Virus Scare

New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh has tested positive for COVID-19. Taking to Twitter, Singh on Tuesday wrote: “I have...

Bhubaneswar: After the Centre's announcement on phase-3 vaccination from May 1, Odisha government said it is ready to inoculate people aged 18 and above. Talking to mediapersons on Tuesday, Director,...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday sealed two private coaching centres in the Odisha capital for flouting COVID-19 norms. They are Adwitiya Academy and Kalinga Academy at Nayapalli....

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in the Odisha capital, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday decided to shut all religious institutions for the public from...

London: The United Kingdom has added India to a “red list” of countries from which most people travel to the UK is suspended in view of the new COVID variant,...

Bhubaneswar: Class X students of the government schools in Odisha turned up at the residence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Tuesday, seeking clarity on the matriculation examination. Denied...

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra and election commissioner Rajiv Kumar have tested positive for COVID-19. They have been working from home. Sushil Chandra had assumed office as...

Mumbai: Former chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis found himself in the middle of a controversy after a picture of his 22-year-old nephew taking a vaccine shot went viral on...

Rayagada: Ten of 29 Kumbh Mela returnees of Padampur block in Odisha's Rayagada have tested positive for COVID-19. They had returned to the district on Sunday and were found infected...

New Delhi: India is set to waive the customs duty of 10 per cent on imported COVID-19 vaccines, a senior government official told news agency Reuters on Monday. India is...