Bengaluru: India’s first Covid-19 self test kit CoviSelf has been commercially launched by Biotechnology company Mylab Discovery Solutions on Thursday. Designed as a nasal swab test, the kit detects the virus in 15 minutes and costs Rs 250. It will be available in chemist shops across the country in two-three days. It will also be…
Shillong: A rescue operation is underway for over four days to save five miners who are trapped in an illegal coal mine after it got flooded following a dynamite explosion at Umpleng in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The five miners have been identified by the district administration, four from Assam and one from Tripura and…
Bhubaneswar: A free oxygen shelter named ‘Amrit Dhara’ has been launched at Trishna Banquet in Patia Big Bazaar with approval from Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). With this facility, Covid patients in need of oxygen can be saved from hypoxia (drop in blood oxygen level) with timely oxygen supply in the shelter until they get a…
Bhubaneswar: The severe cyclonic storm Yaas which made landfall at Bahanga area of Balasore districts on May 26 has caused a damage of Rs 610 crore to Odisha. State’s Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena informed during a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday evening. Jena informed that 60 lakh people…
An internal document of Nestle company has admitted that more than 70 percent of its food and drinks portfolio failed to meet the recognised definition of health and nutrition. According to an article published in Financial Times on Monday, the world’s biggest food company has also admitted that some of its food will “never be…
Bhubaneswar: It seems like controversies are not settling in the life of actor turned politician and Kendrapada MP Anubhav Mohanty. While he has been in the spotlight for his relationship with his wife Varsha Priyadarshini and their divorce case, his father is now in news for forgery. The Odisha government on Wednesday has withdrawn extra…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote a letter to chief ministers of all the states emphasizing on vaccination to save precious lives. In his letter he stated, “The only way to protect our people against future waves and provide them with a hope of survival is vaccination. Countries which have focused on vaccination…
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday decided to cancel the CBSE Board Class XII examinations this year due to the present Covid situation in the country. The final decision was taken after a review meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired. The Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has also cancelled its ISC examination….
China has reported the first case of human infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu in the eastern region of Jiangsu province. China’s National Health Commission informed about this on Tuesday. The 41-year-old patient from Zhenjiang city who is now in a stable condition, was diagnosed with the H10N3 avian influenza virus on May…
Bhubaneswar: Jayanta Mahapatra, one of the prominent poets writing in English in India, has tested Covid positive and has been hospitalized on Monday. The 92 year old poet was suffering from fever for the past few days and his Covid tests came positive. After he developed some breathing issues, he was hospitalised at the SCB…
