News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday increased the corpus of its contingency fund five times from Rs 400 crore to Rs 2,000 crore to meet the expenses to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and for treatment of patients. A proposal in this regard made by the State’s Finance department was approved at the Cabinet meeting […]

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 199 and the number of cases to 6,412 in the country on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry. While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 5,709, as many as 503 people were cured and discharged and one had migrated, it said. […]

San Francisco: Facebook has announced a “Quiet Mode” on its main app which will mute or pause most push notifications to help you focus on your family and friends, sleep without distraction or manage how you spend your time at home. If you try to open Facebook while in ‘Quiet Mode’, you’ll be reminded that […]

Bhubaneswar: If the countrywide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus outbreak has hit any section of people the worst, it has to be the daily wagers. The pandemic which has now infected more than 6000 people across the country has left scores of migrants jobless triggering unbelievable stories of homecoming, be it instances of people […]

New Delhi: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa on Friday assured Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of USD 2.2 billion (about Rs 16,500 crore) support to India in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In a call, Asakawa commended the Indian government’s decisive response to the pandemic, including a national health emergency program, tax and […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the Odisha government patted itself for taking many proactive measures to tackle the growing novel coronavirus pandemic in the State, a yawning gap is clearly discernible in State government’s Covid-19 information management. Post a series of flip-flops in releasing Covid-19 information, the State government on Thursday justified the trickledown theory adopted in […]

New Delhi: The government on Friday said that there is enough stock of hydroxychloroquine in the country and it is taking all steps to ensure that there is no shortage of the drug in the domestic market. India is the biggest manufacturer of the anti-malarial drug that is being touted as ‘game changer’ in the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Investigation Department has issued a public advisory highlighting some of the common methods used by cyberspace fraudsters to execute illegal activities during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and also suggested several precautionary measures to prevent such frauds. In the advisory issued by the Additional DGP (CID, Crime Branch) SK Priyadarshi, people have […]

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has shared a funny video where he is seen chewing leaves along with his horse! Salman shared the video on Instagram on Friday morning where is seen feeding leaves to his horse while he also munches on them! The actor captioned: “Breakfast with my love…” https://www.instagram.com/p/B-yf_IjlvK6/ It seems Salman enjoyed […]

Bhubaneswar: An emergency Covid-19 alert for Odisha. Novel coronavirus positive is now being detected in patients with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) in the State. A higher positivity rate here may sound the alarm bell of community transmission of Covid-19. As per a sentinel surveillance carried out by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) […]

Mumbai: Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has pledged to help around 5,000 people for a month in Shivaji Nagar and Govandi area of Mumbai through an NGO amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “Thank you, Sachin Tendulkar for stepping in and helping Apnalaya help the ones suffering the most during this lockdown. He will be taking […]

New York: Are you experiencing irritable bowel syndrome? Recently, researchers have found that adults experiencing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) had fewer gastrointestinal symptoms after they participated in a mindfulness programme meant to reduce stress. Mindfulness is when people are centred and living in the moment, rather than dwelling in the past or worrying about the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to strictly enforce government’s order making wearing of face masks mandatory while going out of homes, the petrol pumps across Odisha on Friday came out with a stringent rule of ‘No Mask, No Petrol/Diesel /CNG’. The fuel outlets decision was announced by Utkal Petroleum Dealers Association general secretary Sanjay Lath. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite Bihar reporting its first positive Covid-19 case nearly a week after Odisha, the total Covid-19 tests conducted in the State stood at nearly 1.75 times more than Odisha. In order to a give a big impetus to State’s Covid-19 testing capacity, the State government visualises a large-scale n-CoV testing in the State in […]

New Delhi: In what can spark off further speculation about exemptions during probable extension of the ongoing nationwide shutdown, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Friday that he has asked all states to keep a plan ready to start MGNREGA work from April 15, if the situation allows. “All states have been asked to […]