News from Odisha

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: It is heartening to note that the state government is trying to promote eco-tourism through fresh initiatives like ‘Eco-trails Odisha’, a trekking and hiking programme. Apart from creating awareness about new sites richly endowed with natural beauty, it seeks to educate tourists on flora and fauna of these destinations. Media reports […]

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday banned all India-bound airlines from boarding any passengers from China and cancelled all existing Indian visas, in view of the rapid spread of novel coronavirus outbreak which originated in Wuhan. As of Tuesday, 425 people have died due to the outbreak and more than 20,000 people were tested positive […]

Bhubaneswar: The grip of cancer over Odisha is growing acute. In the year 2018, cancer had killed 74 every 24 hours in the State vis-a-vis 66 in 2015. The total mortalities had reached 27,190 in 2018. Another alarming fact is cancer prevalence rate in Odisha is quite disconcerting. The prevalence rate is estimated at a […]

Bengaluru: Leading fintech startup Paytm on Tuesday launched an all-in-one payment gateway which enables digital payments through multiple methods for small and medium businesses (SME). “Today, we are announcing our all-in-one payment gateway and Business Payment solutions for SMEs. These services will further deepen the importance of digital payments in their business and bring to […]

Panaji: The Goa Legislative Assembly has become the first to pass a ‘congratulatory motion’ in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has claimed. Sawant said this reflected the real gratitude of people of Goa towards the “historic decision” taken by the BJP-led central government. The state Assembly on Monday passed […]

Baripada: In a bid to press their long standing demand, tribals resorted to a unique protest in front of Karanjia BDO office in Mayurbhanj district on Monday. According to reports, several tribals had reportedly worked under the district Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme some years ago however they have accused the […]

New York: Researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have found that shift workers are at a significantly increased risk for sleep disorders and metabolic syndrome, which increases a person’s risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. Night-shift workers are especially prone to developing sleep disorders and metabolic syndrome. The risks increase even more […]

CBSE Recruitment 2020: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the provisional answer keys of the recruitment examination for Junior Assistant and other posts. The Board has released the answer key on its official website. Candidates who have appeared for the CBSE recruitment exam can check the answer key. Besides, the candidates can […]

New Delhi: The government has not taken any decision on preparing a nationwide NRC, it reiterated in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, amid protests against the citizens’ register in the country. “Till now, the government has not taken any decision to prepare the National Register of Indian Citizens at the national level,” Minister of State […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid world-wide scare over outbreak of Coronavirus, a homeopathic medical college in Bhubaneswar claims to have innovated a preventive cure for the infection making people rush to the institute in large numbers to avail the medicine since Monday. As per reports, Dr. Abhin Chandra Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital in Bhubaneswar has been distributing […]

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) had earlier invited candidates to walk-in for the positions of Junior Research Fellows. The interview for the said position is tomorrow, February 5, 2020. Go through the details of the walk-in-interview for Junior Research Fellows in DRDO given below: Age Limit: The upper age limit to the walk-in-interview […]

Mumbai: Slide in global crude oil prices and positive global cues aided the benchmark Sensex to gain over 900 points on Tuesday. Brent, the global oil benchmark, on Tuesday fell as much as $53.95 a barrel as traders weigh the impact on global demand from the spread of coronavirus, which has probably cut China’s oil […]

Mumbai: The names of Fif Fernandez and her partner Hamish Boyde may not fit the traditional definition of the word ‘entertainers’, but the duo has been spreading joy a noble fashion. They are medical clowns by profession, and their job is regaling cancer patients, particularly children stricken by the disease. Fif and Hamish founded MeDiClown […]

New Delhi: Amid a chorus of criticism by opposition parties over lack of employment generation, the Union Budget presented on Saturday estimated that more than 2.62 lakh jobs are likely to be created between March 2019 and March 2021 in various organisations. The strength of government establishments was 32,62,908 as on March 1, 2019, which […]

San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube has reached 20 million music and premium paid subscribers and over 2 million YouTube TV paid subscribers. YouTube ended 2019 at a $3 billion annual run rate in YouTube subscriptions and other non-advertising revenues, Alphabet Founder and CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Monday. YouTube logged $15 billion in annual ad revenue […]