Bhubaneswar: Raja, the unique festival that celebrates womanhood, is among the most popular festivals in Odisha. While women eagerly await and plan well in advance to enjoy the three-day break this festival allows them from domestic chores, this year it is going to be different...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Friday said that 120 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 120 persons, 30 are from Ganjam, 19 from Khurda, 14 from Balasore, 12 from Bolangir, nine from Dhenkanal, seven each from...
New Delhi: In a relief to small taxpayers with turnover up to Rs 5 crore, the GST Council halved Friday the interest on delayed filing of GST returns for February, March and April to nine per cent, provided the returns are filed by September 2020....
New Delhi: As many as 25 officials of the Ministry of Labour and Employment tested positive for COVID-19 this week, taking the number of infected employees in the ministry to 36, according to a source. Some family members of the officials have also tested positive...
Bhubaneswar: Two more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state capital. This information was given by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation in a tweet Friday. Among the two fresh cases, one is a female and a staff of Apollo Hospital while the other is...
Malkangiri: A police havildar posted at the Motu Police station in this district tested positive Friday for COVID-19. Following up on the matter, the Malkangiri district administration declared the Motu police station as ‘containment zone’ area. The IIC along with the other police personnel have...
Mumbai: Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand admitted Friday that coaches and support staff have been badly affected due to coronavirus. The coronavirus forced lockdown have forced them to live ‘virtually no income’ for the past three months. In his bid to help raise funds...
New Delhi: “In war, you do not make soldiers unhappy. Travel extra mile and channel some extra money to address their grievances.” This is what the Supreme Court said Friday. The Supreme Court took serious note of non-payment of salaries and lack of accommodation to...
Washington: Researchers in the United States are looking at the possibility of using tuberculosis and polio vaccines in providing protection from the deadly coronavirus, according to a media report. Tests are underway to see if the tuberculosis vaccine can slow the novel coronavirus, ‘The Washington Post’...
New Delhi: Hearing a PIL on alleged non-payment of salary to doctors during the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court said Friday that ‘it is a kind of a war, and you do not keep soldiers unhappy during war’. A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay...
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