Coronavirus

Washington: Protests flared in U.S. states Sunday over stay-at-home orders while governors disputed President Donald Trump’s claims they have enough tests for the novel coronavirus and should quickly reopen their economies. An estimated 2,500 people rallied at the Washington state capitol in Olympia to protest...

Angul: The Angul district administration has made quarantine mandatory for anyone who returns from Bhubaneswar for it has been marked as the hotspot for coronavirus in Odisha. However, the district administration, it seems, is being lenient on few babus. As Bhubaneswar is a hotspot for...

Balasore: A two-and-a-half-year-old girl has been identified as coronavirus positive among the two confirmed COVID-19 cases in Balasore. “The girl’s throat swab was taken April 16 for test and she was found coronavirus positive Monday,” said Nilagiri Sub Collector Harishandra Jena. The girl is a resident...

Chhatrapur: Revoking the earlier decision to allow shops dealing with essential articles to open throughout the day, Ganjam Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange issued a fresh notification, withdrawing the relaxation. Earlier it was decided that some particular shops would remain open throughout the day from April...

New Delhi: All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, an apex body of Muslim organisation, has requested the Prime Minister to issue an appeal to his supporters to stop economic boycott of Muslims to save India's image and economy after videos emerged which showed that the daily wagers...

New Delhi: Crude oil prices plunged Monday with the West Texas intermediate (WTI) crude in the US falling below the $15 per barrel mark, the lowest level in 21 years. The fall in oil prices comes on the back of weak demand amid the coronavirus...

New Delhi: The Centre Sunday said that there has been no decision so far on the resumption of both domestic and international flights post the lockdown. Besides, civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has also asked all airlines to refrain from booking...

Kabul: Some of the UK's treasured heritage could be "lost forever" after the novel coronavirus pandemic, as centuries-old skills required to safeguard them risk wipeout if craftsmen lose their jobs, an official has warned. According to a survey carried out by Historic England, a non-departmental...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started sanitising the restricted zones by using drones. BMC’s sanitisation process is already going on. During day time, hand sprays are used manually to sanitise while after sunset, sodium hypochlorite solution is sprayed by fire engines. For the first...

Puri: Odisha DGP Abhya suspended Inspector In-Charge of Barchana Police Station in Jajpur district Monday for allegedly entering Puri’s Jagannath temple along with family members Sunday thus violating lockdown norms. The accused cop has been identified as Deepak Jena. In the official twitter account of...