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Aska: In a tragic incident, a couple was electrocuted after coming in contact with an 11 KV live transmission wire which has reportedly snapped at Burupada village under Hinjilicut police station here on Saturday morning. The deceased have been identified as Bishnu Samal and his wife Hina Samal. According to local sources, the mishap took […]

Bhubaneswar: As per India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast, a thick blanket of dense fog engulfed several parts of Odisha including the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Though early-risers had the opportunity to witness the thick pall of mist, the dense cover of fog also created troubles for hundreds of motorists who were […]

Kolkata: Bollywood actress Arya Banerjee who acted in several Bollywood films including the critically acclaimed ‘The Dirty Picture’ was found dead at her apartment in south Kolkata on Friday, police said. The police broke open the door of her third floor apartment and found that the body of the 33-year-old woman was lying in the […]

Koraput: In a major crackdown on illegal narcotics trade, over 700 kilograms of Ganja (dry cannabis) has been seized following raids by Lamtaput and Padua police in Koraput district in the past 24 hours. The market price of the seized narcotics is said to be around Rs 70 lakh. As per reports, two teams led […]

Bhubaneswar: Good news for aspirants as the Odisha government has decided to grant one more attempt to appear the Odisha Civil Services and Combined Competitive Recruitment Examinations, 2020. As per a latest notification issued by General Administration and Public Grievances Department, the intending candidates who have appeared in OCSE-2018 or OCSE-2019, but are otherwise ineligible […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to Tamil film superstar Rajinikanth on his 70th birthday on Saturday. “Dear @rajinikanth Ji, wishing you a Happy Birthday! May you lead a long and healthy life,” he tweeted. Dear @rajinikanth Ji, wishing you a Happy Birthday! May you lead a long and healthy life. […]

Washington: In yet another grim milestone, the total number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed the 70 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.59 million, as per the data revealed by Johns Hopkins University. The University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) on Saturday revealed that the current global caseload […]

Cuttack: Keen contest for several key posts appears to be on cards as the interim elections to all bar associations affiliated to the Odisha State Bar Council (OSBC) kick started across the State on Saturday morning. The polling process for the elections, which are being held to form the annual executive body of the bar […]

Bhubaneswar: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has announced to provide relief to the employers and employees of the establishments covered under the EPF & MP Act, 1952 distressed by Lockdown to prevent spread of COVID-19 and other disruptions due to the pandemic. The reduction in statutory rate of contributions from 12% to 10% for wage […]

New York: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved the emergency use of the country’s first Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for people aged 16 years and older. “The FDA’s authorisation for emergency use of the first Covid-19 vaccine is a significant milestone in battling this devastating pandemic that […]

Nabarangpur: The tall claims of Odisha government of providing quality healthcare seem to be falling flat as non-motorable roads continue to pose a hindrance to the ambulance services in rural belts of the State. In absence of a pucca road, as many as three patients of Patakhalia area under Chandahandi block of Nabarangpur district reportedly […]

New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities have cancelled 1,63,042 registrations in the month of October and November this year due to non-filing of GSTR-3B returns for more than six months, sources in the Department of Revenue said. In one month of its nationwide drive against GST fake invoice frauds, the Directorate General […]

New Delhi: The COVID-19 positive cases in India climbed to 98.26 lakh with 30,006 new cases in the last 24 hours, while 93,24,328 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 94.88 per cent on Saturday, as per the data revealed by Union health ministry on Saturday. The total coronavirus cases mounted […]

Nayagarh: At a time when the mysterious kidnapping and murder of five-year-old girl ‘Pari’ in Nayagarh has created shockwaves in Odisha, another girl from the district has reportedly gone missing. As per reports, the three-year-old girl was last seen playing near her house at Dadhipatna village under Ranpur block in the district on Friday afternoon. […]

Bhubaneswar: As talks with the Government regarding the three farm reform laws proved to be ‘inconclusive’, the farmers’ organisations have now intensified the agitation and taken over the toll plazas across the country as part of their ongoing protest. The farmers have conquered almost all the toll plazas in the country today, as decided by […]