Coronavirus

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the ongoing lockdown imposed to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended till May 11, as the country witnessed over 570 deaths due to the disease in 24 hours. On Monday, death toll from the...

New Delhi: Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak till May 3, the Indian Railways also decided to extend the cancellation of passenger train services till the lockdown period. The railway ministry in a statement said, "In...

Thiruvananthapuram: Reacting to the extension of the nationwide lockdown till May 3, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac Tuesday maintained that his state needs money more than appreciation for the work it has done to mitigate the impact of the lockdown and contain coronavirus spread. "The...

Dhenkanal: As many as 13 labourers of Naugaon area in Chhattisgarh, who were working at a brick kiln in Kendrapara district, were rescued Monday evening when they were on their way to their native place on foot. It is not surprising that they reached Dhenkanal...

Bhubaneswar: Embracing cutting edge technology in fight against the novel coronavirus, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) undertook spraying of disinfectants through drones from Rajmahal Square to Sishu Bhawan Square here, Tuesday. In joint venture of the BMC and Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL), two drones...

Dharmasala: A 32-year-old man, put in 14-day quarantine, in Dauda village under Dharmasala police limits in Jajpur has committed suicide Monday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Suresh Sahu, who was working at a hotel in Chennai. Suresh was put in quarantine for...

New Delhi: BJP president JP Nadda Tuesday thanked Congress chief Sonia Gandhi for urging people to stay indoors and observe lockdown regulations amid the corona-led crisis. Shortly before Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation, Sonia Gandhi, in a video message, assured people of her...

Bhubaneswar: Two men were put behind the bars Saturday at a place near Rajkot for supposedly running a paan-masala delivery via drone during the COVID-19 lockdown. The service of delivering paan-masala was going on in Morbi town, near Rajkot and around 195 kilometres from Ahmedabad....

Bhubaneswar: The total number of coronavirus cases in Odisha surged to 56 Tuesday with another man testing positive, according to information received. The swab samples of 564 were tested in the last 24 hours. Odisha had reported 55 positive cases till Monday late evening, with...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday announced that the current lockdown will be extended till May 3, saying it is very necessary to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. In a televised address to the nation, Modi said implementation of...