News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A high-level preparatory meeting was held on Monday at the Lingaraj Police Station to finalise preparations & ritual timings of the ensuing Maha Shivratri festival of Lord Lingaraj on 21 February 2020. The meeting saw participation of all the bigwigs of the Twin City police including, the Commissioner of Police Sudhanshu Sarangi, Bhubaneswar DCP […]

New Delhi:  India emerged as the world’s fifth-largest economy by overtaking the UK and France in 2019, says a report. A US-based think tank World Population Review in its report said that India is developing into an open-market economy from its previous autarkic policies. “India’s economy is the fifth-largest in the world with a GDP […]

New Delhi: A day after the Google announced that it is gradually winding down its free public WiFi Station programme, currently available at 415 railway stations in India, the Railways has assured the continuation of the free WiFi services at these stations. Google had said that it will work with the Indian Railways and Railtel […]

Mumbai: News of Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan and popular “Bigg Boss 13” contestant Asim Riaz’s Bollywood debut is doing the rounds on the Internet. According to the latest reports, filmmaker Karan Johar, who is known to launch new actors in his films has taken up the task to introduce Suhana. Reportedly, he will […]

Malkangiri: Within one and a half year after the Gurupriya Bridge in the cut off area of Malkangiri district was thrown open to the public, cracks have reportedly developed on the bridge, raising a question mark on the quality of work undertaken. According to sources, expansion joints on pillar No 16 of the bridge got […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, during his speech on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s Speech on Monday, stressed on some of the ambitious targets of his government like reaching out to every household with door delivery of services and implementation of ‘Mo Sarkar’ in all departments. Citing that the State government is […]

Mumbai: The Mumbai-based dance group V Unbeatable has won the second season of “America’s Got Talent: The Champions.” The dancers found the international glory with their victory on the US show on Monday. Congratulating V Unbeatables on their win, a post on the official page of “America’s Got Talent” read: “Give it up for your […]

Bhubaneswar: In what can be considered as a major blow to hopes of large depositors who had lost their investment of more than Rs 10,000 in various ponzi schemes in Odisha, the State Minister on Monday informed the Assembly that as of now the government has no such provisions to ensure refund of the duped […]

New York: Reducing animal product intake and following a primarily plant-based diet can decrease the risk of heart disease, say, researchers, adding that it’s because plant-based food minimises the negative effects of a gut-microbiome associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. The body’s gut microbiota is comprised of a series of microbes that […]

Cuttack: Diarrhoea scare has once again returned to haunt the Millennium City with cases of the water-borne disease reported to have broken out in Gopala Sahi, Odia Bazaar & other nearby areas under Ward No. 18 of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC). More than 30 people from the region have been affected by the water-borne disease […]

Toronto: Early exposure of babies to household cleaning products is associated with the development of childhood asthma and wheeze by age 3 years, a new study suggests. “Our study looked at infants, who typically spend 80 per cent-90 per cent of their time indoors and are especially vulnerable to chemical exposures through the lungs and […]

When Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma introduced their baby girl, Vamika to the world, fans were mystified by the unique name and were curious to know its meaning. Similarly, when…

London: Researchers have found that eating a Mediterranean diet for a year could help keep the mind sharp and reduce frailty in old age. The study, published in the journal ‘Gut’, showed that following a Mediterranean diet boosts the types of gut bacteria linked to ‘healthy’ ageing, while reducing those associated with harmful inflammation in […]

Puri: A woman suspected to be practicing sorcery was allegedly beaten black and blue and forced to parade naked in full public glare by members of a family at Nuasahi under Krushnaprasad block of Puri district. Though a case was registered in the Krushnaprasad Gada PS on 15 February 2020, inaction of police to book […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 246 elephants died in Odisha due to various reasons in the last three years, the Odisha government informed the Assembly on Tuesday. In a written reply, Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh said that 246 elephants had died between 2016-17 and 2018-19 due to accidental electrocution, disease, accidents involving trains […]