), followed by Uttar...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 death toll in Odisha went up to 2104 on Wednesday with 16 more patients succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours. Among the deceased, four...