Virus Scare

New Delhi: An official order of Air India has sent shock waves among its employees. It says the national carrier will send some employees on compulsory leave without pay (LWP)...

Bhubaneswar: The recovered tally in Odisha touched 10,476 on Wednesday as a record 612 more patients were cured of the infection. According to Health Department sources, Ganjam, which saw 286...

Mumbai: Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, is currently undergoing treatment at Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai. The actor, who has been kept in the isolation...

New Delhi: The government’s contact-tracing Aarogya Setu mobile application (app), the recent ban on 59 Chinese apps, and the possibility of MPs attending the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, likely...

Sundargarh: Taking note of the gradual rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, the Sundargarh district administration on Wednesday declared a three-day shutdown in Biramitrapur Municipality. The shutdown in the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital saw a record 90 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which took the affected tally to 859 on Wednesday. Among them, 63 are quarantine...

Berhampur: Ganjam reported the highest 286 COVID-19 cases in Odisha in the last 24 hours, which took the district's tally to 4621 on Wednesday. Among them, 249 are active contact...

Bhubaneswar: Going by the study of a team from researchers at IIT Bhubaneswar and AIIMS, peak monsoon and winter may lead to increased transmission of COVID-19 in the country. The...

New Delhi: Human Resource Development (HRD) minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Minister of State for HRD, Sanjay Dhotre on Wednesday, launched the most affordable COVID-19 test kit, developed by IIT...

Bhubaneswar: The cameras will start rolling after more than three months, with the state government giving a nod to allow shooting of films and entertainment shows. The Special Relief Commissioner...