Tag: Covid 19 Pandemic

Washington: India’s debt to GDP ratio increased from 74 per cent to 90 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has said, noting that it expects this…

New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic battered and bruised the world in 2020, teaching the value of human life, but an evident positive impact was that it helped the environment bounce back to its glory, even if temporarily. While schools, workplaces, transport and industry remained closed for a large part of the year as people stayed […]

New Delhi: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Finance Ministry has decided to go paperless for the upcoming budget scheduled for February 1. This is a historic move as it will be for the first time in the history of independent India that the budget papers will not be printed. Sources said the government has received […]

Bhubaneswar: Though the dates for the CBSE board exams 2021 have been announced by the Education Minister, many students want the class 10, 12 exams to be cancelled. A petition has been filed on change.org demanding cancellation of the CBSE board exams 2021, which is all set to be conducted from May 4 in online […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Thursday released guidelines for the upcoming Republic Day celebrations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the district collectors and SPs by the State Home Department, it is said that no students, NCC cadets or the general public will be allowed to take part in the Republic Day celebrations. In […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite the adverse situation caused by Covid-19 pandemic, export from Odisha in the current financial year up to November has registered 55 per cent increase, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday. Despite the adverse situation caused by #COVID19 pandemic, export from the State in the current financial year up to November has registered […]

New Delhi: Even as the coroonavirus pandemic took away the daily bread and butter from millions in the country, Indian billionaires have increased their wealth by 35 per cent during the Covid-19 induced lockdown. A study conducted by Oxfam also revealed that their wealth increased by 90 per cent since 2009 to $422.9 billion, ranking […]

Jaipur: Amid the ongoing pandemic, weddings have helped revive the hotel sector in Rajasthan which was left bleeding during and post the lockdown period. The hoteliers in the desert state stay afloat amid the pandemic, courtesy the Indian weddings which are not big and fat but have trimmed in size. Yet, they have the potential […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of the sudden spurt in cases of Covid-19 in many states, including neighbouring Chhattisgarh, the alert Odisha government on Sunday has decided to press the preventive button to keep the lethal virus at bay. In a significant measure, the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) today directed all district Collectors, Municipal Commissioners and Superintendent […]

Berhampur: In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic when financial condition of people was shattered and availability of food remained difficult for both man and animals, lakhs of rupees were allegedly embezzled in putting up bamboo barricades and feeding stray animals in Berhampur. As per an RTI reply sought by activist Pitabasa Panda from the […]

Patiala: Olympic-bound star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra smashed his own national record with a throw of 88.07m, which is also the best of the year so far, in a sensational return to action during the third Indian Grand Prix meet here on Friday. Competing for the first time in more than a year after the […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when Odisha government is signing MoU for setting up of mega industrial units, there seems to be no ‘Sanjivani’ for the MSME sector ravaged by Covid-19 pandemic. Many small-scale industrial units have downed the shutters after incurring losses to the tune of crores of rupees due to the pandemic and are […]

Bhubaneswar: A servitor at the Lingaraj temple along with three of his family members have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. As per preliminary reports, all them have been kept in isolation and already necessary contact tracing has reportedly begun as per protocol. The issue of a servitor testing positive for […]

Varanasi: To drive away the fear of Covid-19 pandemic and at the same time celebrate Holi without anxiety, young innovators from Varanasi have come up with a unique anti-corona pichkari (water gun). The resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic has left the government worried and also dampened the spirits of people. It may prove difficult to […]

Cuttack: The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the life and livelihood of every individual irrespective of his/her personal, professional, economic or social background. Those in the glamour and showbiz world are not immune to the pandemic turmoil. Suchismita Routray, a young woman from Cuttack’s Jhanjirmangala who worked as an assistant camera person in Bollywood for five […]