News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: With a record 612 COVID19 patients recovering in a day, Odisha on Wednesday reached the milestone of 10,000 recoveries. The total recovered cases now stand at 10,476. #BIG_BREAKING Another day of RECORD #COVID19 recoveries in #Odisha 612 #COVID19 patients recover taking total recoveries to 10,476 (Health Department) — OTV (@otvnews) July 15, 2020 612 […]

New Delhi: Twins Mansi and Manya not only look alike, but they also managed to score identical marks in their class 12 examination, results of which were announced by the CBSE on Monday. The Noida-based identical twins scored 95.8 per cent each, and also received the same marks in each subject. Both of them plan […]

Union Public Service Commission has released a recruitment notification in the 7th Pay Commission Scale or the 7th CPC pay matrix inviting applications from interested and eligible candidates. Applications for the posts (mentioned below) can be submitted only through Online mode by July 30. Candidates must apply for the posts soon to avoid last hour […]

Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited convalescent plasma therapy commenced at three hospitals of Odisha today and it will be made available free of cost for the Covid-19 patients. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made the announcement while inaugurating the plasma bank at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack through video conferencing. The therapy, which uses the plasma […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Skill Development Authority (OSDA) on Wednesday signed four MoUs to enhance the skillset and employability of young people, particularly during the coronavirus crisis, an official said. The MoUs were virtually inked with different organisations on the occasion of the World Youth Skills Day (WYSD). Addressing a digital meet on the occasion, Chief Minister […]

Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ e-launched the World’s most affordable RT-PCR based COVID-19 diagnostic kit developed by IIT Delhi and approved by the ICMR and DCGI in New Delhi today. MoS for HRD Shri Sanjay Dhotre was also present on the occasion. Secretary, Higher Education, Shri Amit Khare and senior officials of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday capped the price for COVID19 antigen test kit at Rs 450 plus GST for private laboratories and point-of-care facilities conducting the Covid-19 test. “Upper price cap of Rs 450 plus GST for each standard Q COVID19 Ag Kit of the vendor SD Bio Sensor must be adhered to by […]

Beijing: China on Wednesday warned the US that it will definitely hit back with sanctions if Washington goes ahead with the implementation of President Donald Trump’s ‘Hong Kong Autonomy Act’ to end the preferential treatment to the former British colony. President Trump has signed an executive order to end the preferential economic treatment for Hong […]

Bhubaneswar: Ace sprinter Dutee Chand on Wednesday cleared the air on her selling her car, saying it had nothing to do with her lacking funds for training and she sold her sedan to get some ‘breathing space’ and not burden the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) or the Odisha government. Dutee had recently put […]

Khurda: A day after an employee of a bar in Khurda was allegedly stabbed to death by miscreants; police on Wednesday detained six suspects in connection with the murder. All the accused persons have been nabbed from Ranpur forest. A luxury car (BMW brand) has been seized from their possession, police said. According to sources, […]

London: Women are more likely to have heart disease following a childhood that involved maltreatment including physical abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect, warn researchers. The findings, published in the journal Heart, also revealed that adults who experienced various forms of maltreatment in their childhood appear to have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Previous studies […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) working president and former MP, Pradeep Majhi on Wednesday courted controversy by blaming AICC chief Sonia Gandhi for the political crisis in Rajasthan. The former Congress MP said that the one who is leading the party is to be blamed for the present situation of Congress as the responsibility […]

Cuttack: The Covid-19 pandemic has virtually paralysed the healthcare services at Odisha’s only government-run cancer hospital – Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre (AHRCC) in Cuttack. With the outpatient department (OPD) of the hospital remaining out of bounds for patients, following detection of Covid-19 cases, cancer patients are facing considerable inconvenience in getting treatment. The extent […]

Bhubaneswar: With coronavirus spreading its tentacles far and wide across the globe, education sector has suffered a major-hit due to the pandemic. Many educational institutes are still shut fearing further spread of the disease. In the wake of COVID-19 lockdown, the educational institutes are introducing online classes. But, without proper tools and plans, the students […]

Kolkata: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday was forced to go into home quarantine after his elder brother and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Joint Secretary Snehasish Ganguly tested positive for Covid-19. Snehasish has been admitted to the Belle Vue Clinic here after his Covid report returned positive, a CAB source said. “His report came […]