News from Odisha

Sydney: There is no evidence that consuming full-fat dairy products increases children’s risk of obesity or heart disease, says a new study that raises questions about the current dietary advice for children. “Dietary guidelines in Australia and other countries recommend children primarily consume reduced-fat dairy products to maintain a healthy weight and good cardiovascular health,” […]

New Delhi: Amid the growing scare over coronavirus, the Indian Railways has geared up to tackle the situation as it has dedicated a ward especially for clinically suspected cases at the Northern Railway Central Hospital in the national capital. Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar said that to counter the emerging threat of coronavirus, Northern Railway […]

New Delhi: Last year ‘WhatsApp killer” yoga guru Ramdev’s dream ‘swadeshi’ messaging app ‘Kimbho’ was taken down from app stores owing to privacy concerns as it also failed to create any buzz. Though launched with much fanfare from the house of Patanjali Ayurved, ‘Kimbho’ which means ‘how are you’ or ‘what’s new’ promising features such […]

Los Angeles: American singer Julia Michaels was talk of the town last year due to her striking resemblance with Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma doppelganger. Her new photos still remind netizens of Anushka. Julia recently posted a selfie in which she seen with her hair tied up. “I basically don’t do my hair anymore lol but […]

New Delhi: The Air India on Tuesday confirmed that a passenger who flew on a Vienna-Delhi flight on February 25 has tested positive for coronavirus. “This is for the attention of passengers who flew on AI154 Vienna-Delhi of 25th Feb 20. One of the passengers has tested positive for #coronavirus. Please follow the protocol notified […]

Nabrangpur: Despite tall claims made by the Odisha government of carrying out developmental work in the State, broken and pothole-peppered State Highway no. 46 in Nabarangpur district narrates a different tale. The road connecting Umerkote-Raigarh-Kundei has reportedly developed large crack and knee-deep potholes which has turned into a danger zone for the daily commuters with […]

New Delhi: India, the world’s largest maker of generic drugs, on Tuesday restricted the export of common medicines such as paracetamol and 25 other pharmaceutical ingredients and drugs made from them, as it looks to prevent shortages amid concerns of the coronavirus outbreak turning into a pandemic. Besides over-the-counter painkiller and fever reducer paracetamol, drugs […]

New Delhi: On the occasion of World Wildlife Day on Tuesday, Twitterati took to social media and highlighted the importance of saving life on earth. The World Wildlife Day 2020 theme ‘Sustaining all life on Earth’ is aimed at ensuring sustainable use of resources and conservation of land and groundwater to stop biodiversity loss. All […]

New York: Early Earth, home to some of our planet’s first lifeforms, may have been a real-life “Waterworld” without a continent in sight- a discovery that can scientists to better understand how and where single-cell organisms first emerged on Earth. The researchers took advantage of a quirk of hydrothermal chemistry to suggest that the surface […]

New Delhi: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the citizenship amendment law, in an unprecedented move which was sharply criticised by India. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the Citizenship Amendment Act is an internal matter of India and that “no foreign party” […]

New Delhi: Hockey captains Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal were on Tuesday nominated for Dhruv Batra Player of the Year award in male and female category respectively by Hockey India for its third Annual Awards scheduled on March 8. A total prize money of Rs 1.30 crore along with trophies will be awarded to hockey […]

Paradip: At a time when already there is a worldwide concern over the coronavirus outbreak, two suspected cases were reported in Paradip forcing the entire State machinery to swing into action. An Uttar Pradesh-based couple, working as crew members in a ship docked at Paradip port on March 1, is suspected to have infected with […]

New Delhi: Government has collected over Rs 7.52 lakh crore as direct taxes till January 31 of the current fiscal, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. According to the Revised Estimate (RE), target for collection of direct taxes for the current fiscal year, which ends on March 31, at Rs 11.70 lakh crore. “The total […]

Bhubaneswar: Beware if you are planning to host marriage or any other function at a hotel or any other venue as miscreants posing as guests might turn up as party spoilers. In one such incident, a miscreant looted gold ornaments worth lakhs of rupees from a hotel where a wedding reception was being hosted by […]

Lausanne (Switzerland): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board on Tuesday expressed its full commitment to the success of the Olympic Games in Tokyo to be held between July 24 to August 9 this year. The IOC board heard a report on all the measures taken so far to address the coronavirus situation, which was […]