News from Odisha

Beijing: The death toll in China’s novel coronavirus outbreak has gone up to 1,113 with 97 new fatalities reported mostly in the worst-affected Hubei province while the confirmed cases of infection jumped to 44,653, health officials said on Wednesday. The country’s National Health Commission said it received reports of 2,015 new confirmed cases and 97 […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik continues to lead the rich ministers list in Odisha while State Panchayati Raj Minister Pratap Jena’s net worth grew be a whopping 4.5 crore in a single year, a statement of assets of all Cabinet ministers of the State which was issued by the Chief Minister’s Office on Tuesday stated. […]

Yash is all set to dominate the box office once again with KGF Chapter 2. While the makers are yet to release the teaser of KGF 2, new clips of Rocky Bhai with the lady who issued death warrant against him in the first part of KGF, is making rounds on social media. Director Prashanth […]

Mumbai: Actress Neha Dhupia and actor Shahid Kapoor’s wife Mira Rajput will launch a short distance walkathon for pregnant women here on February 23. This one-kilometre walk is organised with the purpose to inspire moms-to-be to take #BiglittleSteps towards a whole new world of becoming a mother. The Bio-Oil Pregathon focuses on encouraging them to […]

San Francisco: South Korean tech giant Samsung has launched its second smartphone with a foldable display dubbed as Galaxy Z Flip at the company’s Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco, California. The device has been priced at $1,380 (roughly Rs 98,400) and will be available in limited quantities in mirror purple and mirror black, starting […]

The trio of Sara Ali Khan, Kartik Aaryan and Imtiaz Ali had a lot of fun filming their upcoming movie “Love Aaj Kal 2” and it is quite evident from their interviews and BTS pictures and videos. Recently, Sara shared a picture in which she is trying her hands at driving a bike and her […]

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt fell in love during the shooting of their upcoming movie “Brahmastra” directed by Ayan Mukherjee. Since the time they have made their relationship official, rumours and speculations about their marriage have been making rounds. By the end of last year, strong rumours about the couple getting married by the end […]

“Indian Idol 11” has been in news for its extremely talented contestants as well as for its judges, their comments and controversies surrounding them. The first controversy struck the show when Anu Malik had to step down yet again as the judge after charges of sexual abuse surfaced against him. Even though the music director […]

London: Young people who spend too much time sitting still are at an increased risk of depression, researchers have warned. The study, published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry, found that an additional 60 minutes of light activity (such as walking or doing chores) daily at age 12 was associated with a 10 per cent reduction […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the visit of US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump in February end will go a long way in further cementing the friendship between the two countries. In a series of Tweets, the Prime Minister said that the US President and his wife […]

New Delhi: Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by a steep Rs 144.5 per cylinder due to spurt in benchmark global rates of the fuel. But to insulate domestic users, the government almost doubled the subsidy it provides on the fuel to keep per cylinder outgo almost unchanged. LPG price was increased to […]

London: Men who are taller in young adulthood may have a lower risk of dementia in old age, according to new research. Previous studies have suggested that height may be a risk factor for dementia, but much of this research was not able to take into account genetic, environmental, or other early-life factors that may […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking into consideration the demand of citizens for a clean Bhubaneswar, MP Aparajita Sarangi has shot a letter to CM Naveen Patnaik drawing his attention for the formulation of a comprehensive master plan to address the recurrent waterlogging and drainage problems in the smart city prevalent during the rainy season. The Parliamentarian from Bhubaneswar […]

Bhubaneswar: All the Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS), LAMPCS (Large Area Multi-Purpose Cooperative Societies) and Farmers Service Co Operative Society (FSCS) in the State can now purchase fertilizers only from Odisha State Cooperative Marketing Federation (Markfed). In a letter to all its area managers, the Markfed-Odisha has strictly directed them to henceforth ensure that cooperative […]

Dubai: India captain Virat Kohli has maintained his top spot in ODIs while leading India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been displaced from the numero uno ranking. Kohli endured a rare lull with the bat garnering just 75 runs in the three-match ODI series against New Zealand which concluded on Tuesday with India losing all the […]