Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: The office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Sunday issued an order extending lockdown from May 4 to May 17 in accordance with the Union Home Ministry’s directive. The SRC also laid down details of the activities to be permitted in the Green, Orange...

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India SA Bobde has directed that Supreme Court officers in the ranks of deputy registrar and above or their equivalent in the registry shall attend office from May 4. The apex court has restricted its functioning since March 23, days...

New Delhi: India registered a record jump of 83 deaths and 2,487 cases in 24 hours as the number of COVID-19 fatalities rose to 1,306 and total cases climbed to 40,263 Sunday, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 5,670 prisoners have been released from all 90 jails of the state in order to decongest the establishments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per the data available with the State Prisons and Correctional Directorate, 5,309 inmates managed to...

Bhubaneswar: Four persons have recovered from COVID-19 infections and tested negative, according to the Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Odisha Sunday evening. This was a sigh of relief after five persons testing positive in the morning. These four people include three from Bhadrak...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday hailed the mega exercise which included fly-pasts over many cities and towns and showering of petals by military choppers on leading hospitals to pay gratitude to the front-line workers engaged in the battle against COVID-19. “Saluting those who...

New Delhi: The third phase of the countrywide lockdown begins Monday with “considerable relaxations”, but curbs will continue in containment areas so that the gains achieved so far in the fight against COVID-19 are not “squandered away”, officials said Sunday. The country has been divided...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Sunday saluted the “corona warriors” for their unmatched contribution and sacrifice in fighting the COVID-19 epidemic. Doctors, paramedics, policemen, sanitation workers and others engaged in different duties in the fight against the COVID-19 are called “corona warriors”. “India...

Chennai: A touch-free hand wash system has been launched at a vegetable market here to encourage the hygienic practice among people in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The system has sponsored by city-based RCC Diva Foundation, a non-profit organisation, and installed by Greater Chennai...

New Delhi: Districts with substantial economic activity should be permitted to resume all industrial and business operations with highest safety protocols for enterprises to remain financially sustainable while averting job losses, the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) said Sunday. CII called for economic contribution of...