News from Odisha

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 […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday said all the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case have to be executed together, not separately, and dismissed the Centre’s plea against the trial court’s order staying the execution of their death sentence. The high court also faulted the authorities concerned for not taking […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday announced to bear the treatment cost of kidney donor Priyankarani Patra’s 3-year-old daughter who is admitted at a private hospital here after a road accident. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced this a day after Priyankarani’s kidneys were transplanted in two men after doctors declared her brain dead on Monday […]

Bhubaneswar: The roads in twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack will soon have spike barriers, otherwise known as the tyre killers, to deter wrong-side driving of vehicles. A decision in this regard was taken by the Commissionerate Police today keeping in view the safety of commuters and smooth movement of vehicles in choked areas where […]

Mumbai: Actor Vicky Kaushal wonders why people believe that being gay is “unnatural”, and adds that it is the most natural thing ever. “I don’t get it when people say it is unnatural. By which concept is it unnatural? Because if I look at it myself, at no point was it decided that I had […]

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s imprint is clearly discernible in the Railway Budget 2020-21 for Odisha. Not only State’s many languishing rail projects received a capital boost in the rail budget but some of the impoverished districts of the State have also been put on the rail map. Delayed by almost 20-years, the 289km Khurda […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said if there is a will and a change in mindset on the part of the government, then women officers could be allocated command posts in the Indian Army. A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi made this observation while hearing a petition […]

New Delhi: Nirbhaya’s mother on Wednesday welcomed the verdict of the Delhi High Court which gave the rapists a week’s time to exercise their legal remedies and hoped that a final death warrant is issued against them soon. “I am satisfied with today’s order but I will be happy only when they are hanged,” Asha […]

Puri: From now on, funds of Shree Jagannath Temple will only be deposited in nationalised banks, informed Chief Administrator of Jagannath Temple, Krishan Kumar following a crucial meeting of the temple managing committee today. As per reports, the managing committee of Srimandir discussed various issues pertaining to the swift management of temple including the parking […]

Mumbai: Ahead of Valentine’s Day, actor Kartik Aaryan went down memory lane and recounted a few mushy moments from his days as a teenager. “I remember when I was 16 years old, my girlfriend and I used to sit on the same bench in school and we would share homework and assignments. Back then, we […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar predicted heavy rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm in several interior as well as coastal parts of the State till February 9. “Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of coastal Odisha, Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur on February 6,” […]

Supaul (Bihar): The convoy of CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar, who is on a state-wide tour of Bihar campaigning against the CAA, NPR and NRC, was attacked here on Wednesday evening, police said. The former JNU student leader escaped unhurt in the attack by a stone-pelting mob, though one of the vehicles in his convoy was […]

Bargarh: After much hue and cry over demand for conversion of old District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) into City Hospital, CM Naveen Patnaik today announced that the old hospital would be transformed into an Urban Community Health Centre (CHC) very soon. The announcement came after the CM held discussion with Minister Susant Singh, MP Prasanna Acharya, […]