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Column: Cashing In On People’s Misery

By Sandeep Sahu For others, a disaster is something to dread. But for them, it is an opportunity of a lifetime to make a fast buck by cashing in on the people’s fear, misery and helplessness during times of calamity. We have seen it during the Super Cyclone in 1999, the worst natural calamity to […]

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COVID-19 toll rises to 3,237 in China

Beijing: The death toll due to the COVID-19 outbreak in China has increased to 3,237, authorities said on Wednesday, while the number of confirmed cases in the Asian country has risen to 80,894. Chinese health authorities reported 11 deaths and 13 newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, Xinhua […]

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Coronavirus Curbs: Different Depts Of Odisha Govt On Overdrive To Prevent Outbreak

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of Coronavirus outbreak across the globe, the Odisha state machinery has gone on an overdrive to restrict the spread of the virus by implementing various measures in Transport department to Skill Development and Higher Education department. Amidst a public outcry for relaxation of New MV Act in view of the viral […]

Army jawan in Leh tests positive for coronavirus, cases climbs to 147 in country
First COVID-19 Case In Indian Army As Jawan Tests Positive, Cases Climb To 147 In Country

New Delhi: A 34-year-old soldier has tested positive for novel coronavirus in Leh, Army sources said on Wednesday. This is the first COVID-19 case in the armed forces. The soldier, a resident of Chuhot village in Leh, came in contact with his father who had already contracted the infection. His father had returned from a […]

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Around 400 Attendees From Odisha In Kumbh Mela This Year: Uttarakhand Govt

Bhubaneswar: Amid the resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the country, around 400 people of as many as 150 families from Odisha attended Kumbh Mela at Haridwar in Uttarakhand this year.…

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Odisha Matric Exam Evaluation Process Begins Amid Coronavirus Scare

Bhubaneswar: The evaluation of answer scripts of annual High School Certificate (HSC) Examinations commenced today at 61 centres across the State amid the scare of Coronavirus outbreak which has so far claimed more than 7000 lives across the globe. As many as 16,000 evaluators have been engaged for checking of the answer scripts of 5.61 […]

Disha Patani And Tiger Shroff Are Heading Towards Dead-end?
Disha Patani And Tiger Shroff Are Heading Towards Dead-end?

Disha Patani and Tiger Shroff are the most popular stars of the current lot. Even though both of them have never really confirmed their affair, it is now quite obvious as Tiger and Disha are always there for each other. Tiger was present at the screening of Disha’s “Malang.” Similarly, Disha has been there with […]

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Odisha Govt Begins Process For Appointment Of Women SHGs As FPS Dealers

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapara: Odisha Government has begun the process for the appointment of women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) as Fair Price Shop dealers in place of private dealers in order to ensure smooth management of Public Distribution System (PDS). In order to reduce corruption in the sale of PDS goods, subsided ration is being supplied to beneficiaries through […]

Hrithik Roshan & Shweta Bachchan: An Affair & Breakup That Left A Lot Unanswered
Hrithik Roshan And Shweta Bachchan: An Affair & Breakup That Left A Lot Unanswered

Affairs, marriages, and breakups are quite common in Bollywood. But many times they are unexpected especially in the case where the marriage involves a long term relationship and kids. When Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan announced their separation which later on led to divorce, close friends and fans were shocked. Hrithik and Sussanne have been […]

Suhana Khan In Tears; Shah Rukh Khan’s Daughter Stranded In US Due To Coronavirus Scare?
Shah Rukh’s Daughter Suhana Khan Stranded In US Due To Coronavirus Scare?

Coronavirus has hit the world badly. To restrict the spread of this deadly virus, countries have cancelled many international flights and travelling even locally for long-distance has been banned in the affected nations. It has certainly affected the Indians who are overseas either studying or for work. One person who seems to be highly affected […]

Bengal Assembly Elections: 'Mamata Banerjee To Make An Exit After Losing Nandigram Seat To BJP'
Bengal Assembly Elections: 'Mamata Banerjee To Make An Exit After Losing Nandigram Seat To BJP'

Purbasthali/Swarupnagar (WB): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the BJP will bag more than 122 of the 180 seats that went to elections in West Bengal in…

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Big Covid19 dampener: New study says novel Coronavirus is airborne!

Bhubaneswar: Here is a big Covid-19 dampener. The novel coronavirus is airborne finds a new study. According to a new study from National Institutes of Health, CDC, UCLA and Princeton University scientists published in The New England Journal of Medicine says, “Results provide key information about the stability of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 disease, and […]

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Lord Jagannath’s Funds To Be Retrieved From Yes Bank Tomorrow: SJTA

Puri: In what could be termed as a much needed respite for the Jagannath devotees across the world, all the fixed deposits of Rs 545 crore of Lord Jagannath deposited in Yes Bank will be retrieved tomorrow from the cash strapped bank after it resumes full banking services from 6 pm today onwards, informed Ajay […]

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All Four BJD Candidates Elected To Rajya Sabha Unopposed

Bhubaneswar: All the four BJD candidates were on Wednesday elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed as opposition BJP and Congress did not field any nominee for the polls scheduled to be held on March 26. Odisha Assembly Secretary-cum Returning Officer for the Rajya Sabha polls, Dasarathi Satpathy announced election of the four BJD candidates- Subhas […]

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Coronavirus Pandemic Needs Collective Action: Odisha Governor

Bhubaneswar: Coronavirus outbreak has emerged as a challenge for the whole world and its successful mitigation lies in our own hands and we should tackle it without panicking, exhorted Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal today. Citing that the Odisha government has taken some proactive steps, the Governor said that it is a collective responsibility of all […]

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