Cuttack: Jayanta Mahapatra, one of the prominent poets writing in English in India has recovered from COVID-19 and has been discharged from the SCB Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday. The 92 year old poet was admitted to the ICU on May 31 after he developed breathing issues. After battling with Covid for 16 days…
Coco-Cola company loses $4 Billion after footballer Cristiano Ronaldo removes Coca-cola bottles from UEFA Euro 2020 press conference ahead of Portugal’s match against Hungary on Monday. Ronaldo who has been vocal about a healthy diet, removed the bottles of carbonated drinks and advised to drink water instead. The Coco-Cola Company is a sponsor in the…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday announced partial lockdown in the state till 5 am on July 1. The week-long shutdown will continue in all districts as before. Chief Secretary Suresh Mahapatra informed that districts have been divided into two categories for the partial lockdown. “In Category A, 17 districts with Covid test positivity rate…
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in association with the Health and Family Welfare Department, has achieved a milestone by administering more than 10 lakh doses. Covaxin vaccines are being administered to adults in both government and private vaccination centres in the city.By June 14, 6,20,968 jabs of the first dose of Covaxin have been…
Uttarakhand: A probe has revealed that around one lakh reports of Covid-19 tests done during Kumbh Mela were fake. It was found that the private agency engaged by the Uttarakhand government to conduct the test during the mela issued the fake reports. The Kumbh Mela festival was held from 1-30 April. Around four lakh tests…
Bhubaneswar: A special team of crime branch has been formed to inquire about fake Covid-19 medicines being circulated in different parts of the state. The team held a discussion with Drugs Controller Annada Sankar Das regarding the issue. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday has directed state police to form a special team to investigate…
Bhubaneswar: As experts believe that the possible third wave of Covid-19 may affect children, the clinical trials of covid vaccines on children has been going on. While a clinical trial of Covaxin on the 12-18 age group has been recently completed, the trial on 6-12 would begin on Tuesday, 15 June. The trial of the…
New Delhi: All the centrally protected monuments, sites and museums under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) across the country will be opened from June 16. The ASI protected sites were closed since April after the second wave of Covid-19 cases in the country. Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel tweeted, “Today the Union Tourism Ministry…
Bhubaneswar: Several districts of Odisha would receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next three day due to low over South Jharkhand and neighbourhood.The Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, has issued a yellow warning for several districts till June 17 morning. In a bulletin IMD stated, “Yesterday’s Low Pressure Area over Northwest Bay of Bengal…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Monday announced to bear all the education expenses of children orphaned by deadly Covid -19. Informing about the government decision, Women and Child Development Department Advisor Sulata Deo said that the COVID orphaned children will be included in the Green Passage Scheme of the state government. The state government will…
