News from Odisha

Mumbai: Actress Rashami Desai has been evicted from “Bigg Boss 13”. Her eviction was announced by filmmaker Rohit Shetty on Saturday. It must have been a roller coaster journey for Rashami in the house. From indulging in ugly spats with co-contestant and former co-star Sidharth Shukla to falling in love with Arhan Khan and then […]

Cuttack: Tension ran high at Khajuripada village under Banki police limits in Cuttack district following the alleged murder of Khajuripada-Nuagaon village sarpanch’s husband and his associate by unidentified miscreants. The sarpanch’s husband, Bhagaban Swain and his associate Aditya Ransingh were reportedly returning from the panchayat office at around 2:30 pm on Saturday (on a two-wheeler) […]

Update: UP Government will not impose a complete lockdown in the cities but impose strict restrictions. The UP Government is submitting its reply before the Court on its observations: ANI…

Srinagar: Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s India visit, terror outfit Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) has released a video that calls for “revenge” and says “the killers would not be forgiven”. The video threatens the Indian government, and says “the way you harassed the Muslims and destroyed their settlements will be avenged”. In the video, a person […]

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he is not afraid of Pakistan Army as his country’s military knows well that he is not corrupt. He said that he is working day and night. “Those who indulged in corruption had fear of the Pakistan military, whereas he is neither corrupt nor is he […]

Beijing: The death toll from China’s coronavirus epidemic has climbed to 1,665 after 142 more people died, mostly in the worst-hit Hubei Province, and the confirmed cases jumped to 68,500, officials said on Sunday, as top WHO experts scramble to assist Beijing to contain the virus spread. China’sNational Health Commission confirmed 2,009 new cases across […]

Noida: Authorities have imposed Section 144 in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Budh Nagar district to maintain peace during the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exams for Class 10 and 12. “Board exams have started from Saturday. Section 144 has been imposed so that candidates don’t face any problem during the exams. We expect the […]

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal is the first and the only Chief Minister of Delhi who has preferred the historic Ramlila Maidan for his oath ceremonies, while his predecessors took oath in the Raj Niwas. The venue in the national capital is indeed close to Kejriwal’s heart as it was from […]

Bhubaneswar: Expressing concerns over rising cases of temple thefts in Odisha and illegal exports of idols, non-profit INTACH urged the government for framing a holistic policy and taking legal measures to deal with the menace. The organisation’s state convener Amiya Bhusan Tripathy, who is also the former police chief of Odisha, lamented that there is […]

Bhubaneswar: To streamline the traffic in Bhubaneswar, a new road will be thrown open for public from Xavier Square soon, informed Police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi on Saturday. According to Sarangi, the new road will connect Xavier with Patia and is likely to be opened for public by February 17 or 18. The entire stretch of […]

Bhubaneswar: Jai ho Odisha! Odia boy Abinas Nayak has reportedly won Season 6 of the most popular cooking reality show, MasterChef India, which ended to a glittering finale recently. According to a report of Mumbai Live, the 20-episode cooking reality series came to an end with Abinas winning the grand finale of MasterChef India. He […]

Hyderabad: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation) supplemental Oxygen Delivery System for soldiers posted at extreme high altitudes. It would also be be…

Balasore: After a brief lull, allegations of artificial eggs sale have resurfaced in Odisha. This time, one Basant Mandal has alleged that fake eggs, which smelled of plastic, were being distributed by Mahulia Anganwadi centre in Jaleswar. Though the concerned authorities could not be contacted to verify the allegations, locals are demanding a probe into […]

Toronto: A type of fatty liver disease that commonly affects patients with HIV can be safely treated with vitamin E, researchers have found. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and is characterised by liver inflammation and cell damage. It is a potentially dangerous condition that can progress to […]

New Delhi: In the wake of outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in China, India will send a consignment of medical supplies there, Vikram Misri, Ambassador of India to China, said on Twitter on Sunday. The Ambassador, in a video posted on the official Twitter handle of the Indian embassy in China, expressed his solidarity with […]