Mumbai bans New Year parties, gatherings in closed or open spaces

Mumbai,25/12:In view of the spike in coronavirus cases and the growing threat of the Omicron variant, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has banned New Year celebration programmes and gatherings in any closed or open areas in the city.     Mumbai municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal issued an order to this effect late Friday evening….

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19 students tested Coronavirus positive in Maharashtra

Mumbai,25/12: In Maharashtra, once again the cases of Coronavirus infection are increasing continuously. The cases of Omicron variants are also increasing in the state. Maharashtra has the highest number of Omicron Cases in the country. Meanwhile, 19 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya located in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra have been found corona infected. The school is part…

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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitates the Para-Olympians

Bhubaneswar, 24/12: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated the Para badminton players who won the medals at the recent Tokyo Paralympics. He congratulated them on their spectacular performance in Tokyo. He felicitated Ms Deepa Malik (President Paralympic Committee of India) , Sh Prabhakar Rao ( Chairman, Para-badminton India), Sh Gaurav Khanna – Head Coach, Para Badminton…

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Amid Omicron scare, Centre launches study to determine need for booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine

New Delhi, 24/12The Centre has initiated a study of 3,000 individuals who received their both doses of Covid vaccines to determine the need for booster dose amid the looming scare of Omicron.     The study will be conducted by the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) under the Department of Biotechnology. The participants…

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CUO (Koraput) Signs a MoU with ICMR-NIRTH

Koraput, 24/12: In a major development, the Central University of Orissa (CUO), Koraput signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Council of Medical Research – National Institute of Research in Tribal Health (ICMR-NIRTH), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh on 23 December 2021 for academic collaboration to promote research on tribal health. CUO Vice-Chancellor, Prof.Sharat Kumar Palita…

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