News from Odisha

India Post recently released a few recruitment notifications giving an opportunity to government job aspirants to become a part of the premier organisation. Here, we have come up with the vacancies, application submissions of which are going to end this month. The Department of Posts released a recruitment advertisement on January 4 inviting applications for […]

Sambalpur: While the State Government is yet to take up the land acquisition process for the expansion of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Burla, several acres of government land in the area have been allegedly encroached by land mafia. It may be noted that Odisha Health and Family Welfare […]

New Delhi: Public Cloud deployments in India have the potential to contribute approximately $100 billion in GDP cumulatively from 2019 to 2023, a new Google-Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report said on Wednesday. When annualised, this is equivalent to 0.6 per cent of the GDP, 15 per cent of the GDP impact of the IT industry […]

Auckland: Striker Navneet Kaur scored a brace to guide the Indian women’s hockey team to a convincing 3-0 win over New Zealand in the last game of its five-match tour here on Wednesday. Navneet found the net in the 45th and 58th minutes, while Sharmila scored a field goal in the 54th minute as India […]

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said there is no proposal to link social media profiles of users with their Aadhaar numbers and asserted that steps are being taken to curb spreading of fake news and pornography through social media platforms. Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also said that pornography, particularly child […]

Amitabh Bachchan is very proud of both his children Shweta and Abhishek Bachchan and appreciates them on social media. From family functions to throwback, nostalgic moments, the photographs and pictures are all about his bonding with his children. Recently, the Bachchan’s were a part of the Armaan Jain and Anissa Malhotra wedding function which was […]

New Delhi: Amid the chaos over the Citizenship Amendment Act in the country, official statistics revealed that in the last one decade more than 21,000 foreigners obtained Indian citizenship. These people became Indians under the government of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as well as the current Modi government. The details were provided by the […]

Bhubaneswar: She is just five-year-old, but her passion for fashion is unparalleled. Divyashree Debasish Behera of Puri district in Odisha has brought laurels for the State by winning two titles at the World Rising Stars 2020 in Georgia. Divyashree defeated contestants from 12 countries, who were in the race in the international contest, and adjudged […]

Varun Dhawan had confirmed last year on “Koffee With Karan” that he intends to marry his girlfriend Natasha Dalal. And the relationship is indeed going strong. Despite the actor revealing his childhood co-star Shraddha Kapoor and the two looking quite thick, the young actor has not strayed away and is very much in a relationship […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) in collaboration with National Informatics Centre (NIC) has launched its new web portal to enhance transparency and accountability in the recruitment process. The new web portal (www.opsc.gov.in) supporting Comprehensive Selection Management System (CSMS) will upgrade the existing application management system and provide a platform to link all the […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved introduction of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020. It also gave ex-post facto approval for creation of 21 posts of Directors and Registrars, one each in 20 IIITs (PPP) and one in IIITDM Kurnool (IIIT-CFTI). Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 […]

Bhubaneswar: How could a common man feel safe on Odisha roads, when nearly 49,000 new criminals were on the prowl during the year 2019, whereas there were mere around 27,000 civil policemen to guard against. As per the data available, last year police arrested a high of nearly 51,000 criminals under various IPC sections. The […]

Kendrapara: The inaugural edition of Bhitarkanika festival will showcase the rich biodiversities, flora and fauna of the internationally acclaimed Ramsar wetland site in Odisha, officials said. The three-day event, which will commence on February 7, will be a joint endeavour by the Forest and Tourism department. Nalitapatia village, lying on the fringes of the core […]

Hamilton: After coming close on three occasions to beat India in the ongoing tour, New Zealand were finally able to cross the line and taste victory as they defeated the Men in Blue by four wickets in the first ODI at the Seddon Park on Wednesday. Seasoned campaigner Ross Taylor anchored New Zealand’s chase of […]

Toronto: Researchers have found the rates of lung cancer are higher in young women than men. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, examined lung cancer rates in young adults in 40 countries across five continents and uncovered a trend of higher lung cancer rates in women compared with men in recent years. The emerging […]