News from Odisha

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,…

It has been over a month now that people across the world are stuck inside their homes due to the emergence of the global coronavirus pandemic. The situation is no different in India with the imposition of two lockdowns of 21 days each. Fans of Kapil Sharma are badly missing their ‘comedy king’ as they […]

Mumbai: In a bid to provide further relief to market participants amid the coronavirus crisis, securities market regulator SEBI has reduced broker turnover fees and filing fees on offer documents for public issue, rights issue and buyback of shares by 50 per cent. “In its continuing efforts to help market participants to tide over challenges […]

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha government making registration mandatory for people stranded outside the state & intending to return after the COVID19 lockdown ends on May 3, as many as 4.86 lakh people have registered themselves on the dedicated website. During the daily press briefing today, Odisha govt spokesperson Subroto Bagchi informed that in the past 48 […]

Puri: While uncertainty looms large over Rath Yatra in Puri this year amid the nationwide lockdown to check the spread of Coronavirus, the highest body of Hindu religious scholars in Puri Srimandir, Mukti Mandap, stated on Monday that there is no harm if the annual Rath Yatra is not held this year in the wake […]

Mumbai: Indian banks have technically written off a staggering amount of Rs 68,607 crore due from 50 top wilful defaulters, including absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi, as per a reply under RTI from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Prominent RTI activist Saket Gokhale had filed an RTI query with the RBI seeking details of the […]