Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: The state reported 9,889 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a big jump from the 8,216 fresh cases a day earlier on Tuesday. With the fresh cases reported in the...

Bhubaneswar: Another journalist from Odisha succumbed to COVID-19 on Tuesday. Sumit Onka, a native of Jeypore in Koraput district was working as principal correspondent for 'The Pioneer' at Visakhapatnam. He...

Bhubaneswar: In partial modification of its order on guidelines during the  lockdown, Odisha government has stated that transport aggregators can carry two passengers in four-wheelers. An official communication from the...

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring states, the Odisha government on Tuesday directed the collectors of six districts to put up check posts...

New Delhi: The Central government was on Tuesday served a showcause notice by Delhi high court over “non-compliance” of its order on Saturday to provide 700 metric tonnes (MT) of medical...

New Delhi: As coronavirus cases continue to surge in several hotspots, the demand for RT-PCR tests are multiplying and thereby putting enormous pressure on private labs and hospitals. In December-January,...

New Delhi: Arrange vaccination for all flying crew above the age of 18 on priority basis, or they will cease work. That’s the demand of Air India’s pilots’ union issued...

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID-19 caseload in the capital city on Tuesday reported the second-highest single-day spike with 1116 cases in the last 24 hours. Among the new cases, 177 are...

Before multiplexes invaded urban India, moviegoers dreaded a particular signboard at the entry gate of cinema halls – ‘House Full’. Cut to COVID-19 times, and the alarming second wave of...

Former RBI Governor has pulled up the Government and blamed a “lack of foresight, lack of leadership,” for India’s tsunami of coronavirus infections in the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic....