News from Odisha

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 […]

By Sandeep Sahu The man looked mighty agitated. “By all means, impose means for all other traffic violations: registration, insurance, pollution and everything else. But for heaven’s sake, spare those lacking driving licenses (DLs)? How can you fine people when they have been waiting for their DLs for over a month and half after having […]

New Delhi: World’s most followed leader on Facebook and the third most followed leader on Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left everyone surprised as he announced that he was thinking to “give up social media accounts”. “This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. Will […]

New Delhi: Multiplex major PVR Cinemas has launched its skill on Google Home, enabling users to seamlessly explore upcoming movies, show timings, location and ticket pricing. What is more, the skill can also be accessed via the Google Home application on Android devices, PVR Cinemas said on Monday. So the skill can be accessed on […]

New York: Older people who experience daytime sleepiness even after having adequate sleep at night may be at the risk of developing new medical conditions, including diabetes, cancer and high blood pressure, says a study. The condition called hypersomnolence is defined as excessive daytime sleepiness even after having seven or more hours of sleep. It […]

London: Taking multiple courses of antibiotics within a short span of time may do people more harm than good, suggests new research which discovered an association between the number of prescriptions for antibiotics and a higher risk of hospital admissions. Patients who have had 9 or more antibiotic prescriptions for common infections in the previous […]

Itanagar: The Indian Army has rescued 111 tourists and locals including women and children, stranded in sub-zero temperatures at snow-bound Sela Pass in Arunachal Pradesh, a defence official said on Monday. Army spokesman, Lt Col P. Khongsai, said two Army teams, along with medical staff and recovery vehicles, launched a major rescue operation on Saturday […]

Islamabad: Pakistan’s anti-corruption watchdog on Monday filed fresh cases against former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Yousuf Raza Gilani and former president Asif Ali Zardari for misuse of authority and buying vehicles given by foreign leaders as gifts. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed the cases in an accountability court in Islamabad. According to NAB, […]