Bhubaneswar: The quantity of affirmed new coronavirus cases in South Asia approached 6,000 Saturday, even as experts in certain urban communities fixed limitations on development and cautioned lockdowns could be stretched out in an offer to get control over the pandemic. “If people don’t obey...
Read moreBhubaneswar: The administrations of several districts of the state Saturday announced a number of initiatives to contain coronavirus outbreak and facilitate supply of essentials commodities to the consumers. Boudh district administration started home delivery of essential items such as groceries, milk products, fruits, medicine, bakery...
Read moreNew Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 2,902 Saturday while the death toll rose to 68, according to the Union Health Ministry. As per the ministry's updated data on coronavirus cases Saturday morning, six fresh deaths were reported -- three...
Read moreJajpur: One more person in Odisha has tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus in Jajpur district. The man belongs to Brahmabarada village under Rasulpur block. He had also attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin in New Delhi last month. Efforts are on to identify the...
Read moreBhubaneswar: In the ongoing world crisis called coronavirus which has become a global threat of unprecedented proportions, healthcare workers have become the soldiers on the frontline of the war against this pandemic. Many doctors from the state are doing their part in providing treatment to...
Read moreBhubaneswar: With the Capital city observing the national 21-day lockdown, health experts here have raised concerns over the rising number of mental health cases that are being observed after the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Post March 24, since the Government of India announced a...
Read moreBesides having huge deposits of iron ores, manganese and chromites, Keonjhar district has the potential of transforming the mining sector of the state as it possesses precious platinum reserves. Although almost a decade has lapsed since the Geological Survey of India (GSI) discovered platinum reserves...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Friday sealed Bomikhal area here after three COVID-19 positive cases were detected in the area. BMC restricted entry and exit into Bomikhal area where three COVID-19 positive cases were detected Friday evening. The move is aimed to contain the possible...
Read moreRourkela: With the number of COVID-19 positive cases gradually rising in the country, the state government has prepared an exclusive COVID-19 hospital at Rourkela – the third such hospital in the state. According to a source in the government, the third COVID-19 hospital was Friday...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Amid COVID-19 scare, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to set up 261 coaches as quarantine facilities across its jurisdiction in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The coaches will be kept ready for quarantining suspected COVID-19 patients at Mancheswar Workshop (51), Bhubaneswar station (46), Puri...
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For many babus, rules are only for others not for the heaven-born. An IAS officer in Kerala skipped home quarantine...
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The Centre has slashed interest rates on popular small savings schemes – a mainstay of nearly half of the nation’s...
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We select one disease to be mortally afraid of – and ignore all the diseases that we should be scared...
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The unplanned manner in which Prime Minister Modi declared the COVID-linked 21-day lockdown is taking a harsh toll. For instance,...
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