News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Beyond the infections & deaths, the far-reaching impact of the Coronavirus can be measured from the fact that even villages in Odisha are shutting down their borders as a measure to practice social distancing to contain the spread of the virus. Villagers have come out on roads to put up barricades to prevent entry […]

New Delhi: India’s response to COVID-19 has been proactive, preemptive and graded, the central government stated on Saturday. The government lauded the efforts taken to fight against coronavirus and said that the country had taken comprehensive response and adopted certain measures at its borders much before the World Health Organization had declared it as a […]

New Delhi: Amid the coronavirus lockdown across the country, people are struggling to cope with the feelings of loneliness, anxiety, frustration, and a fear of what’s coming next. In such scenarios of COVID-19 lockdown, people stuck at home are preferring virtual therapy for treating Coronavirus anxiety. Virtual therapy provided by e-consults focussed on mental health […]

Mumbai: Amid the coronavirus lockdown across the country, the moment when the epic “Ramayan” from the eighties was aired on Saturday on Doordarshan, many went nostalgic. The audience demanded the government to re-telecast several other popular old television shows of that era. Considering the public demand, the government re-telecast body has decided to telecast “Mahabharat”, […]

New York: In a new study, researchers have claimed that COVID-19 scare can have fatal consequences of cardiac injury in people with underlying cardiovascular disease. Even it can cause cardiac injury in patients without any heart conditions. Experts have known that viral illnesses such as COVID-19 can cause respiratory infections that may lead to lung […]

Bhubaneswar: On Friday, Odisha government’s spokesperson on COVID-19 Subroto Bagchi expressed apprehensions about the possibilities of entering the community transmission phase. And the increasing magnitude of the pandemic has now prompted the State government to seek voluntary service by senior professionals with experience in vital fields to assist in the management and containment of COVID-19 […]

Bhubaneswar: Like an expansionist, the novel coronavirus is fast redrawing its map boundary in India. In just 6-days time, Covid-19 footprints are conspicuous in 132 districts across the country from 75 districts on March 22.  After a lull for few days, the Covid-19 cases recorded the highest-ever single day count on March 27. The rate […]

Bhubaneswar: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday postponed the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021 (April Session) in view of the Covid-19 situation the country. The JEE (Main) was…

Mumbai: Bollywood Superstar Akshay Kumar has announced to donate Rs 25 crore to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s PM-CARES fund to help the government in the COVID-19 fight.  PM Modi had earlier on Saturday announced the creation of the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES) where people can contribute and help the […]

Bhubaneswar: Will the local transmission of novel coronavirus transmission become a reality in Odisha? The answer seems to be in affirmative as the P-3 (Covid-19 Positive number 3) at a viral shedding state had come in contact with a high of 112 persons in the State. Post contact tracing, eleven samples sent for testing. The […]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another relief measure for the weaker sections of the society, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced financial assistance of Rs 3000 each to street vendors across 114 urban local bodies (ULBs) to deal with the Covid-19 lockdown. Patnaik said that this will benefit around 65,000 registered street vendors of the 114 municipalities […]

San Francisco: Twitter went down in the US and the micro-blogging platform said it was working on to fix an issue with its servers. Twitter users, especially on the east…

Puri: With the surge in Covid-19 cases in the State, a massive disinfection drive was undertaken inside and outside the Lord Jagannath Temple complex in Puri on Sunday. As per…

The Indian Railways on Saturday announced to give full refund for all tickets booked for the period from March 21 to April 14. The above announcement was made due to cancellation of all trains for containing the spread of COVID-19 in the period. The big announcement will be in addition to and in continuation to […]

Bhubaneswar: Every cloud of worry has a silver lining of hope. However, with educational institutions likely to remain shut for a prolonged period due to outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, the future of lakhs of students seems to be at stake now. Amid the lockdown, school management, teachers and students look worried about scheduled course […]