Coronavirus

Kolkata: A video posted on social media by Union minister Babul Supriyo of a dead patient allegedly lying in the isolation ward of a state-run hospital here has stoked a controversy with the West Bengal government questioning its veracity and asserting that the opposition BJP...

Washington: The World Health Organization has become a tool of “Chinese propaganda”, the Trump administration has alleged, asserting that the global health agency has lost all its credibility during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. US President Donald Trump recently announced he would put a hold on...

Bhubaneswar: One more positive coronavirus case was detected Wednesday in Odisha. Victim is a 38-year-old man from Jajpur with a recent travel history to West Bengal, tweeted the Health and Family Welfare Department (H&FW), government of Odisha. The total number of cases in Odisha has...

Bhubaneswar: After bestowing the power of district Collector to village heads, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Wednesday, administered oath to over 6,700 sarpanchs to work towards keeping their areas free from infection. The village heads from all the 6,798 Gram Panchayats took the pledge administered by...

Keonjhar: The Keonjhar district administration has come up with a new form of awareness campaign to inform people about the COVID-19 pandemic. The administration is spreading awareness through paintings on roads. The paintings are being exhibited on the roads of different localities of this town....

New Delhi: World Champion PV Sindhu was Wednesday unveiled as one of the ambassadors for Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s ‘i am badminton’ awareness campaign. The campaign provides a platform for players to express their love and respect for badminton by advocating and committing to clean...

Cuttack: Along with healthcare professionals, the police have been in the forefront in the battle against coronavirus. In most parts of India, including Odisha, the cops are trying to implement lockdown in a proper manner. They are requesting people to stay indoors. When their appeals...

Lucknow: Anil and Jyoti will always remember how they began their married life — walking out of a police station in the midst of a lockdown against a virus. Their marriage ceremony took place Monday on the premises of Dheena police station in Uttar Pradesh’s...

Mumbai: Alia Bhatt features in Mumbai Police force's latest effort in their ongoing campaign exhorting people to stay indoors, in these times of COVID-19 pandemic. On their official page, Mumbai Police have shared a meme featuring a smiling Alia in her Gully Boy look. "That face...

Bhubaneswar: The Electronics & Information Technology Department of state government Wednesday launched a WhatsApp channel and a dedicated COVID-19 dashboard for the public to reliably get information pertaining to the disease in the state. The channel is named as Odisha Govt. WhatsApp Info Desk.  It will...