News from Odisha

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that nurses at the hospital, where he was admitted to after suffering a fall from the stage, looked like ‘hoors’ after a doctor gave him an injection that eased his pain. Khan was speaking at a fundraiser for the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital in Karachi when he […]

Ganjam: In a tragic incident, 8 persons were killed and over 40 got injured after a bus skidded off a bridge near Palukhola in Taptapani Ghat of the district. The injured have been rushed to Digapahandi and Berhampur Hospital. Patapur Police and fire services personnel are engaged in rescue operation. As per reports, the ill-fated […]

Bhubaneswar: In order to ensure safe and passenger-friendly travel for women commuters in buses in the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, the authorities have decided to soon implement strict regulations and levy penalties against male passengers who occupy ladies’ seats. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting between top officials of […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) along with State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) officials raided illegal polythene manufacturing units in Mancheswar Industrial Estate area here on Tuesday and seized huge quantity of polythene materials from different units which costs lakhs of rupees. The team led by BMC Zonal Deputy Commissioner undertook raids […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government has instituted ‘Sunanda Samman’ and Sunanda Chair in memory of eminent Odia vocalist late Sunanda Patnaik who passed away on 19 January 2020 at a private hospital in Kolkata, informed the Office of the CM Naveen Patnaik through a thread of tweets. To mark the demise of Sunanda, a state-level mourning […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Thanks to Mission Shakti women self-help group (SHG) movement in Odisha has been scaling newer heights. From running mid-day meal kitchens to manufacturing traditional handicrafts they have given women from the poor background a dignified means of livelihood and, more importantly, a purpose in life. The election of Pramila Bisoi, the […]

Beijing: The deadly coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in China with 25 new fatalities reported from central Hubei province taking the death toll to 132 and the confirmed infection cases to nearly 6,000, as health experts warned that the epidemic may reach its climax in the next 10 days resulting in large-scale casualties. The Chinese […]

Chennai: The doctors at the VGM Gastro Centre in Coimbatore were baffled when they saw a ball of hair and empty shampoo sachets in the stomach of a 13-year-old girl after a CT scan followed by endoscopy. Couple of weeks back, the girl from an upper strata family was brought to the hospital by her […]

Cuttack: Taking suo motu cognizance of the recent deaths of four sanitation workers while cleaning sewer lines and septic tanks in the state, the Orissa High Court on Monday issued…

New Delhi: After recovering from an elbow injury, ace India javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a throw of 87.86m at the Athletics Central North East meeting in South Africa. This was the Olympic medal hopeful’s first competitive event after recovering from the injury. The Athletics Federation of India […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea by Mukesh Kumar Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by the President. A three-judge bench headed by Justice R Banumathi said that expeditious disposal of mercy plea by […]

Thiruvananthapuram: In a departure from Kerala Assembly conventions and precedence, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Wednesday before reading out the controversial CAA mentioned in his address to the Kerala Assembly said that even though he disagrees with his government’s view, he will still read it. In the past what one has seen is, whenever […]

Los Angeles: Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas is “in final talks” for a role opposite Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves in the fourth “The Matrix” movie. The Warner Bros. and the Village Roadshow film is being directed by series co-creator Lana Wachowski. She will join the previously announced Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and […]

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik has shot a letter to CM Naveen Patnaik seeking allotment of appropriate patches of land in Puri in favour of each district of the State and construct Guest Houses/Bhawans for the welfare of pilgrims from the concerned districts. Keeping in view the problems faced by pilgrims in Puri coming […]

New Delhi: Badminton star Saina Nehwal took the political plunge on Wednesday by joining the ruling BJP. Nehwal, who was honoured with India’s highest award for sporting excellence – the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – joined the saffron party in the presence of BJP General Secretary Arun Singh. Soon after joining, she said, “It’s […]