Coronavirus

Ranchi: Well since the lockdown was implemented in India, tales of woes and sorrows have only increased. One such story is that of budding athlete Geeta Kumari. She was forced to sell vegetables in the streets of Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district to make ends meet. Luckily...

Lahore: Six Pakistani cricketers, who were found to be COVID-19 positive ahead of the team's departure for England last week, have now tested negative for the second time in three days making them eligible to join the squad in the United Kingdom. Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad...

Cuttack: After two people tested positive for COVID-19 in Athgarh Notified Area Council (NAC) in Cuttack district, the district administration has declared the area as containment zone four days, Cuttack collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani said Tuesday. The containment zone tag will remain in force from...

Bhubaneswar: Since the outbreak of the pandemic coronavirus, all educational institutions have remained closed since March. Classroom studying has been replaced by online teaching. The situation has not been different in Odisha. However, students have suffered due to the lack of classroom teaching. To ease...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday released the new guidelines for Unlock 2.0. Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy held a press conference and announced the new rules which will be applicable in the month of July. The Chief Secretary said that the government has worked on the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Tuesday said that 243 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 243 persons, 59 are from Gajapati, 41 from Ganjam, 38 from Khurdha, 17 from Kandhamal, 15 from Jharsuguda, 10 from Sundargarh,...

Thiruvananthapuram: With virtual interactions on the rise due to the spread of the pandemic coronavirus, a large number of apps gained instant recognition. Apps like ‘Zoom’, ‘Google Cloud’ became very popular overnight. Now an Indian company has jumped in to take advantage of the situation....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Tuesday the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), a free ration scheme, for 80 crore people across the country till end of November. In a televised address to the nation, Narendra Modi also said...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed Tuesday India’s preparations for vaccinating its vast population against COVID-19. He said that once a vaccine is available vaccination must be affordable and universal. Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review planning and preparations for vaccination against...

Chhatrapur: Two more persons fell victim Tuesday to the COVID-19 virus in Ganjam district. The new deaths took the toll in the district to 14. Both the deceased were women aged 48 years and 39 years respectively. They had chronic kidney problems other than being...