Coronavirus Pandemic

London: Even an effective coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine will not return life to normal in spring, a group of leading scientists has warned. A vaccine is often seen as the holy grail that will end the pandemic.But a report, from…

New York: Adults have sharply increased their consumption of alcohol during the shutdown triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, with women increasing their heavy drinking episodes by 41 per cent, say researchers.A national survey in the…

New Delhi: The Sports Authority of India has extended the national camps of both men and women hockey teams currently preparing for next year's Tokyo Olympics at the SAI facility in Bengaluru.The men's camp, which started in early…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised a red flag about 60 districts of the country spread across seven states, as far as their handling of the current pandemic is concerned.The PM emphasised upon the need for…

Bhubaneswar: The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP), a famous tourist spot here in Odisha, is likely to reopen for the tourists in the first week of October 2020, officials said on Friday.  The zoo authority has given a proposal to the State…

New Delhi:  The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Tuesday issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for partial resumption of teaching activities in schools for students of Classes 9 to 12, on a voluntary basis, from September…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government  on Monday decided to counduct the final-semester examinations of under-graduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) courses in the state by September 30, amid Coronavirus pandemic.The results of the said…

Bhubaneswar: Fresh 386 COVID19 cases including 203 local contacts have been reported under the jurisdiction of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in the last 24 hours.According to the BMC, apart from 203 local contacts, 183…

Hundreds of people have lost jobs nationwide during the Coronavirus epidemic because companies have fired employees to cut costs. In the current epidemic crisis, finding a new job can be a difficult task, because almost all sectors except…

New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to extend the validity of driving licences and required documents of motor vehicles till December 31, 2020, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, an official statement said…