News from Odisha

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 […]

New Delhi: Since ovarian cancer, the third most commonly detected cancer among Indian women, has very silent symptoms, women can take care of themselves by staying vigilant and going for regular health checkups, doctors have advised on the occasion of World Cancer Day on Tuesday. It is a malignancy that occurs in the ovaries, the […]

New Delhi: The government will not compromise the interest of patients while handing over district government hospitals to private medical colleges through public-private partnership (PPP) mode, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Such experiments have successfully been implemented in the last 25 years and even government think-tank Niti Aayog has taken […]

Bhubaneswar: Love for nature has made Amiya Prasad Sahu, an assistant sub-inspector with RPF in the East Coast Railways, an ultimate gardener. Unlike many, Amiya, despite his sheer work pressure, has managed to carve out a unique niche in gardening. A native of Kalan village in Jajpur district, Amiya currently lives in a rented house […]

Kolkata: Former world champion Mirabai Chanu on Tuesday bettered her own national record by two kilogram as she lifted a total of 203kg to win the 49kg gold in the National Weightlifting Championships here. The 25-year-old Manipuri lifted 88 kg in snatch in her second attempt and 115 kg in clean and jerk for a […]

Bhubaneswar: With the first ever successful deceased organ transplantation having been done at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha on Monday night, the State has joined the select group of around 10 States/UTs in the country. As of now only a handful of States like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Delhi-NCR, […]

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan never let his fans down and it is one of the reasons why he rules millions of hearts across the globe. In yet another proud moment for his fans, Salman has reportedly cancelled his show in Houston organised by Pakistani event organiser Rehan Siddiqui. If media reports are to be believed, […]

Hyderabad: The stage is set for Sammakka-Saralamma jatara, touted as Asia’s biggest tribal fair, beginning in Telangana’s Mulugu district on Wednesday. About 1.5 crore devotees from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and other states are expected to attend the four-day festivities at Medaram in Eturangaram wildlife sanctuary. Authorities have made unprecedented […]

New Delhi: A video of a lioness and her cubs making way for a biker in the outskirts of the Gir sanctuary in Gujarat is doing the rounds on social media. The clip was shared by Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani with the caption: “This #viralvideo shows a #Lioness & two cubs moving away to […]

Potchefstroom (South Africa): Defending Champions India stormed into their second successive finals of the Under-19 World Cup after thrashing Pakistan by 10 wickets in the first semifinals here on Tuesday. Four-time champions India produced a superlative allround display as they first dismissed Pakistan for 172 in 43.1 overs and then returned to overhaul the target […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on Wednesday pronounce order on the Centre’s plea challenging stay on execution of four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait had on February 2 reserved order on the Centre’s plea after holding special hearings on Saturday and Sunday. The Centre and […]

New Delhi: Taking on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after Shaheen Bagh shooter Kapil Baisala was identified as an AAP worker by police, BJP chief J P Nadda on Tuesday said it exposed the dirty face of the party and Kejriwal who were playing with the country’s security. In a series of tweets, Nadda said […]

Balasore: A man has been sentenced to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment by a special POCSO court for raping a 12-year-old girl in the district around three years ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADJ) Girija Mohapatra, while pronouncing the jail term for Radhamohan Singh (20) on Monday, also slapped a fine of Rs 28,000 on […]