News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Plasma therapy on critical COVID-19 patients has shown encouraging results as the health condition of four critical patients out of the six who received the therapy reportedly have improved to a great extent. Three of the four patients, who were earlier on oxygen support, are likely to be discharged from COVID hospital soon. The […]

Dubai: A Dubai-based Indian girl has smashed a world record for doing a hundred yoga poses in a small box within three minutes, the media reported. This is Samridhi Kalia’s third yoga title, and the second in less than a month, the Khaleej Times reported on Saturday. The 11-year-old entered the Golden Book of World […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to boost the state’s handloom and handicraft sector, the Odisha government has partnered with e-commerce platform Flipkart to enable artisans to showcase their products to customers across the country, an official said on Sunday. The partnership between the State Institute for Development of Arts and Crafts (SIDAC) and the homegrown e-commerce […]

Cuttack: It seems the Covid pandemic which is yet to show any signs of receding will also play spoilsport on the most joyous part of the year, the festive season at least for people of Odisha. The Ganesh Puja which generally marks the beginning of festive season will not be held in Cuttack this year […]

Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to impose a ban on the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan under the anti-terrorism law. Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed announced on Wednesday that the file will…

Berhampur: Body of a woman was left unattended for around 14 hours in Golapada village of Bhanjanagar block in Ganjam district in fear of Covid19 contamination. As per reports, the woman died on Saturday at her residence. Though the reason of death is yet to be ascertained, her last rites were not initiated as villagers […]

Mogyorod: Six-time champion Lewis Hamilton is after legendary Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of seven F1 championships this season but on Sunday, he equalled the German’s record of most wins at a single circuit by winning the Hungarian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton dominated the proceedings from the word go and claimed his eighth victory at the […]

Bhubaneswar: The comet Neowise officially called C/2020 F3 Neowise which has been capturing a lot of eyeballs in the last few weeks is also visible in Odisha skies. As reported, sky-watchers across India are getting the spectacular view of the rare comet from cloud-free areas using either space telescope or binoculars from July 16. Malaya […]

Bhubaneswar: Controlling the spread of Covid-19 in India may become a greater challenge with the progression of the season towards monsoon, post-monsoon, and thereafter, winter, with a continuous fall in temperature, claims a study conducted jointly by researchers at IIT-Bhubaneswar and AIIMS-Bhubaneswar. Every degree rise in temperature corresponds to a 0.99 per cent decrease in […]

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar police on Sunday busted a looter gang and discovered a new trend of criminals taking two-wheelers on rent for committing crimes like chain-snatching. The illegal trade came to fore following the arrest of three robbers by Nayapalli police on Sunday. As per the sources, as many as eight gold chains and two bikes […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government’s technical adviser on COVID-19, Jayant Panda on Sunday said that the State may end up with a total of around 25,000 to 30,000 positive cases by the end of July. “The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Odisha may reach around 25,000-30,000 along with an addition of around 50 more fatalities […]

Ileana D’Cruz has been posting her latest sweaty pictures post-workout. Fans are just stunned how remarkably she is using the lockdown period at home. Her latest project The Bigg Bull opposite Abhishek Bachchan will release on Disney plus Hotstar soon with the theaters currently closed due to COVID-19 pandemic.  In her recent message the Raid […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday dedicated 47 new Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulances to the people of Odisha through virtual mode. Dedicating the new ambulances on the auspicious…

Bhubaneswar: On August 9 this year, on the occasion of Quit India Day which is also known as August Kranti Diwas, 10 freedom fighters from Odisha will receive the prestigious President’s Award for their contribution towards India’s freedom struggle against the British raj. This iconic ceremony takes place in Presidential Estate in Raisina Hill every […]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is reportedly planning to strengthen itself as a cadre-based party with the involvement of all leaders and hence, it is expanding its organisation by creating senior vice-president and senior general secretary posts for the first time in the party. The ruling party recently appointed eight leaders as senior vice-presidents, […]