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Looks like the horror days of 2020 might come back to haunt people again. In view of fresh spike in the cases of Covid-19 in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and other States, the Odisha government has alerted people about a new strain of the virus which is said to be more dangerous and contagious than the previous strains.

A 75-year-old woman patient succumbed to her injuries that she had sustained after a ceiling fan had fallen on her at Cuttack’s SCB Medical College & Hospital.

Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh was spotted in a fresh haircut from celebrity hair stylist, Aalim Hakim’s hair salon at Bandra, Mumbai. He graciously posed for the shutterbugs and even posed with Aalim outside the salon’s premises while interacting with the paparazzi.

In another incident of cyber fraud, a youth from Bhubaneswar was allegedly scammed and duped of Rs 1 Lakh online, when he was trying to sell his cow online.

Bollywood Actress Prachi Desai was seen clicking pictures of the paparazzi at the airport! Prachi clicked the shutterbugs while they were clicking her in a cute and casual outfit.

This is ‘Dhuda,’ a wild boar that was adopted by the Penthei family, about a year ago. The Penthei family resides in the Purushottampur village in Keonjhar district. ‘Dhuda’ was like a child to Kuntala Kumari, who recently lost her daughter to illness.

The Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha (CEO), Sushil Kumar Lohani on Wednesday (March 17) announced the guidelines for the upcoming by-election to the Pipili Assembly Constituency in Odisha. The bypoll is scheduled to be held on April 17.

Media persons should be categorised as Front line Workers (FLWs) and be vaccinated on priority. In a letter to Union Health Secretary, the Odisha government has urged to include media personnel as frontline workers for the purpose of COVID 19 vaccination.

The Odisha School and Mass Education department has announced through a formal circular that all students from Classes 1 to 8 will be promoted to the next higher class without any exam for the next academic session.

The ongoing marital discord between actor-turned-politician Anubhav Mohanty and his wife Varsha Priyadarshini once again hit the headlines when the actress lodged a fresh FIR against her in-laws at the Purighat Police Station in Cuttack on Wednesday (March 17).

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar along with his leading ladies Jacqueline Fernandez and Nushrratt Bharuccha headed over to Ayodhya to begin shooting for their next film titled ‘Ram Setu.’

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, one of the most popular and long-running shows in Indian Television is currently facing a major crisis.

The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has issued orders to shut down a private Science college and its hostel after detection of corona positive cases from the institution. As many as 12 students of the private college under CMC jurisdiction have tested positive for COVID-19.

A three-member team of the National Security Guard (NSG) visited Puri Srimandir and reviewed the security measures in place at the 12th century shrine. The recce was conducted for a period of two days and ended on Thursday (March 18).

The University Grants Commission (UGC) extended the thesis submission deadline by six months for students pursuing PhD and M.Phil degrees.