News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: Huge cache of Maoist arms, ammunition, equipment and important documents were seized in the Swabhiman Anchal of Malkangiri following intense search and area domination exercises by Odisha Police in January. This is claimed as one of the biggest counter-LWE operations, as the seizures include 1 INSAAS Light Machine Gun, 3 INSAAS rifles, 3 carbine […]

New Delhi: India can consider evacuating Pakistani students from the coronavirus-hit Hubei province “if such a situation arises” and resources are available, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday, while making it clear that Pakistan had made no request for it till now. Hundreds of stranded Pakistani students in the coronavirus-hit Wuhan city have […]

Disha Patani and Aditya Roy Kapur’s “Malang” is out and the film is already getting good reviews both for the actors and also for the director Mohit Suri. It is an important film for both Aditya and Disha as the two stars are yet to establish themselves properly in the B-town. While Disha had her […]

Bhubaneswar: After a long dithering for three years (2017-2019), Odisha government  has finally decided to implement POSHAN Abhiyaan in State from the current year. The POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched in 2017 by the Modi Government, and as 2019 elections were looming large, politics took centrestage and the Naveen Patnaik -led BJD government refused to implement […]

Bhubaneswar: As the infectious coronavirus continues to take lives in China, the State Health department on Friday issued guidelines for schools as a preventive measure. The guidelines were issued after Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan held a meeting with different ministries, departments and States through video conferencing to review their preparedness for prevention and management […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has opened up about the time he kissed a boy in the past. “I have kissed a boy in the past. During MTV Roadies, we were playing truth and dare. I got the dare (to kiss a boy) and so I did it,” said the actor, who is seen playing […]

Jajpur: Amidst tight security, the Jajpur district administration on Friday undertook a massive drive to demolish the controversial Rangashala, the guest house at Haridaspur where lady panchayat executive officer (PEO) Smitarani Biswal died under mysterious circumstances in October last year. Despite protests by the local sarpanch Madhusmita Bhadra, who happens to be the wife of […]

Kokrajhar (Assam): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assailed forces spreading rumours that lakhs of people will come to Assam from outside after the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), and assured the indigenous people of the state that nothing of that sort will happen. He also assured the Assamese people that the Centre […]

Berhampur: A video of a youth being thrashed with a cricket bat over parking dispute at Panda colony under Baidyanathpur Police limits in Berhampur has gone viral on social media. Though the incident occurred on January 28, the matter came to light after the CCTV footage of the incident went viral on social media recently. […]

New Delhi: The Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Friday urged the Supreme Court to lay down a law in the execution of death sentence, as the convicts in the Nirbhaya case were making a mockery of the process. The Supreme Court posted the Centre’s plea to February 11 when the one-week time given by the […]

Bhubaneswar: Two Odisha MLAs- Kishore Mohanty and Santosh Singh Saluja on Friday expressed concern over the selection of examination centres for the upcoming Plus II examination to be conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha. Both the MLAs, who are also members of the examination committee of the Council, raised doubts over the […]

New Delhi: The situation over the novel coronavirus is under control in the country and is being regularly monitored by the Prime Minister’s Office, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Cabinet Secretary on a daily basis,” Health Secretary Preeti Sudan said on Friday while chairing a video conference with officials. […]

New Delhi: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani got emotional while watching filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s “Shikara: The Untold Story Of Kashmiri Pandits” here. In a video clip gone viral, the political veteran is seen trying to hold back his tears as the film ends, even as Chopra comes up, kneels down beside […]

Cuttack: From overflowing drains to poor sanitation, the residents of Cuttack are now grappling with numerous problems after the dissolution of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) council. Though Housing and Urban Development department had earlier directed to set up ward offices to resolve grievances of people in several municipal corporations and NACs, the initiative has […]

Mumbai: Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor have never been very open about discussing their reported relationship in the media, but fans have always been curious for updates. The latest unconfirmed reports on the Bollywood couple suggest they are looking forward to locking a wedding date in December. The buzz has reportedly been triggered off by […]