News from Odisha

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 […]

Lahore: Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have agreed to postpone the planned tour by the Proteas to Pakistan for a series of T20 International matches. “This has purely been done because of the heavy workload and international schedule our players are facing in the immediate future,” commented CSA Acting Chief […]

Bhubaneswar: Over 30 lakh students across the country will appear the Class 10 and Class 12 Board examinations to be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today. Out of the 30 lakh students, 18 lakh students will take the Class 10th examination while the other 12 lakh candidates will take the Class […]

San Francisco: After the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2020 conference, Coronavirus has derailed Facebook’s Global Marketing Summit in San Francisco. According to a report in The San Francisco Chronicle, the event was scheduled from March 9-12 here, with over 5,000 participants expected from across the globe. “Out of an abundance of caution, we cancelled […]

New Delhi: Sonam Sherpa, founding member and the lead guitarist of the Indian rock band Parikrama, passed away on Friday. He was 48. “With a very heavy heart, we regret to inform the sudden demise of our backbone, Mr. Sonam Sherpa. It’s very very tough to lose a band mate, a brother and a mentor. […]

Ranchi: India’s Bhawna Jat qualified for the 2020 Olympics after setting a new national record in the 20km race walk category at the National Championships here on Saturday. The athlete from Rajasthan clocked 1:29.54, well inside the Olympic qualification time of 1:31.00. Bhawna’s effort was a massive improvement on her personal best of 1:38.30, set […]

Beijing: The death toll in China’s novel coronavirus epidemic has climbed to 1,523 with 143 new fatalities reported mostly from the worst-affected Hubei province while the confirmed cases jumped to over 66,000, health officials said on Saturday. The country’s Health Commission said it received reports of 2,641 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and […]

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) has invited applications for the positions of Technician, Draughtsman, Technical Assistant, Library Assistant, Scientific Assistant, Hindi-Typist, Catering Attendant, Cook, Fireman and several other posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions before March 6, 2020. ISRO Jobs 2020 Vacancy Detail Technician 102 […]

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jammu had sought applications from interested and eligible candidates for multiple positions. The last date to apply for the IIT non-faculty posts is today, February 15, 2020. Candidates can apply for the positions like Registrar, Scientific Officer, Technical Officer, Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical), Assistant Engineer (Civil), Junior Technical Superintendent […]

Bhubaneswar : In view of the unprecedented spike in Covid-19 cases in Odisha, the State government on Monday announced weekend shutdown  at all the urban areas across the State, beginning…

Koraput: At a time when he should be spending time playing with his friends, a 10-year-old boy in Odisha is shouldering the responsibility of his mother who is visually challenged. From completing daily chores to looking after other basic needs, Laba Padal of Bandapada in Koraput has dedicated himself to taking care of his mother. […]

India Post, West Bengal Postal Circle had earlier released an advertisement inviting applications for the positions of Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS). Candidates must brace up now as applications for the posts must be submitted by February 17, 2020. NOTE: The competitive examination is limited to Gramin Dak Sevaks. Examination for the same will be held on […]

Tokyo: The Indian Embassy in Japan on Saturday said it is making efforts to disembark all the Indians on board the cruise ship moored off the Japanese coast after the end of the quarantine period as authorities confirmed that 218 people, including three Indians, have been infected with the deadly disease on the ship. A […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal has said that the state government has saved around 700 big trees by partially switching over to paperless budgeting in 2019-20 fiscal, officials said on Saturday. Digital methods had substantially reduced the printing of documents during the 2019-20 annual budget, the governor was quoted as saying. “It (the partial switchover) […]