Coronavirus

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Sunday said that it has conducted over a million RT-PCR tests for novel coronavirus so far. In a press statement the apex medical research body said, "A total of 10,46,450 samples have been tested as on...

New Delhi: Germs are everywhere - on the surfaces, in the air and around us. Every time people cough, sneeze, shake hands, touch or spit, the likelihood of germ spread is high. Clothes can be one of the biggest carriers of germs. Therefore, everyone should...

Bhubaneswar: Four persons tested positive for COVID-19 Sunday bringing the total number of infections so far in Odisha to 161, official data suggested. While two of these patients are from Ganjam, the others are from Jharsuguda and Balasore, Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department of...

Bhubaneswar:  Expressing gratitude of defence forces to COVID-19 frontline warriors, an Indian Air Force chopper Sunday showered flowers and petals on KIMS COVID hospital in Bhubaneswar. It was part of the nation-wide thanksgiving effort by the armed forces to honour doctors, paramedics, sanitation staff and...

Islamabad: Pakistan witnessed record number of deaths from the coronavirus with nearly half of them being reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) alone, taking the overall toll to 432, it was reported Sunday. While addressing the media Saturday, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health...

Bangalore: The first special train from Karnataka with 1,190 migrant workers left Bengaluru for Bhubaneswar in Odisha, an official said Sunday. "The shramik special train left Chikbanawara station in Bengaluru east at 9:26 a.m. with 1,190 migrant workers to Bhubaneswar in Odisha," a South Western Railway...

Bhubaneswar: Two people were dead and another five were injured in two separate road accidents involving migrant workers who are returning home to Ganjam district from Gujarat’s Surat town. According to a source, two people were killed at Kalinga Ghats on the Ganjam-Kandhamal border Saturday...

Chhatrapur: As many as 552 Odia migrant workers who were stranded in Kerala owing to the nationwide lockdown Sunday reached Jagannathpur station in Ganjam district. According to the district administration, a non-stop train ferrying 1,200 Odia migrant workers started its journey from Aluva station in...

Kendrapara: A 42-year-old man, who worked in Dubai for three years allegedly died due to Covid-19 Friday while he was undergoing treatment at a Dubai-based hospital, Rama Chandra Nayak, assistant labour officer, said. Niranjan Malik, son of Sridhar Mallick, of Malipur (Sasan) under Pattamundai police...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Saturday said the train from Kerala which is bringing stranded Odias from the southern state has most workers from Kandhamal district. Manoj Mishra, commissioner, rail coordination, said a train carrying Odia workers was on its way from Kerala. “As per the...