News from Odisha

Panaji: Parents should rein in youngsters partying on Goa’s beaches without following SOPs, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Monday, saying such reckless abandon was causing a spike in Covid-19…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on the telecom companies for not paying dues to the tune of Rs 1.47 lakh crore to the government and summoned their top executives to court to explain, why the top court order on clearing dues was not followed. A bench headed by Justice Arun […]

Bigg Boss 13 Season is finally coming to an end. It was a long season marked by fights, controversies and even violence at some stage. Now that Rashami Desai, Sidharth Shukla, Paras Chhabra, Mahira Sharma, Aarti Singh, and Asim Riaz have emerged as the top 6 contenders on the show, fans are just eager to […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a hike of 5 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees. The DA hike will be implemented with retrospective effect from January 1, 2020, said a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office. The decision will benefit around 3.5 lakh state government employees, said sources. The state […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 74 people in Odisha are under observation for coronavirus, said an official on Friday. 74 travellers who have returned from Coronavirus affected countries after January 15 have been identified by the state surveillance system and kept under home quarantine, said the Health Department official. While blood and throat swab samples of […]

Toronto: Having trouble sleeping? Forget counting sheep. All you may need is your romantic partner’s favourite T-shirt wrapped around your pillow, as researchers have found that the scent of a romantic partner can improve sleep. The study, published in the journal Psychological Science suggests that the scent of a romantic partner can improve your quality […]

New York: Researchers have revealed that one in three species of plants and animals could face extinction by 2070 because of climate change. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, estimated broad-scale extinction patterns from climate change by incorporating data from recent climate-related extinctions and from rates of species […]

San Francisco: Social media giant Facebook has quietly released a new app like Pinterest called ‘Hobbi’, a photo and video sharing app designed for documenting users hobbies. The app is available for iPhone users and it was created by New Product Experimentation (NPE) a team within Facebook tasked with experimenting new products and services, CNET reported […]

Raigarh: In a major development in connection with the murder of a woman and her daughter in 2016, Chhattisgarh Police today revealed that former MLA and ex-BJD leader Anup Sai is the prime accused in the case and has confessed to the crime. In a press conference, Raigarh SP Santosh Kumar said that Anup had […]

Colombo: The Sri Lankan Cabinet has approved the extension of the free-visa scheme to nationals of 48 countries, including India, until April 30 as the tourism sector, which was picking up after the 2019 Easter terror attacks, took another hit due to the coronavirus outbreak, it was reported on Friday. “With the introduction of the free-visa […]

New York: Contrary to the common belief that walking 10,000 steps a day prevents weight gain, the researchers have found that it doesn’t actually prevent weight gain rather it may decrease your sedentary time. For the findings, published in the Journal of Obesity, the research team studied 120 freshmen in the US over their first […]

Mumbai: Singer Jonita Gandhi, who has belted out hits like “Sau Tarah Ke” and “Lagdi Hai Thaai” among many others, gave a surprise performance at her brother’s sangeet. The singer, who is currently in her hometown in Toronto, took everyone by suprise with a dance and rap act. Jonita rapped her brother Mandeep and Mohua’s […]

Sambalpur: Amid the on-going agitation by several bar associations of Western Odisha demanding establishment of a permanent High Court bench in the region, the State Government transferred all the pending cases in various courts here to neighbouring courts for speedy trial. Earlier on December 6, the Supreme Court had asked the Orissa High Court to […]

Bhubaneswar: The School & Mass Education Department of Odisha government on Friday directed all district collectors to submit report on constitution of squads to check weight of bags of students in schools across the State. PK Mishra, Joint Secretary, School & Mass Education Department, in his letter to all the district collectors said that the […]

Bhubaneswar: In his inaugural address at the beginning of the budget session of Odisha Legislative Assembly on Friday,  Governor Ganeshi Lal harped highly on 5T and Mo Sarkar-powered consultative governance to bring in real transformation and take Odisha to new heights. “Consultative governance is core of our growth trajectory. My Government’s current focus is transformation. […]