News from Odisha

New Delhi: Two new novel coronavirus cases have been reported in Delhi and Telangana, the Ministry of Health and Family welfare announced on Monday. The Ministry in a statement said: “One positive case of COVID-19 has been detected in New Delhi, and one has been detected in Telangana.” According to the Health Ministry, the person […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appointed BJD leader and former minister Sanjay Das Burma as the Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Board with Cabinet rank, Congress today alleged that the Board has turned into a place for the rehabilitation of the ruling party leaders. Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja said […]

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had invited applications for the positions of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS). While the application submission process had begun much earlier, the last date to apply for the same is ending tomorrow- March 3, 2020. UPSC Recruitment 2020 Vacancy Detail Indian […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA) has collected a whopping Rs 1.06 crore in just 24 hours of re-enforcement of Motor Vehicles Act 2019 in Odisha on March 1, revealed Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera today. As per the information shared by the Minister, total 3870 motorists were penalised among which 126 persons were fined for […]

New Delhi: A court here on Monday again deferred the execution of the four convicts in Nirbhaya rape and murder case, slated for Tuesday, till further orders. “Despite stiff resistance from the victim’s side, I am of the opinion that any condemned convict must not meet his Creator with a grievance in his bosom that […]

Berhampur: People residing in the Silk City will no longer face inconvenience due to road dust generated during cleaning activities as the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) has introduced night-sweeping of roads. The night cleaning of stretches has been launched on a pilot basis in BeMC area and Hinjili notified area council (NAC). Instead of daytime, […]

Bhubaneswar: He had only a few seconds to take a call – either allow VVIP convoy to pass or stop it to make room for the passage of an ambulance. But traffic constable Jagannath Jayasingh stood firm and decided to stop Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik’s carcade to let an ambulance pass at a busy junction […]

Cuttack: Over 15,000 teachers will be roped in for the evaluation of answer copies, informed Board of Secondary Education (BSE) secretary, Ramasish Hazra after the matriculation examination 2020 concluded on Monday. BSE officials informed that the evaluation of matric answer copies will begin from March 18 and will continue for a period of 20 days. […]

New Delhi: The UN is exploring ways to engage India for mediation between Israel and Palestine to resolve the protracted conflict between the two in the Middle East. A delegation of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People was on a two-day visit to New Delhi beginning from […]

Cuttack: In a bizarre incident, a man from Kankadajodi area of Cuttack district reportedly married thrice by projecting himself as an eligible bachelor. As per reports, one Arabinda Sahoo married a girl of Badhigaon village in Boudh district on February 28 by posing himself as a bachelor. As per allegations, Arabinda was already married and […]

Mumbai: Bollywood star Ranveer Singhs famous out-of-the-box fashion sense has a new fan in Hrithik Roshan, it seems. Hrithik, who is currently vacationing in Dubai, shared a couple of photos on Twitter on Monday afternoon. In the photos, he can be seen wearing a red tee along with a white towel that he has wrapped […]

Actress Disha Patani is set for another action-packed outing on the big screen with her next project.

Bhubaneswar: Terming the incidents of harassment of public during enforcement of new rules under Motor Vehicles (MV) Act as ‘unfortunate,’ Odisha Congress has opposed collection of hefty fines under the new act. Alleging that RTO officials, police and traffic personnel are misbehaving with public mostly women and girls, Congress MLA Sura Routray urged Odisha government […]

Bhubaneswar: Binapani Mohanty, who has already left a mark in the field of literature, will be honoured with the prestigious Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman, announced Odisha Sahitya Akademi on Monday. Apart from Mohanty, 15 other litterateurs- Minaketan Purohit, Gaurachandra Panda, Padmanabh Sahu, Indulata Mohanty, Bibhuti Bhusan Patnaik, Sailendra Mohapatra, Niranjan Padhi, Srikanta Patra, Kabibar Parida, […]

Bhubaneswar: A total of 22 departments have come under the ambit of the ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative of the Odisha government, said an official on Monday. The objective of the ‘Mo Sarkar’ programme is to provide service with dignity to people who are coming to government offices. It mandates that anyone visiting these offices would have […]