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Here pebbles are given the shape of a sculpture. Have a look at some of the marvellous carvings we are talking about. Wondering what's so special about these stones? These are not the ordinary pebbles, they are known as Salagrama. Salagrama is a fossilized shell used as an iconic symbol of Lord Vishnu and is worshipped in several temples across the globe.

It was a heart-rending image of despair and destitution after an elderly woman in Odisha’s Malkangiri district was found picking food from road and eating it.

In a major announcement, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik put on hold all board exams in the state amid a surge in COVID19 cases.

Amid seemingly uncontrollable surge in Covid-19 cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday (April 15) announced weekend curfew in the national capital. Delhi will go into weekend curfew with the exception of essential activities. Weddings will be allowed with curfew passes on Saturdays and Sundays. Addressing a press conference, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal assured that all essential services will be available through the weekend and said these restrictions are necessary to break the chain of transmission.

Amid the second wave of COVID19 in Odisha, college students in the State launched massive protests demanding online exams. Students of Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar Autonomous College (BJB) and Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT) in Bhubaneswar staged protests in front of their respective college campuses on Thursday (April 15). The students have been opposing offline exams and demanding online examination in view of the surge of COVID19 in the state. The students of both the varsities protested in front of their college gates by holding placards and raising slogans, demanding online exams.

The byelection to the Pipili Assembly Constituency now stands adjourned following the demise of Congress candidate Ajit Mangaraj. Odisha Chief Electoral Officer Sushil Kumar Lohani informed on Thursday that the by-election, which was scheduled to be held on April 17, stands adjourned and the Election Commission will fix the new dates and a notification will be issued for the same.

Popular Television Actress Tina Dutta was recently spotted by the shutterbugs at Mumbai airport. Tina looked casual and comfortable in a chic, blue co-ordinated outfit. She shared a moment of adorable camaraderie with the media when she gave details about her trip to the Maldives. She also clicked photos of the media while they clicked her pictures! Meanwhile, the media also gave Tina the compliment of being Television’s Alia Bhatt to which Tina gave a joyous response!

Tentative dates for the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE)-2021 were announced on Thursday. As per the OJEE notification, the examination will be conducted between June 17 and June 24, 2021. OJEE is conducted for admissions into various B.Pharm/MBA, MCA, M.Tech, M.Arch, Integrated MBA and lateral entry to B.Tech, B.Pharma courses both in government and private universities as well as colleges in Odisha. As per the notification, the entrance examination will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. Interested candidates have been advised to fill up their respective Application Forms online through OJEE website (www.ojee.nic.in) only. The last date of filling up of online application form is May 15, while students can start downloading their admit cards form the first week of June.

Bollywood actress and model Gauhar Khan was recently spotted outside her office in Mumbai. She was seen chitchatting with the media as they clicked her outside her officer premises. While extending her Ramadan wishes, Gauhar stressed on the importance of wearing masks properly and following Covid- appropriate behavior. She emphasized on the message of spreading love and unity in the country.

With COVID19 cases rising in Odisha, the State government today announced night curfew in all urban areas while extending the curfew timings in the bordering districts.

With COVID19 cases piling up in Odisha, the State government today announced weekend shutdown in a bid to break the chain of transmission.

  Pet wild boar, ‘Dhuda,’ whose separation & reunion from a family in Purusottampur village under Telkoi Block of Keonjhar district made headlines recently, has been missing since Monday (April 12). Kuntala Kumari Penthei, who petted Dhuda as her own child, suspects that the animal might have been killed by someone. Sources said that earlier on Monday morning, Kuntala and her daughter Rajashree had left for Angul. However after their arrival, when Dhuda did not turn up in the evening for food, they launched a search but to no avail. Kuntala’s family members also suspect that some miscreant might have killed their pet. Kuntala has informed the Forest Department officials about the disappearance of Dhuda. The Forest Department is yet to conduct investigation regarding the wild boar’s disappearance from the village.

As Odisha continues to grapple with rising Coronavirus infections, the state government today announced night curfew in all urban areas while extending the timings of curfew in urban areas of the 10 districts bordering the state of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

After putting all board exams on hold, the Odisha government has announced suspension of classes for standard 10 & 12 students. Clear instructions have been issued to ensure that no academic work is undertaken in the educational institutions. As per the directives, the suspension of classes will be across all schools under the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya Sangathan, government and non-aided and private schools in the State. The hostels in these institutions will also remain closed. Amid rising COVID-19 cases in state, Odisha Government has put on hold the STD X and XII board exams in the state. This decision was taken keeping in mind the health risk to students amid rising positive cases of COVID-19 in state. The Class X or matriculation examination which was scheduled to begin from May 3 has been put on hold. In an official release, the government also informed that the Class XII board examination which was scheduled to be held from May 18 has also been put on hold for the time being. According to the official release, the state government and the concerned board will review the situation in the first week of June 2021. The students will be provided sufficient time for preparation and will be informed beforehand regarding the dates of examination. In another major decision, the Class IX and XI students of the academic year 2020-21 will be promoted to the next classes.

Notorious gangster Sheikh Hyder who had escaped from SCB Medical College and Hospital last week was finally nabbed from Telangana’s Sangareddy district on Thursday (April 15). Twin city Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarshi informed that a special team of Cuttack Police arrested the fugitive convict from Sangareddy with the help of Telangana Police. Hyder was travelling on a bike when a motorcycle-borne police team of Cuttack district with the help of Telangana police caught hold of him.