Sambalpur: The administration has decided to open a temporary COVID-19 hospital inside the Sambalpur district headquarters hospital (DHH) premises. It has advised people to consult a doctor immediately, if they develop symptoms like fever, cold, cough and body pain. On behalf of the health department,...
Read moreJajpur: The man who tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus in Jajpur district has been shifted to Ashwini Hospital in Cuttack, reports said. The man belongs to Brahmabarada village under Rasulpur block. Reportedly, the man had also attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin in...
Read moreTalcher: Doctors and other medical workers all around the world are risking their lives to contain the novel COVID-19. However, a sickening event in Talcher has raised a finger on our sincereity in acknowledging and honouring their service. As per reports, an elderly medical practioner...
Read moreBhadrak: Bhadrak Police arrested nine people Saturday in different parts of the district for flouting the 48-hour shutdown rules. They were found roaming around in the streets violating the shutdown procedures. Police, however, did not provide the identities of these persons. The shutdown has been...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Puri district administration sealed the Pipili locality early Saturday morning after a COVID-19 positive case was detected here. The sealing has been done to prevent the spread of the pandemic. Puri collector Balwant Singh, in a notification, said Danagahir village under Pipili Block is...
Read moreDigapahandi: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus is affecting us all. Apart from doctors and nurses who are fighting on the frontlines, there are other heroes too who are going the extra mile to help. From women stitching masks at home for the needy to...
Read moreJajpur: Jajpur police Friday arrested a man on charges of spreading rumours about coronavirus outbreak in the district on social media. The accused has been identified as Samir Kumar Rout, a resident of Serapur in Bari block. According to a source, the youth had allegedly...
Read moreBaripada: In light of the coronavirus outbreak, Mayurbhanj district administration started the second phase of disinfection drive Saturday to sanitise offices and streets in Balasore circle to Palbani locality in Baripada of Mayurbhanj district. Several employees of the district fire brigade services department were seen spraying...
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 moreRourkela: The excise officials with the help of local police seized about 1080 litres of liquor from an SUV near Uditnagar overbridge in Rourkela town of Sundargarh district Friday. According to sources, the seizure was made while the illegal consignment was being transported to Malgodown...
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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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