Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Harassment of doctors and healthcare professionals involved in the fight against the pandemic coronavirus in Odisha continues unabated in the state. Saturday it was the turn of a lady doctor in the city to be abused by a Zomato delivery boy who also issued...

New York: United States (US) President Donald Trump was warned about the potential for a pandemic but he repeatedly played down the seriousness of the virus and focused instead on controlling the message, protecting gains in the economy and batting away warnings from senior officials,...

Gajapati: The coronavirus pandemic seems to be bringing out the creative side of our police personnel across the country as they lookout for innovative ways to raise awareness among the public. From creating music videos to street plays, these cops are leaving no stone unturned...

Chicago: The death toll in the United States from coronavirus eclipsed Italy’s for the highest in the world Saturday at about 20,000, as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims and moved to snuff out smoldering hot spots...

Bhubaneswar: Nine-year-old Thakur Rajveer Das, a student of Mother’s Public School, has donated his entire piggy bank amount to the Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund as well as to the PM CARES Fund to fight against coronavirus. The amount of Rs 2,000 may be small...

New Delhi: The highly infectious coronavirus has infected 8,356 people in India. Among those infected, 273 people have fallen victim to the deadly virus, the Union Health Ministry said in a statement Sunday. In the last 24 hours there have been 909 new positive cases...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced that the state government will distribute five kilogram rice and one kilogram of lentil (arhar dal) free of cost to all ration card holders for three months starting from April. The Odisha government Saturday directed the Food...

Chhendipada: Thirteen nomad families who make a living by selling homemade products like brooms and mats have refused to accept the food provided by the district administration here. Instead they want the money that is being spent to prepare cooked food for them, be used...

Bhubaneswar: Amid extension of lockdown till April 30 to contain the spread of coronavirus, Police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi Saturday asked cops to help senior citizens in home delivery of services such as medicine, grocery, cooked food and vegetables. Addressing the police officers serving in Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police...

Bhubaneswar:  Eighty one Odia migrant workers stranded in Diamond Nagar of Surat in Gujarat were arrested Saturday by the police for allegedly for setting several vehicles ablaze. They were protesting against the extension of the lockdown which is preventing them from returning to Odisha. Sources...