News from Odisha

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the government is monitoring farm credit given by banks in rural areas, adding that she expects to meet the increased target of Rs 15 lakh crore for the next fiscal. The government in Budget 2020-21 has raised the farm loan disbursal target by 11 per cent […]

Mumbai: Actress Nikki Tamboli, who was last seen in the controversial reality show “Bigg Boss 14”, has urged fans to stop fighting about issues that cropped up on the reality…

New Delhi: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Saturday said transmission of rate cuts is expected to improve further in the coming days and that momentum is gathering pace on credit growth. Earlier this month, the central bank opted for a status quo on the benchmark interest rate, amid signs of hardening inflation and an […]

New York: People suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease may benefit from regular exercise and replacing high-calorie beverages with decaffeinated, diet green tea, suggests new research. The researchers found that a combination of green tea extract and exercise reduced the severity of obesity-related fatty liver disease by 75 per cent in mice fed a high-fat […]

Sambalpur: Two days after reports of Chemistry and Zoology question paper leak, concerns were raised on Saturday that third-semester Mathematics paper of Plus-III Science stream in colleges affiliated to Sambalpur University may have leaked before examination. Though the Mathematics examination was scheduled to be held from 1 PM to 4 PM on Saturday, the question […]

Bhubaneswar: A resurgent Odisha cricket side secured their quarter final berth in the ongoing 2019-2020 Ranji Trophy season with a draw in its last group match against Jharkhand at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack today. Odisha’s entry into the quarters of the elite domestic cricket tournament of the country will be its first in three years. […]

Mumbai: Actor Kartik Aaryan found Sara Ali Khan’s confession about having a crush on him on a chat show cute, but he has never spoken about Sara and himself to the media. The actor opened up about his equation with his “Love Aajkal” co-star Sara on the show “By Invite Only”, which airs on zoOm. […]

Beijing: Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash last month, led the eight finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 in honour of his outstanding achievements. Bryant won five NBA championships with the Lakers as well as two Olympic gold medals with Team USA. The 18-time […]

New Delhi: As protest continues in Shaheen Bagh over issues such as the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), a section of protesters is planning to meet Home Minister Amit Shah, while others are opposing it. The protesters are divided into two groups. Besides, there are differences among the protesters […]

Bhubaneswar: This is no beggar belief! Hard numbers reveal a big drop in the number of beggars residing in Odisha. But the red alerts to the fore are the counts posted a big jump in State headquarters district Khurda, temple town Puri and Chief Minister’s home district Ganjam. As per the information provided by Minister […]

Mumbai: It seems the grand finale of “Bigg Boss 13” will offer a lot of surprise elements. A promo video of rivals Sidharth Shukla and Rashami Desai’s dance performance on the “Ang laga de” song from the Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone-starrer “Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela” is proof of the fact. The video is doing […]

Bhubaneswar: While Odisha School and Mass Education department is all geared up to ensure zero failure rate (Zero F) in the annual HSC Examinations this year, in a shocking development, free books meant for class-10 SC/ST students were distributed today – just 3 days before the commencement of the Matric exams. On one hand, while […]

Hamilton: India pacer Mohammed Shami was the star of the show on the second day of the warm-up game between India and New Zealand XI at Seddon Park on Saturday. He picked three wickets to ensure that the hosts fell short of India’s score of 263 by 28 runs. Speaking to reporters at the end […]

Berhampur: A Class-I girl student of a private school in Berhampur of Ganjam district was allegedly forced to strip by a lady teacher for not wearing proper school uniform. After the incident came to fore, the father of the girl lodged a police complaint based on which Baidyanathpur Police detained the lady teacher. According to […]

Chandigarh: Four children were killed on Saturday after an LPG-fuelled modified but discarded van being run illegally by a private school with 12 students on board caught fire at Longowal town in Sangrur district in Punjab, officials said. School authorities purchased the discarded van a day earlier and were running illegally. The dead included two […]