Coronavirus

Berhampur: Officials of the Ganjam district administration has closed the outpatient department (OPD) of MKCG Medical College and Hospital (MKCGMCH) here Thursday. A decision to this effect was, taken after a number of doctors, nurses, other staff and patients tested COVID-19 positive. Also read: MKCGMCH...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday granted bail to 76 foreigners from eight countries who were chargesheeted for attending Tablighi Jamaat congregation here allegedly in violation of visa norms. They also indulged in missionary activities illegally and violated government guidelines issued in the wake of...

New Delhi: Popular video conferencing app ‘Zoom’ is planning to make a significant investment in India over the next five years. Zoom is also planning to ramp up hiring, a top company executive said Thursday. The executive also sought to dispel misconceptions that the app...

Seoul: The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul has gone missing and police are searching for him Thursday. Police officers said they are looking for Mayor Park Won-soon at Sungbuk neighborhood in this city. They said it was the place where Mayor Park Won-soon’s mobile...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported a record number of 401 COVID-19 recoveries Thursday. This is the highest single-day recovery from the pandemic COVID-19 in the state. With the new recoveries, the total number of discharged patients now stands at 7,407. Ganjam district, one of the hotspots of...

Bhubaneswar: Following the lead by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) that eased the syllabus for Class IX to XII by up to 30 per cent amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Odisha government Thursday hinted at modifying the syllabus on similar lines. Addressing a presser,...

Bhubaneswar: The office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has come out with detailed guidelines to govern marriage and cremation ceremonies in the state amid COVID-19 outbreak. The norms have mandated mandatory permission from the local authorities either in writing or in electronic forms. It...

London: Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who is fighting extradition to India, was Thursday further remanded in custody until August 6. Nirav Modi had appeared at a regular remand hearing before a United Kingdom court on charges over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank...

Bhubaneswar:  With COVID-19 death cases rising rapidly across Odisha, the state government Thursday decided to constitute an expert panel to examine the cause of the deaths in the state, Health and Family Welfare minister Naba Kishore Das said. The decision was taken in a high-level...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) Thursday released a revised schedule for its online final semester examination for 2019-20 examination session. According to a notification issued by BPUT, the examination which was to start from July 11 has been rescheduled to July 13....