News from Odisha

Ileana D’Cruz made her Bollywood debut with ‘Barfi’ alongside Ranbir Kapoor, almost eight years ago. Now, she is one of the most sought after actresses in the B-Town. The ‘Pagalpanti’ actress was recently quizzed by Pinkvilla about her paycheque when Ileana revealed that she got her first paycheque for a photoshoot calendar when she was […]

Washington: For the first time, Sikhs in the US will be counted as a separate ethnic group in the 2020 census, an organisation of the minority community said on Tuesday, describing it as a milestone moment. President of the Sikh Society of San Diego Baljeet Singh said the Sikh community’s efforts have come to fruition. […]

Mumbai: Television actor Parag Tyagi has lashed out at “Bigg Boss 13” contestant Asim Riaz for misbehaving with his wife Shefali Jariwala in the controversial reality show. The show is currently seeing a “family week”, with relatives of the housemates dropping in to visit them. Along with other relatives who visit the “Bigg Boss” house, […]

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results of Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2019. The exam was conducted by UPSC from September 20 to 29, 2019. Meanwhile, the Personality Tests (Interviews) of the selected candidates are likely to commence in the month of February 2020. “On the basis of the results of the Civil […]

Angul: Panic gripped the locals of Deulabeda village under ward-18 of Talcher Municipality after a 50-feet-deep sinkhole opened up in a farmland out of nowhere on Wednesday. Sources said the farmland in the village opened up early morning creating a thunderous sound and triggering panic among villagers who were busy in their daily chores. As […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government needs more central assistance for its road safety awareness campaigns, said Transport Minister Padmanabh Behera ahead of his visit to New Delhi to attend a meeting as a part of the National Road Safety Week observance. As per reports, Odisha ranks 5th in terms of road accidents, however, the state has reportedly […]

New Delhi: Underworld don and erstwhile member of the D-Company, Ejaz Lakdawala, has revealed to Mumbai Police that India’s most-wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim has a large base in Kathmandu, that he uses for pushing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) into the Indian territory through the porous border and operates with the aid of a few […]

Mumbai: The Mumbai Sessions Court on Wednesday found a 41-year-old Mumbai man guilty of molesting a former minor actress on board a flight and slapped a three-year jail sentence on him, officials said. The incident occurred on a Delhi-Mumbai Air Vistara flight in December 2017, sparking off a national outrage, and the actress who was […]

New Delhi: Iran Foreign Minister Javed Zarif on Wednesday said that though Tehran was interested in diplomacy, it wasn’t keen on negotiating with the US. Zarif was alluding to the ongoing tensions between America and Iran following the Trump administration’s targeted killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Intelligence chief General Qassem Soleimani early this month. […]

Dubai: Star Indian cricketers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have won big at the ICC Awards for the year 2019, which were announced on Wednesday. While Kohli walked away with the Spirit of Cricket Award, Rohit was named ODI Player of the Year. Kohli, who had swept the Player of the Year, Test Player of […]

New Delhi: Superstar Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan has always been open about her relationship with boyfriend Mishaal Kirpalani, and she says she never intended to hide anything. “I wasn’t trying to be open about it. I was just posting what I felt like posting. I try and keep my account pages as real as […]

Sirnagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will be shifted to the government bungalow M-4 on Gupkar Road here on Thursday. The National Conference leader has been detained in Hari Nivas ever since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5. Sources said there would be no change in the location of another […]

New Delhi: In a major relief to Sarda Mines Pvt Ltd (SMPL), the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed it to resume mining operations at its Thakurani iron -ore mines at Keonjhar district of Odisha provided its pays around Rs 933 crore towards environmental compensation to the state government. The Thakurani mines of SMPL was a […]

Bhubaneswar: With the deadline provided by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CESU, Arun Bothra ending today, defaulters of power dues in the nine districts under the utility’s jurisdiction will face disconnection from tomorrow. As per a CESU report, 8.95 lakh consumers have a pending dues totaling to Rs 1,494 Crore. A total of 413 […]

Berhampur: Two college students were arrested on Wednesday for the alleged abduction and rape of a 14-year-old school girl at a village in Odishas Ganjam district, police said. The incident took place five days ago and the arrests were made on the basis of the statement by the class seven student, which was recorded before […]