News from Odisha

New Delhi: The prediction for a Covid-19 type of pandemic which will attack the lungs had been made by Sylvia Browne in her book, “End of Days”. In the bestseller titled “End of Days: Predictions and Prophecies about the End of the World”, author Sylvia Browne seems to have got the prediction right about Covid-19. […]

Geneva: Different from SARS, MERS or influenza, COVID-19 is “a unique virus with unique characteristics,” the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said here on Tuesday. “We are understanding this virus and the disease it causes more and more,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. COVID-19 does not transmit as efficiently as influenza, according […]

Paradip/Kendrapara: A woman, who was presumed to be killed by her husband around seven years ago, was recently found alive with her alleged paramour in Pipili area of Puri district. The woman, Itishree Moharana of Samagola village in Paradip, had tied the knot with Abhaya Sutar of Bamra village under Patkura police limits in Kendrapara […]

For those unfamiliar with the incident, here is a brief outline. A young lady is fined by traffic police for helmet-less driving. In next to no time, hordes of TV camera crews, quick to sense an opportunity for a juicy story, converge on the scene and demand a byte. The girl does her best not […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid rumours regarding link of poultry and eggs with the deadly novel Coronavirus that led to a sharp drop in the sale of the products, the All Odisha Poultry Forum (AOPF) has appealed to the people not to get carried away by such rumours. Addressing a presser, AOPF president Haramohan Dash on Tuesday said, […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded a growth of 11 per cent in the collection of gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) during the period from April 2019 to February 2020, a statement said on Tuesday. The state has made a total collection of Rs 27,044.37 crore during the period against a collection of Rs 24,325.79 crore […]

New Delhi: High Drama erupted in Bhopal and Gurugram after eight MLAs, including four Congress, two Bahujan Samaj Party, one Samajwadi Party and one independent, went missing from the state and were tracked in Gurugram by Congress senior leader Digvijaya Singh. In a late-night ‘rescue’ operation headed by former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, one of […]

Sydney: Young Indian opener Shafali Verma will go into the semifinals of the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup as the top ranked batter when the Indian team takes on England on Thursday at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Shafali’s explosive batting at the top of the order saw her score 161 runs in four innings, including […]

Bhubaneswar: Sudden downpour accompanied by strong winds lashed the capital city today triggering panic and causing much inconvenience to denizens. The local meteorological centre in Bhubaneswar has issued yellow warning for several districts of the State for next few days. A cyclonic circulation which now stretches from West Bengal to Bangladesh is likely to trigger […]

Noida: Six people, including three children, whose samples were taken in Noida for suspected coronavirus have tested negative, officials said on Wednesday. The six have, however, been kept self-quarantined at their home for the next 14 days and if symptoms for COVID-19 develop, they would be retested, the officials said. Among those whose samples were […]

Khurda: The inordinate delay in the execution of a flyover at Sitaram Chhak in Jatni of Khurda district has irked the residents here. Though the project was supposed to be commissioned by 2017, half of the construction works have not been completed so far, severely affecting the traffic in the town. Residents alleged that if […]

Bhubaneswar: Justice MM Das Commission entrusted with the task of identification of depositors affected by the chit fund scam in the state has stopped hearing on new affidavits from Tuesday. A notice informing the same has been seen displayed in the Commission’s office at Buxi Bazar, Police line in Cuttack. Set up on July 9, […]

Beijing: The coronavirus infections showed signs of receding in China with 38 new fatalities, taking the total number of casualties to 2,981, Chinese health officials have said even as countries grappled to contain the fast-spreading deadly virus that has claimed over 3,100 lives globally. By the end of Tuesday, 2,981 people died of the COVID-19 […]

Nayagarh: A family in Nayagarh district of Odisha has been rendered homeless after their house was demolished by the order of a village court. The incident has been reported from Gaurangapur village under Ranpur police limits in Nayagarh district. The victim, Rabindra Behera, has lodged a complaint in this regard at Ranpur police station. According […]

Washington: The World Bank has committed $12 billion in aid for developing countries grappling with the spread of the coronavirus. The emergency package includes low-cost loans, grants and technical assistance. The action comes as leaders around the world pledge to shield their countries from the economic impact of the outbreak, the BBC reported on Wednesday. […]