News from Odisha

Beijing: The death toll in China’s coronavirus has jumped to 304 with the number of cases climbing to 14,380, Chinese health officials said on Sunday. By the end of Saturday, a total of 304 people had died of the disease and 14,380 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions […]

The South Eastern Railway had released a notification for Apprentice positions. Online applications are invited from eligible candidates who are Indian nationals for engagement/training as Act Apprentices under the Apprentices Act 1961 and Apprenticeship Rules, 1992, as amended from time to time, in Workshops and other establishments of South Eastern Railway, the official notification read. […]

The Indian Coast Guard recently invited applications from interested and eligible candidates for 260 positions of Navik. The Central government job aspirants must apply for the position today, February 2, as it’s the last date of application submission. “Indian Coast Guard offers opportunity for 10+2 passed with Maths and Physics from an education board recognised […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: There is some heart-warming news for wildlife lovers from Ganjam district. The number of muggers, an endangered crocodile species, in the district’s Ghodahada irrigation reservoir and adjoining water bodies has gone up to 65 from 58 last year. While 44 muggers were found in the 5 sq km reservoir, 21 were […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that Odisha will lose about Rs 3,000 crore as the divisible pool of Central taxes has shrunk by almost Rs 59,000 crore. He also expressed concern over the stagnation in the allocation under centrally sponsored schemes, even though he welcomed several initiatives in the Union Budget 2020-21, which […]

Mumbai: People expected Asim Riaz and Mahira Sharma to get along with each other when they entered the “Bigg Boss” house, considering their Jammu and Kashmir connection. Now, after over 100 days of the show, it is clear that they might share their roots but vehemently remain divided by the game. Jammu-born model Asim has […]

Rayagada: CRPF jawans seized a huge cache of arms, ammunition and other articles used by Maoists during combing operation in a forest under Chandrapur police limits near Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border on Saturday. The 8th Battalion of CRPF launched the combing operation based on specific intelligence regarding the presence of ultras in the region. Though the […]

Beijing/Wuhan: India on Sunday airlifted a second batch of 323 stranded Indians and seven Maldivian citizens from China’s coronavirus-hit Wuhan city, taking the total number of people evacuated to 654, Indian officials said. Air India’s jumbo B747 made two flights to Wuhan city – the ground zero of the coronavirus epidemic that has killed more […]

Manila: The Philippines on Sunday reported the country’s first death from the novel coronavirus, making it the first country outside China to report a fatality. The victim was a 44-year-old Chinese male from the city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, who came to the Philippines via Hong Kong on January 21, Xinhua news […]

Koraput: With mehndi on her hands and a smile on her face, Manika is all set to make a fresh start in life. It was six years back when Manika, who is an orphan, was rescued along with her siblings from a brick kiln by the district administration and rehabilitated at IDS shelter home. Since […]

Koraput: With an aim to boost economy and help women members of the self-help groups (SHGs) in the region, the Borigumma block administration has taken up an integrated multiple farming (IMF) system in the unused government lands in the block. Integrated farming comprises farming practices such as vegetables, flowers and mushroom cultivation and allied farming […]

“Naagin 4” fame Nia Sharma is famous for her stylish dressing sense, versatile acting and awesome social media posts. She is also a fitness freak and keeps on sharing her updates on her account online. Recently the “Jamai Raja” actress shared a video of her doing shirshasan which triggered an intriguing response from her co-star […]

Anushka Sharma is on a break from movies. She had no release after Zero which hit the theatres in 2018. The movie was a huge flop. Before that, her earlier release “Sui Dhaaga” with Varun Dhawan also could not do well at the box-office. She was also a part of Ranbir Kapoor and Raju Hirani’s […]

New Delhi: Further tightening the noose on global e-commerce giants like Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart, the Indian government has announced mandatory TDS deduction on e-commerce transactions for the participants on the e-marketplaces. “In order to widen and deepen the tax net, it is proposed to provide that e-commerce operator shall deduct TDS on all payments […]

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has invited applications for the positions of Staff Nurse, TGT, Computer Instructor and several other posts. Candidates can apply for the positions till February 15, 2020. Kendriya Vidyalaya Recruitment 2020 Vacancy Detail TGTs – English, Hindi, Maths, Science, Social Science, Sanskrit and Punjabi, PRTs, Computer Instructors. PGTs – English, Hindi, […]