News from Odisha

Cuttack: Elaborate arrangements have been made to prevent question paper leak and malpractice during the upcoming Class X examination starting February 19, informed Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (BSE) Secretary, Srikant Tarai today. “Altogether 5, 60, 905 students will appear for the matriculation examination this year. A teacher from each school has been asked to […]

Anticipation among fans is mounting as the release date of KGF Chapter 2 is approaching fast. As per the latest reports, the makers are busy with dubbing sessions. Inclusion of…

Mumbai: Actress Ananya Panday says she likes to pamper herself on Sunday and spend quality time with her family and dogs. Here’s how she spends her Sunday: * Home spa session: Some essential oils, a nice massage followed by a power nap helps me start my Sunday on the right note. After a week full […]

Mumbai: Actor Vicky Kaushal says he is a huge admirer of Saif Ali Khans fashion sense. “I am a huge admirer of Saif Ali Khan saab’s fashion sense because I feel he is regal, elegant, and the moment he wants to dress down, his casual wear sense is also on point. I feel he is […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha growth story stands decelerated in the Fiscal 2019. The growth rate of GSDP (Gross State Domestic Product) is projected to post a steep fall of over 1.8 per cent to touch 6.16 per cent in 2019-20. This is the slowest growth rate in last 5-years.  Odisha has been growing at an average rate […]

New Delhi: Google on Monday announced it is gradually winding down its free public Wi-Fi Station programme currently available at over 400 railway stations in India, and will work with the Indian Railways and Railtel Corporation to help them with existing sites so they can remain useful resources for people. Google launched its Station initiative […]

New Delhi: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said the government will have to use structural reforms to revive demand and support the sagging economy, and green shoots of the recovery visible now need to be sustained to pull India out of its worst slowdown in 11 years. In an interview with PTI, he […]

Bhubaneswar: A four-member team of Chhattisgarh Police on Monday arrived in Odisha and launched investigation by visiting the residence of prime accused Anup Sai in connection with the sensational double murder of a woman and her minor daughter in 2016. Ex-MLA and former BJD leader Anup Sai and his driver Burdhan Toppo were arrested last […]

Washington: In a historic feat for humankind, NASA on Monday successfully launched the first powered, controlled flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on another planet. The little rotorcraft that could.🚁💨…

Bhubaneswar: When the Odisha government is going gaga over the farmers and farming in Odisha post the KALIA scheme, a reality check by the Economic-Survey 2019-20 portrays in real the pangs felt by state farmers. The Survey in no uncertain terms has virtually sounded a note of caution that farmers are quitting the farming profession […]

Bhubaneswar: BJP members on Monday created ruckus in Odisha Assembly alleging that questions for discussion are being selected arbitrarily and not by lottery, leading the speaker to adjourn the House thrice. Speaker S N Patro denied the allegation and said henceforth MLAs would be informed about the timing of lottery via SMS. Important questions submitted […]

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress in Odisha hit out at the ruling Biju Janata Dal over Home Minister Amit Shah’s proposed pro-Citizenship (Amendment) Act rally in the state capital and asked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to make his government and party’s stand on the event clear. Shah will be on a two-day visit to Odisha from […]

Bhubaneswar: The recent directive of Odisha government to use the logo of former CM Late Biju Patnaik on houses constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) has not gone down well particularly with BJP in the State. Raising the issue in Odisha Assembly, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Pradipta Naik on Monday categorically stated that Biju […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Monday amended the State Commission For Backward Classes Act, 1993 to enable the Commission to undertake survey of the social and educational conditions of the people belonging to the backward classes. “In a historic move, this August House has resolved to amend the Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor has slammed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, calling his comments on divorce regressive and foolish. Through a post on Twitter, Sonam slammed Bhagwat while sharing a link of a story wherein he states “divorce cases more in educated, affluent families”. “Which sane man speaks like this? Regressive foolish […]