Bhubaneswar: Parents of children above two years in Odisha are advised to make sure that their child steps out with a mask on. In the wake of rising in covid cases among children, the Odisha government has advised children above two years to wear masks. The decision has been taken as per recommendation of Indian…
Bhubaneswar: If you have the habit of going on a walk or cycling during morning or evening hours, then you have to take a break for a few days. The Commissionerate Police on Thursday imposed a complete ban on activities like morning walk, evening walk and cycling during lockdown in the twin cities of Cuttack…
Bhubaneswar: Amidst the surge in Covid cases across the state came a good news of a 98 year old woman with co-morbidities who has defeated the Covid infection in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. A resident of Chandrasekharpur, Annapurna Biswal was detected with Covid-19 on May 5 after which the family members rushed her to…
New Delhi: Covaxin trial in the age group of 2-18 years has been cleared by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Thursday. Bharat Biotech International Limited, Hyderabad had proposed to carry out the trial of the vaccine on the age group of 2-18 years. In the phase Phase II/III clinical trial of the…
Kharagpur: An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur professor has been suspended for abusing Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) students during an online class. During an online class in the month of April, professor Seema Singh addressed the students as ‘bloody bast****’ and even threatened to make sure that they fail the examinations….
Bhubaneswar: Newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) and Commissioner Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Sanjay Kumar Singh visited the 24X7 Call Centre of 1929 this evening and reviewed its functioning. The Centre on COVID was started March 25. The Commissioner was briefed about the numbers of work stations engaged for…
Bhubaneswar: With the surge in Covid cases, the demand to recruit a large number of medical staff has increased. In order to meet the requirement of doctors in various government hospitals across the state, the Government in Health and Family Welfare Department have been recommended to appoint 786 doctors who cleared the recently conducted examination….
Bhubaneswar: In an effort to vaccinate the entire pollution of Odisha, the state government on Wednesday has decided to vaccinate all those vulnerable people who don’t possess any ID proof. In a letter to all the district authorities and municipal commissioners, Additional Chief Secretary PK Mohapatra said some vulnerable groups of citizens may not possess…
Guwahati: Eminent Assamese writer and journalist Homen Borgohain passed away on Wednesday morning. He was 88. He had recovered from Covid 19 and was discharged from hospital on May 7. He collapsed from his bed at his home and was admitted to the hospital where he breathed his last after a cardiac arrest. The Sahitya…
New Delhi: While people across India are struggling with the Covid surge, the central government has decided to allocate additional 45000 vials of Tocilizumab to all the states and union territories to meet its demand. Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers DV Sadananda Gowda announced this on Tuesday. A Swiss manufactured drug, till March 2021…
