Coronavirus

Chhatrapur: A total of 2,350 migrant workers stranded in Chennai and Surat due to the ongoing lockdown, arrived at Jagannathpur Railway Station in Ganjam district by two Shramik Special trains, Monday. The train carrying 1,054 Odia migrant workers from Chhenai reached Jagannathpur around 8.25am. Among...

New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said Monday that he expects the Centre to unveil a financial package in two-three days. Nitin Gadkari also observed that the situation ‘was very bad’ despite the three-month moratorium on loan repayments announced by Reserve Bank of India (RBI)....

Beijing: A local official was sacked Monday for poor management in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. This development came after six new infections were reported in the COVID-19 epicentre. Wuhan had remained virus free for over 30 days, the state-run media reported Monday. Complacent...

Bhubaneswar: The total number of recovered coronavirus cases in Odisha rose to 85 with 17 persons testing negative Monday. Among those who recovered Monday, four are from Sundargarh, five from Khurda, three from Bhadrak, two each from Balasore and Jharsuguda and one from Debgarh. Odisha...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired Monday a fresh round of consultation with chief ministers. Discussions will take place on ways to strengthen the COVID-19 containment strategy. Steps needed to boost economic activities in a calibrated manner will be talked about. The meeting is...

Bhubaneswar: Addressing a press meet, Board of Secondary Education (BSE) President Ramashis Hazra and Secretary Nihar Mohanty Monday confirmed that the evaluation of HSC answer sheets will start from May 20 and the process will last for 20 to 24 days. Reports said that 60...

Chennai: Former India batsman Subramaniam Badrinath said the coronavirus-forced lockdown is a big challenge for sportspersons, including cricketers, but it also offers a chance to reassess goals and invest on their physical and mental well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has so far infected over 41...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS authorities here Monday sent four doctors and two attendants in quarantine as they had treated the truck driver from Mumbai who later tested positive for COVID-19. The 42-year-old driver had suffered injuries in a road mishap and was recovering in AIIMS. He being...

Puri: With test reports of two patients in Puri coming out to be positive for COVID-19 infection Sunday, the district administration Monday declared Renuka Lane near the sea beach where the patients live and some other connecting lanes as containment zones. Apart from barricading, all...

 Angul: Angul District Administration has initiated a probe into the leakage of data related to coronavirus patients in the district in order to trace the persons responsible for the act, informed District Collector Manoj Kumar Mohanty, Monday. Sources said that after 15 positive COVID-19 cases...