Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: With thousands of Odia migrant workers stuck outside the state amid lockdown, state Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Ranendra Pratap Swain has requested union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution minister Ram Vilas Paswan to arrange food for Odia labourers living outside the...

Baripada: The Hindu month of ‘Chaitra’ is usually one full of activities for the ‘Chhau’ dancers of Mayurbhanj district. The last three days of the month of ‘Chaitra’ is a period people look forward to with keen interest in the Mayurbhanj district. During these three...

Puri: With the 38-day lockdown taking a toll on stray animals dependent on human beings for food, many organisations and Good Samaritans have come forward to the rescue of these animals. Monday, some of the members of Bhubaneswar Adhyatmika Vidyapitha fed the monkeys in Puri...

Jajpur: Sanatrilochan and Saipur localities under Jafarpur panchayats in Jajpur district have been sealed and marked as ‘containment zones’ after a second man tested positive for coronavirus from the area. The man originally belongs to Sanatrilochan, but as the Saipur locality is also very close...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked people to follow seven things in the coming days to help the government in its fight against the coronavirus. The seven things which the prime minister asked people to follow included taking care of the elderly as...

Islamabad: A group of over 50 senior clerics in Pakistan has warned the government against the ban on religious congregations amidst the coronavirus outbreak and said the authorities should instead abide by religious norms and allow more worshippers in mosques to seek forgiveness from Allah....

Ranchi: Robots will serve food and give medicine to COVID-19 patients in two hospitals in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district from Tuesday, in a step to protect doctors and health workers from getting infected with coronavirus. Developed by District Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC) Aditya Ranjan, the...

Washington: Retired track star Usain Bolt showed he’s still a few steps ahead when he posted an AFP picture of him outstripping his rivals at the Beijing Olympics with the cheeky caption: “social distancing”. Bolt’s post, featuring a picture by AFP photographer Nicolas Asfouri of...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday assured everyone that there is enough stock of food, medicines and other essential commodities and no one should worry for the extended period of lockdown. In a series of tweets, the home minister also appealed to the...

Mhow: The birthplace of Dalit icon Dr BR Ambedkar here in Madhya Pradesh wore a deserted look on his 129th birth anniversary Tuesday, in view of the lockdown enforced to contain the spread of coronavirus. Only a few local administration officials wearing masks went to...