Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: Expressing concern over the rise in domestic violence cases in Odisha during the lockdown, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed the Director General of Police (DGP) to book the...

The urgency to find a strong vaccine against COVID-19 was highlighted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. In his address to the nation, the Prime Minister urged young doctors...

Kendrapara: Tipplers in Kendrapara district are on a high, literally. With liquor shops shut during the lockdown, ‘Tadi’ — the fermented sap of date palm tree — has become the...

Jajpur: The Jajpur administration on Tuesday declared three villages, including Sana Trilochanpur under Jafarpur Gram Panchayat, in the district as 'containment zone' after a COVID-19 patient was detected from the...

Bhubaneswar: For early diagnosis and treatment for any COVID-19-related symptoms, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday began household surveillance in slums at Ward 35 and 37 here. It is...

Bhubaneswar: 'So Am I' Foundation Trust, a not-for-profit organization, launched the Jana Poshana Programme under the Hunger Free Odisha initiative to provide ration to around 5,000 families in Odisha. The...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that the novel coronavirus is ten times deadlier than the swine flu outbreak, which claimed 18,449 lives between January 2009 and August 2010....

New Delhi: On the final day of the 21-day lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that it would be further extended till May 3. "India's holistic and integrated approach...

Rourkela: The enterprising collective of SAIL Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has developed a full-body sanitizer dispensing system to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The system developed at the mechanical shop consists...

Bhubaneswar: One more person tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Tuesday, taking the tally to 56. A total of 564 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and...