Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Thursday said that 75 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. “Another 75 #COVID19 patients have recovered and are being discharged. 25 from Jajpur, 19 from Ganjam, 9 from Cuttack, 8 from Puri, 3 each from Nayagarh & Kendrapara,...

New Delhi: Former India captain and Kings XI Punjab head coach Anil Kumble is hopeful of the IPL happening this year and is not averse to the idea of conducting the cash-rich event without spectators due to the COVID-19 threat. It is not official yet...

Puri: The Narenda Kona area in Puri which was on the list of COVID-19 containment zone has got rid of the tag Thursday. The district administration Thursday withdrew the containment tag after no fresh cases were reported during surveillance. Notably, a youth from Narendra Kona...

Narasinghpur: Police arrested the priest of Brahmani Dei Temple in Bandhamunda area under Narasinghpur block of Athagarh sub-division in Cuttack district, Thursday for allegedly killing a 52-year-man and offering his head to goddess Brahmani Dei. He apparently did this to contain the deadly coronavirus across...

Bhubaneswar: There seem to be no respite from COVID-19 as cases in Odisha continue to soar. The state reported 67 new cases Thursday, taking the tally to 1660. Among the fresh positive cases, Ganjam district again reported highest number of 26 patients. Of them, 25...

Washington: President Donald Trump, the historically prolific tweeter of political barbs and blasts, threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shuttering after Twitter added fact checks to two of his tweets. He turned to his Twitter account — where else? — to tweet...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a review meeting with the Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has said that the ministries should put in place state-specific solutions instead of looking for a 'one-size-fits-all' solution, to incentivise each state to...

New Delhi: Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba will hold a meeting with all states and Union Territories (UTs) Thursday on the issue of 'Public Health Response' to COVID-19, the deadly virus which has infected 1,58,333 people across the country so far. The meeting will start around...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 67 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, taking the total tally in the state to 1660, informed the Health and Family Welfare Department. Out of the 67 new cases Ganjam reported 26, Jajpur 11,  Khordha 11, Nayagarh 7, Balangir 2, Jagatsinghpur 2, Sambalpur...

New Delhi: With 6,566 new cases and 194 new deaths India's total tally of COVID-19 reached 1,58,333 Thursday, the Health Ministry data revealed. This is the second highest number of deaths reported in 24 hours, it was May 5 when India had reported 195 deaths...