Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: As predicted by the state government and health experts, August has proved to be the worst month so far as COVID-19 outbreak is concerned. If 10 districts have been...

Dhenkanal: The district administration on Wednesday announced a four-day shutdown in the municipality area of Dhenkanal town, beginning Thursday (August 27). In a notification, Collector Bhumesh Chandra Behera said that...

Face masks have become a part of our lives at least for some time to come. Hate them, despise them but you cannot wish them away because they are a...

Raigarh/Jharsuguda: Former Brajrajnagar MLA Anup Sai, lodged in a jail in Chhattisgarh for his alleged involvement in a double murder since February, has tested positive for COVID-19. He has been...

New Delhi: An overnight addition of 67,151 new cases took the COVID-19 tally in India to 32,34,475 on Wednesday. India tops daily COVID-19 cases globally since last 22 days. The...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 positive cases went up to 87,602 in Odisha on Wednesday with the highest single-day spike of 3371 new cases reported from all districts in the last 24...

Cuttack: The Cuttack administration has allowed puja committees of the Silver City to celebrate Durga Puja amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The go-ahead, however, comes with a rider. Cuttack collector Bhabani...

New Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have jointly called for a meeting of non-BJP chief ministers of the country on Wednesday afternoon...

New Delhi: Russia has expressed its willingness to collaborate with the Indian government in the manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, according to a government official on Tuesday. Russia claims...

New Delhi: The monsoon session of Parliament will run from September 14 to October 1, 2020, and the proceedings of both Houses will take place without leave and on Saturdays...