News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: As the lockdown 2.0 is due to end in a week’s time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a video conferencing with Chief Ministers to discuss the prevailing COVID-19 situation. According to sources, during the interaction, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik laid focus on taking care of stranded workers by respective States. The CM has […]

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) hosted a Chief Executives Committee meeting on Thursday, but there was no clear direction on the fate of the World T20 to be held later in the year in Australia. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) feels that with the coronavirus outbreak and the effect […]

Bhubaneswar: People from all walks of life in the State paid rich tributes to legendary leader and one of the chief architects of modern Odisha– Biju Patnaik on his 24th…

New Delhi: In view of the rising Covid cases across the country, Indian Railways on Saturday said that it will impose a fine of up to Rs 500 on the…

Chennai: Drone-as-a-Service (DAAS) provider Garuda Aerospace has bagged four more drone-based sanitisation orders including Rourkela Smart City Ltd, Odisha and corporate group Godrej, said a top company official. He also said Garuda Aerospace will also focus on the facility management sector for disinfecting the premises in their portfolio for the future. “We have bagged the […]

Toronto: Do you think men and women develop heart disease in a similar way? In a recent study, researchers have revealed that the minerals that block heart valves in men are totally different, as compared to women. This discovery could impact how heart disease is diagnosed and treated for different sexes. The study, published in […]

Bhubaneswar: The late surge of COVID-19 looks quite bothering for Odisha, when only 7 days are left for the lockdown 2.0 to make an exit on May 3. What is worrying is, as on today, nearly 80 COVID suspects have been admitted to Odisha’s 28 COVID hospitals along with a total of 72 confirmed COVID […]

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan wants to destroy COVID-19 if he would have been superhero ‘Krrish’ with his superpowers. He also has expressed that he wants to decimate the last cigarette on the planet. The subject came up on Twitter after a user asked him he had a cigarette in his hand while he was […]

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Hai is the longest-running show on television and clocked 11 years recently. Even after years, the show remains on top of the TRP charts and…

New Delhi: The Human Resource Development Ministry on Monday announced that the entrance exams to different technical education courses that were postponed amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the imposed lockdown to prevent transmission, will now be held after the lockdown ends. However, no dates have yet been announced for conducting entrance tests for different courses […]

Bhubaneswar: Making its way into the southern Odisha, coronavirus has infected a 22-year-old health worker in Koraput district. The State has reported eight positive COVID-19 cases today, of which six are from Balasore, one from Jajpur, and one from Koraput which was untouched by the infection till now. #BREAKING: Odisha reports 2 new #COVID19 Positive […]

Cuttack: Intense prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC will be remain in force during the observance of night curfew order in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, said…

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday directed states to stop using rapid antibody test kits procured from China-based Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics after their results showed wide variations. The statement came several states raised concerns over the performance of tests during the exercise that they undertook. Following the […]

Bhubaneswar: A moderate thunderstorm warning till 8 PM in the evening today has been predicted at as many as ten places in Odisha. “A moderate thunderstorm with a wind speed between 41 – 51 KMH (in gusts) has been predicted for the places like Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Phulbani, Bhawanipatna, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Koraput, Paralakhemundi and Gopalpur. No […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has tested positive for Covid-19. The actor shared the news on his social media account with a statement in both Hindi and English. “Hi everyone,…