Tag: Covid 19

Bhubaneswar: The main branch of State Bank of India (SBI) has been sealed for four-day starting today after detection of more number of Covid-19 positive cases. “To contain the further…

Bhubaneswar: Around 700 vaccination centres were closed down in Odisha after the State ran out of Covid-19 vaccine stock on Wednesday. The vaccination drive was completely disrupted in Koraput district…

New Delhi: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, over one lakh students of classes 10 and 12 have signed petitions urging the government to either cancel board exams scheduled to…

Bhubaneswar: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to conduct the Personality Tests (interviews) of Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2020 from April 6, 2021. Earlier, the results of the…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continues to maintain an upward trend in the Covid-19 graph with 879 fresh cases reported in last 24 hours today. Out of the total cases detected in last…

New Delhi: India registered a record single-day spike of 1,26,789 new COVID-19 cases, pushing its infection tally to 1,29,28,574, while the number of active cases too went upwards to breach…

New Delhi/Mumbai: As COVID-19 cases in India hit a record high lending urgency to scale up vaccination, the Centre on Wednesday allowed the jabs at workplaces with about 100 eligible…

Rayagada: The Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology University (GIET University) at Gunupur in the district has been closed for three days following detection Covid-19 cases in the campus. The…

Washington: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 132.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.88 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update…

Geneva: A causal link between the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and the rare occurrence of blood clots with low platelets is “considered plausible but not confirmed,” the World Health Organization (WHO)…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS here, and asked those eligible for the shot to take it soon to defeat…

Bhubaneswar: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has added 11.55 lakh net subscribers in the month of October, 2020 as per the recently released payroll data. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, EPFO has added around 39.33 lakh subscribers during the current financial year (from April to October, 2020). The data published comprises of members who have joined during […]

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 caseload in Odisha on Monday surged to 3,26,596 after 363 people tested positive for coronavirus infections, as per the data revealed by the State Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department. The death toll rose to 1,839 with three more fatalities in the last 24 hours, informed the State Health and Family Welfare […]

Puri: An elaborate SOP has been drawn by the Puri district administration to facilitate the Darshan of Lord Jagannath by devotees when the Jagannath Temple reopens in a phased manner from December 23. As per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Sevayats (Servitors) and their family members will get the exclusive privilege to have the first […]

Bhadrak: The popular shrine of Baba Akhandalamani will reopen on December 28 after remaining shut for months owning to Covid-19 pandemic. However, first privilege will be given to sevayats (servitors) and their family members for darshan, informed Bhadrak Collector Gyana Das on Monday. Apart from Baba Akhandalamani, other places of worship in the district will […]