News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: With Japan government expressing interest to invest in Odisha’s steel sector, the Centre and state government on Thursday offered an exclusive Japanese Industrial Cluster & Township near here. Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday discussed prospects of Japanese investment for the development of an integrated steel cluster […]

Rourkela: How often do we see betel-juice stains on the walls of buildings, government offices and public areas? Livid at the sight of such stains on the walls of the building, the Rourkela Regional Transport Officer (RTO) has issued a strict directive banning use of pan masala, gutkha and tobacco products in office as well […]

Vishakhapatnam/Bhubaneswar: In a major haul, a consignment of 1, 638 kg of cannabis worth Rs 2.45 crore being illegally transported to Bhubaneswar from Vishakhapatnam in a goods carriage was seized and four persons were arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Vishakhapatnam on Wednesday. The identification of the arrested persons is yet to be […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Thursday sanctioned Rs 23 Crore for the development of pilgrim amenities at various religious institutions of the State. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sanctioned the money for development of facilities at various religious institutions which included 10 Temples, 5 Churches, 6 Mosques and 2 Gurudwaras. Each religious institution will get an assistance […]

Washington: President Donald Trump’s just-concluded maiden official visit to India demonstrates the value Washington places on its ties with New Delhi, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, underlining the shared interests and traditions that unite the world’s two biggest democracies. President Trump and his family visited India from February 24 to 25 at the […]

Bhubaneswar: University athletes from Odisha bagged gold medals in two events at the ongoing Khelo India University Games 2020 here on Thursday. Weightlifter Manoj Sahu and archers Sraban Kumar, Suryamani and Ranjit Naik bagged the team gold at the mega sporting extravaganza. Manoj Sahu, a student of Behrampur University won the gold medal in in […]

Mumbai: Market benchmark Sensex plummeted over 1,100 points, wiping off over Rs 5 lakh crore investor wealth, in opening session on Friday amid a massive selloff in global equities as rising coronavirus cases outside China stoked fears of a pandemic that could dent world growth. The 30-share index sank 1,100.27 points, or 2.77 per cent, […]

Bhubaneswar: In a step towards making Bhubaneswar the sports capital of India, Odisha government is all set to conduct the 25th All India Forest Sports Meet in Bhubaneswar. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate the five-day sports meet at 5.30 PM on March 3. As many as 2471 employees of forest departments from all States […]

Paradip: The fishermen community dependent for their livelihood on the Paradip fishing harbour have now got a new lease of life thanks to the completion of the much-awaited dredging of the anchorage. Chairman of Paradip Port Trust (PPT) Rinkesh Roy on Thursday informed that the fishing vessels docking at Paradip Integrated Fishery Harbour will now […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has announced that it will increase monthly stipend of Rs 1,200 for physically-challenged students of special schools to Rs 1,760. The enhanced stipend will be disbursed from April 1, 2020. A monthly assistance of Rs 1,200 to residential students will be enhanced to Rs 1,760 while the day scholars will get […]

Gurugram: South Korean tech giant Samsung on Friday launched a new 512GB variant of the Galaxy S10 Lite in India for Rs 44,999. The device will be available in three colours — prism white, prism black and prism blue starting March 1 across retail stores, Samsung Opera House, company’s e-shop and leading online portals. Consumers […]

Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif became good friends when the former entered the film industry with “Student of the year.” They were supposed to be best friends in B-town. At that time the “Chikani Chameli” star was dating Ranbir Kapoor and the couple had even started living together. But after their breakup, the “Sanju” actor […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday demanded the Centre to declare Odisha a ‘Special Focus State’ as it is frequently facing natural disasters. “Taking the frequency of natural disasters faced by Odisha into consideration, Vulnerability to Natural Calamity should be taken as a criteria to declare Odisha as a Special Focus State,” said […]

Mumbai: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani went back in time and showed her lighter side as she blamed filmmaker Karan Johar’s hamper for her weight gain. Years ago, the former actress and Sakshi Tanwar appeared in an episode of Karan‘s chat show “Koffee With Karan”, which is popular for its celebrity […]

Melbourne: Using four telescopes including the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune, astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the universe since the Big Bang. The blast, which released five times more energy than the previous record holder, came from a supermassive black hole at the centre of a galaxy hundreds of millions […]