COVID-19

New Delhi: The Centre has empowered the State Governments to declare hand sanitizers and masks as essential commodities and urged them to take necessary steps to smoothen the sale and availability of these items in their respective States.…

Bhubaneswar: A day after Government announced number of measures to prevent spreading of deadly Coronavirus, the Nandankanan Zoological Park authorities on Saturday announced its decision to shut down the zoo with immediate effect.…

New Delhi: India has reported its second death from novel coronavirus pandemic, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare while adding that so far 82 cases had been reported across the country, with seven in Delhi. Death of a…

New Delhi: Air India Ltd has decided to cancel several flights to major international destinations in the wake of the deadly coronavirus outbreak across the world. According to reports, the national carrier has decided to truncate its…

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has come up with preventive measures amid coronavirus (COVID-19) scare across the country. The High Court issued the guidelines following the notification issued by the Supreme Court of India for exercising…

New Delhi: National bodies have moved to take preventive action amid growing COVID-19 concerns around the world with the Sri Lanka-England Tests and India-South Africa ODIs being postponed indefinitely. The COVID-19 has been recently…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today participated in a mass hand washing programme here today to sensitize the people about the COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has swept into at least 114 countries and killed more…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister’s grievance cell and joint grievance cells at the district level will remain closed till March 31 in view of the outbreak of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). However, people can send their grievances…

Bhubaneswar: The Budget Session of the Odisha Assembly has been suspended till March 29 in the wake of outbreak of coronavirus. This has been announced by Assembly Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro today. The House will assemble next on…

Bhubaneswar: Amid growing cases of corona virus in the country, the Odisha Government on Friday declared to close down all educational institution till 31st March in the State. The educational Institutions, however, will open for holding…