News from Odisha

Mumbai: Kannada superstar Yash is super excited to share screen space with Raveena Tandon in the second chapter of “KGF”. In the film, Raveena will be seen playing the role of Ramika Sen. Welcoming the actress on-board, Yash took to Instagram and wrote: “Ramika Sen may not be welcome to Rocky’s territory.. but Raveena ma’am […]

Manila (Philippines): The Indian men’s team on Friday fought back from two matches down to beat Thailand in the quarter final of the Badminton Asia Team Championships in Manila. World Championships bronze medallist Sai Praneeth and former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth both lost their singles matches but India followed that up with back to back […]

Gandhinagar: Although there is a growing “Pad Man” movement with every effort being made to end the stigma around menstruation, a college run by Swaminarayan sect in Gujarat’s Bhuj town has sparked controversy after they ordered girl students to strip to check whether they were in period. The diktat has landed them into trouble with […]

Raigharh/Bhubaneswar: The arrest of ex-MLA Anup Sai by Chhattisgarh Police in connection with the sensational 2016 double murder case has created ripples across the State. However, for the cops, it involved a lot of groundwork to zero in on Sai who had allegedly executed the crime with precision. Addressing a presser, Raigarh SP, Santosh Kumar […]

Bhubaneswar: The state tourism department has signed an agreement with the Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC) for developing water-based tourism in Odisha. Besides housing Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon Chilika lake, the state boasts of a 482-kilometer coastline and eight major reservoirs, apart from several other pristine water bodies where surveys have ascertained […]

Raigarh/ Bhubaneswar: With Raigarh Police cracking the sensational 2016 double murder case by arresting prime accused ex-MLA Anup Sai, focus has now shifted towards what would be the next course of action of cops to ensure that the case reaches its logical conclusion. Moreover, deceased Kalpana Das’ ex-husband on Friday demanded death penalty for Anup […]

Bhubaneswar: After finding itself in the midst of a controversy over poor traffic management especially for not ensuring proper passage to ambulances through busy junctions which allegedly led to the death of a minor boy recently in Bhubaneswar, Commissionerate Police on Friday claimed that the said ambulance took a little over 22 minutes to reach […]

Baripada: Five persons were arrested in Baripada after two elephant tusks were seized, officials said on Friday. The seizure was made on Thursday night, said officials of the Baripada Forest Division. It is suspected that the tusks belonged to a male elephant of about nine years old. They might have killed the elephant in Similipal […]

Dubai: The first Hindu temple in the UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi will not use any steel or ferrous materials and will be built adopting the traditional temple architecture in India, temple committee officials have said. Two years after the groundbreaking ceremony, the Swaminarayan temple of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sansth (BAPS) witnessed a […]

Kota: An auto driver here came to the rescue of a woman in labour, helping her deliver the baby and then rushing her to hospital. Puja Mehawar (25) and her husband Sunil Mehawar had taken Ibrahim’s autorickshaw on Wednesday afternoon to go to the hospital. But she developed severe labour pains before they reached there. […]

New Delhi: With Ramayana-themed interiors and bhajans playing on board, the Railways’ next edition of the Ramayana Express, which take pilgrims to locations associated with Lord Ram, will give passengers the feel of being on a temple on wheels, a senior official said on Friday. The train is likely to be launched after March 10, […]

Kolkata: Insurance sector regulator Irdai on Friday expressed concern over rising tariffs in hospitals and has planned to standardise charges for some medical procedures, an official said. It has been noticed that rate of inflation of hospital charges at present is around 10-15 per cent and tariffs are being changed on a regular basis, Irdai […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker S NPatro on Friday imposed an embargo on the media from reporting ruckus inside the House, inviting sharp criticisms from the opposition Congress and the BJP. There were noisy scenes in the House over the absence of officials in the gallery meant for them. Following this, the speaker issued the directive to […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking strong note of non-payment of crores of holding tax, the municipal authorities of the Smart City have now issued an ultimatum to defaulting individuals and organisations to clear their pending dues by February 28 or else face consequences. Issuing a directive in this regard, the BMC has strictly mentioned that if the defaulters […]

New Delhi: More than 17 crore PAN cards will become inoperative if not linked with the Aadhar by end of March. In a move with large scale disruption potential, the Income Tax Department has said that Permanent Account Number (PAN) will become inoperative if not linked with Aadhaar by March 31, 2020. It may be […]