Padmapur: A migrant worker who had returned to the state from West Bengal and had been under institutional quarantine since past two weeks Thursday fled the centre and went straight to his home leading to resentment among locals. According to a source, the incident took...
New Delhi: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has sounded an alert to different customs formations across the country to check smuggling of infrared thermometers into the country from China, officials said Friday. The move assumes significance as the demand of such thermometers have spiked...
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is at the forefront of India’s battle against COVID-19. Harsh Vardhan will take charge as the chairman of the 34-member WHO Executive Board later Friday, officials said. Vardhan would succeed Dr Hiroki Nakatani from Japan. Vardhan nominated The...
Keonjhar: The sarpanch of Hatadihi panchayat in Keonjhar district declared complete shutdown for three villages for 48 hours. The decision was taken by sarpanch Anusuya Sethy after three persons from one village tested positive for coronavirus Friday. Sethy said that legal action will be initiated...
Kuarmunda: In yet another shocking incident of exploiting minors, a man was arrested Friday by the police from Jhunumur panchayat under Raiboga police station in Sundargarh district. He has been accused of sexually assaulting his 11-year-old foster-daughter for more than 20 days. The girl had...
Lucknow: Over 600 Tablighi Jamaat members, including 157 from this city who have completed their quarantine period, were released after screening in Uttar Pradesh, a health official said Friday. Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Avanish Awasthi, said that the remaining Jamaatis would be released after completion...
Bhadrak: Inmates of a number of quarantine centres in Bhadrak district staged sit-in protests Friday. They showed resent against the apathy meted out to them by the administration. At the time of writing this copy, inmates of quarantine centres in Sugo, Binayakpur and Adhuan panchayats...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department Friday said that 43 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. “Another 43 #Covid19 patients have recovered and are being discharged. 15 are from Angul, 8 each are from Ganjam, Rourkela and Jajpur, and 1 each...
Bhadrak/Jagatsinghpur/Jajpur: In a bid to avoid public congregation at temple premises due to the auspicious occasion Sabitri Friday, district administrations of Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur and Jajpur imposed Section 144 around various temples of the districts till the end of the extended lockdown period. Bhadrak District Administration said...
United Nations: ‘Cyclone Amphan’, which has killed 77 people and left thousands homeless in West Bengal, is now considered even ‘more destructive’ than ‘Cyclone Aila’ according to the United Nations. ‘Cyclone Aila’ had slammed southern Bangladesh and eastern India in 2009. ‘Cyclone Amphan, the strongest...
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