Tag: Coronavirus Outbreak

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Indian SMEs To Benefit From Alibaba Cloud's $30 Million Anti-COVID Programme

Bengaluru: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in India are set to benefit from a $30 million global “anti-COVID” programme that Alibaba Cloud, the data intelligence backbone of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, launched on Thursday. The “Global SME Enablement Programme” will provide cloud technology relief to both new and existing SME customers of the company […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Price Crash Brings No Relief: Oilcos Keep Fuel Prices Unchanged For 40 Days

New Delhi: This is one reform initiative of the government that has not yielded the desired results on the ground. A collapse in global crude oil prices was widely believed to provide relief to consumers by way of sharply lower retail price of petrol and diesel. But the reality has turned out to be something […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Global death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 200,000

Washington: Global coronavirus deaths have surpassed the 200000 mark, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Sunday morning, there were a total of 202,846 fatalities across the globe, the university’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update. The US currently accounts for the highest number of fatalities at 53,755. It […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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COVID-19 Cases In US Crosses 1 Million, Fatalities 58000

Washington: The number of people infected by the coronavirus in the United States crossed one million and the fatalities jumped to nearly 59,000, but several states initiated the process to reopen their economies amidst signs of decline in both new cases and deaths. We continue to pray for the victims as well as for those […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Puri Rath Yatra Held Even During 1918 Flu Pandemic: Srimandir Servitors’ Body

Puri: As clouds of uncertainty continue to loom over the annual Rath Yatra in Puri this year in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Daitapati Nijog (servitors’ body) of Srimandir today suggested that the Odisha government can organise the festival in a restricted manner. In a letter to CM Naveen Patnaik, the servitor […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Congress to bear cost of rail travel of every needy migrant worker: Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said its state units will bear the cost of rail travel of needy migrant workers and labourers stranded at their workplaces due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown and seeking to return home. Congress president Sonia Gandhi in a statement announced the party’s decision and said this would be the Congress’ […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Shramik-Express
Railway has subsidised 85 per cent fare for migrant workers: BJP

New Delhi: The BJP said on Monday the railways has subsidised 85 per cent of ticket fare for special trains being run to transport migrant workers and the state government has to pay the remaining 15 per cent, soon after the Congress attacked the central government over the issue. The state government concerned can also […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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COVID-19 Crisis: Centre To Use Rs 3,100 Crore From PM-CARES For Ventilators, Migrants' Welfare

New Delhi: The Centre allocated Rs 3,100 crore from the PM CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund on Wednesday evening to fight against COVID-19. The bulk of it, Rs 2,000 crore, will be spent to buy ventilators, while a significant Rs 1,000 crore is being earmarked for the migrant labourers. […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Centre Deploys Teams In Over 50 Districts, Municipal Bodies Including 5 In Odisha With High COVID Caseload

New Delhi: With several districts and municipal bodies across the country witnessing a spurt in coronavirus cases, the Union Health Ministry has deployed high-level central teams in as many as 50 districts/municipal bodies including 5 in Odisha to assist the local administrations in containment and management of COVID-19 outbreak. These multi-disciplinary teams are helping the states […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Cruise Ship Linked To 700 COVID19 Cases & 21 Deaths In Australia, Lawsuit Launched

Sydney: The Ruby Princess cruise ship, which docked in Sydney in March and has been linked to 700 COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths in Australia, will be the subject of a class-action lawsuit announced on Friday. Shine Lawyers has filed a class action against Carnival Plc and Princess Cruise Lines Ltd, saying that the cruise […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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Coronavirus: Odisha Logs 2775 New Recoveries

Bhubaneswar: The total recovered cases of novel-Coronavirus in Odisha touched 235763 after 2775 more patients recuperated from the disease on Wednesday. As per information by the State Health department, maximum number of Covid-19 recoveries were reported from Khordha where as many as 500 patients were declared free of the virus. Apart from Khordha, a total […]

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
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