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Cuttack: As many as three unidentified miscreants opened fire at an employee of a financial company and robbed him of Rs 1 lakh at Khuntakata near Anshupa Square of Athagarh in the district on Thursday. The victim identified as Kitish Ranjan Bhanja of Mahindra Finance sustained severe injuries in the firing. He was rushed to […]

Mayurbhanj: Tension ran high in Kalabadia panchayat area under Bangiriposi police limits of Mayurbhanj district on Thursday after some workers of a private construction company allegedly tried to abduct tribal children of nearby Akhadasahi village. One among the workers, identified as Jai Bhagwan, was arrested in connection with the incident. Based on the complaint of […]

Jammu: Five Pakistani soldiers were killed and three injured in an overnight retaliatory action by the Indian army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, Defence sources said. “Pakistan initiated unprovoked firing and shelling targeting civilian facilities in Mankote sector of the LoC in Poonch district on Thursday. “Damage was […]

Bhubaneswar: Almost every day during the winter, a number of trains get delayed for hours due to dense foggy conditions. Even as the Indian Railways has a well laid-down procedure regarding operation of trains during fog and dense weather condition, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has now geared up its manpower to cope with the […]

New York: After nine hours of non-stop debate, a high powered US vaccine advisory panel endorsed mass use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, putting the country just one step away from a historic vaccination campaign against a virus that has killed more than 292,000 Americans. Shots could come within days. The US Food and Drug […]

Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 69.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.58 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 69,496,859 […]

Rayagada: In a tragic accident, two labourers were killed and as many injured after a truck hit an overturned tractor at Kaliapada Ghati under Tikiri police limits of Rayagada district on Friday. The injured were rescued by locals and rushed to the nearby hospital in a critical condition. According to reports, the tractor carrying the […]

UPSC Recruitment 2020, 7th Pay Commission 7th CPC Latest News: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited applications from interested and eligible candidates for recruitment to the posts of Statistical Officer and Superintendent (Printing). After final selection, candidates will get a salary as per Level-7 pay matrix of the 7th Pay Commission. The last […]

New Delhi: India registered less than 30,000 fresh COVID-19 infections on Friday, the second time this month, which pushed its caseload to 97.96 lakh, while the total recoveries surged to 92.90 lakh, according to the Union health ministry data. With 29,398 new coronavirus infections and 414 deaths in the past 24 hours, India’s overall tally […]

Jagatsinghpur: Intensifying the on-going drive against drug syndicates and street peddling of narcotics, an Excise department flying squad and police on Friday seized 47 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 4.70 lakh during a joint raid at Alipingala area under Jagatsinghpur Sadar police limits in the district on Friday. Two peddlers have been arrested in […]

Rourkela: Ahead of the much-awaited Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023, preparations have started in full swing at Rourkela, one of the venues to host the mega event. After successful hosting of the 2018 edition of the mega event in Bhubaneswar, the next edition has been split between Kalinga Stadium in the Capital City and Biju […]

New Delhi: Twitter has made it possible for its users to now share their tweets directly on Snapchat. Till date, one had to take a screenshot of the tweet and then share that on the photo-sharing platform Snapchat. Currently available for iOS users, press the share button on a public tweet (private tweets aren’t supported) and […]

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are celebrating their third wedding anniversary today. The actress took to Instagram to share a sweet message and also said that she is missing her dearest hubby very much. In her post, the Zero actress wrote, “3 years of us & very soon, 3 of us ❣️ Miss you ❤️.” […]

Sara Ali Khan is quite well known for her typical namaste, rhyming social media messages, and hilarious nautanki. In a video clip that surfaced recently on the internet, the 25-year-old is once again doing all sorts of antics with her Coolie No. 1 co-star as they rehearse for the song “Husna Hai Suhana.” In this […]

Bhubaneswar: The cumulative COVID-19 caseload in Odisha rose to 323029 on Friday as 387 persons tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. With the death of four more patients during the period, the death toll mounted to 1,798. Of the fresh cases, 220 were from quarantine while 167 were local contacts, as […]