Virus Scare

Dhenkanal: Twenty two Class-IX Navodaya Vidyalaya students from Parjang block in Dhenkanal district are stuck in Bihar amid the coronavirus lockdown. Their family members have sought government intervention to bring...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening declared a complete lockdown across the country for 21 days. The lockdown will come into force from Tuesday midnight and stronger...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Spokesperson on COVID-19 Subroto Bagchi on Tuesday directed the state government employees, who had received transfer orders, to join their place of posting within 48 hours. Action will...

Kochi: Notwithstanding the state-wide lockdown against coronavirus, tipplers stood in long queues outside state-run liquor outlets across Kerala on Tuesday. As the tipplers thronged the outlets, officials asked them to...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BMC) has arranged for paid quarantine facility in six more hotels in Bhubaneswar in view of the coronavirus outbreak. "Though most government buildings as per...

Dubai: This bit of news will leave you stupefied. You won’t know whether to laugh or cry but you will certainly be filled with pity. A UAE-based Indian resident, dozed...

Bhubaneswar:  Here is another COVID-19 measure from the Odisha government. It will grant commuted leave to employees aged above 50 years with specific health conditions, said a notification issued by...

Khurda: In line with an Odisha government directive, the Khurda district administration detained 36 persons and seized their vehicles on Tuesday for violating the lockdown guidelines.\ Khurda Sub-Collector Shantanu Mohanty...

Reposing faith in India, Executive Director, World Health Organisation (WHO), Michael J Ryan on Tuesday said the country will be able to effectively tackle the coronavirus pandemic because it eradicated...

Tokyo: In an unprecedented move, the International Olympic Committee and Japanese government have agreed to postpone the 2020 Olympic Games, earlier scheduled to begin in Tokyo on July 24, by...