Tag: Covid 19 Lockdown

COVID19 cases will stabilize in 5-6 days and in the next 5-6 days the curve will decline. These words of assurance were from Capital Hospital Director, Laxmidhar Sahoo.

New Delhi: In wake of complete lockdown to prevent the COVID-19 spread Delhi Police cleared the anti-CAA protest site in Shaheen Bagh in the national capital on Tuesday and detained some protestors. According to the police, no force was used during the process, however, several protesters, who refused to leave the venue despite continuous persuasion, […]

Bhubaneswar: Expressing apprehension over shortage of essential commodities, State Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain has written to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik seeking an assessment of the food stock the State possesses right now and how much it might need in case the lockdown persists for a longer period. Also Read: Ensure […]

New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared a 21- day lockdown across the county, the Indian Railways on Wednesday announced to extend the suspension of all passenger services till April 14. Freight movement, however, will continue to carry essential commodities across the county. Also Read: Coronavirus Effect: Railways Cancels 168 Trains The […]

New Delhi: To ensure sufficient supply during the Covid-19 lockdown, the government on Thursday decided to increase monthly quota of subsidized foodgrains by 2 kg to 7kg per person through ration shops for 80 crore beneficiaries. A decision in this regard was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) headed by Prime Minister […]

New Delhi: The Union government on Wednesday announced to postpone the first phase of Census 2021 and the National Population Register (NPR) exercise owing to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. The exercise slated to begin on April 1 this year has been “postponed until further orders”, the office of the Registrar General and […]

New Delhi: India’s largest airline by market share, IndiGo, extended help to the Union government to tackle the Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) by ferrying medicine, equipment and other relief samples across the country on Wednesday. “I know you must be facing major logistical challenges in moving medicine, equipment and relief supplies from one part of the […]

Cuttack: In view of the 21-day lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation has ordered shopping malls situated in the millennium city to facilitate doorstep delivery of essential commodities. As per reports, the CMC has directed 11 shopping malls in the city for door-to-door delivery of food […]

New Delhi: With the goal of enhancing digital infrastructure, deploying e-governance and e-services and make the nation digitally empowered, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched Digital India. But, amid the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 disease in the country, the initiative faces the biggest challenge. COVID-19 lockdown has created an unprecedented situation. […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the nationwide lockdown due to the outbreak of coronavirus, Odisha Assembly Speaker Surya Narayan Patro on Friday announced that the Budget session of the House will resume functioning from the conference hall of the Lok Seva Bhawan. Speaking to media persons, Patro said that members of the House will meet at the Lok […]

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 […]

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 […]

New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sought the nation’s forgiveness for imposing a monumental lockdown on the country, but said “we have to win … and we will definitely win the battle” against the unprecedented menace of coronavirus that has claimed 25 lives in India so far. In his monthly Mann ki Baat radio […]

New Delhi: Amid COVID-19 lockdown across the nation, considering the problems being faced by people, the government has announced to extend the validity of all driving licences (DL) till June end as well as other documents related to the new Motor Vehicle Act (MV Act) that expired from February 1. Ministry of Road Transport and […]

New Delhi: In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown across the nation, the Retailers Association of India (RAI) has partnered with the Centre and other players in the retail and food segment to launch, the ‘Food Soldier Project’. The project is an initiative to ease the supply of essential products during the lockdown. “‘Food […]