News from Odisha

New Delhi: Military talks between India and China on Wednesday remained inconclusive over Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops’ fresh incursion attempts into India territory. The dialogue between both countries’ militaries will continue, sources said. Both the countries were engaged in talks for the last three days after China made provocative military movements in an […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, the State Cabinet has approved promulgation of ‘The Odisha Universities (Amendment) Ordinance 2020’ to amend the Odisha Universities Act, 1989 and repeal the Ravenshaw University Act, 2005. The idea behind such a move is reportedly to bring all Universities under one Act – Odisha Universities Act, 1989. The important amendments […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar today issued yellow warning for 21 districts on likelihood of heavy to very heavy rain in the next 24 hours. As per the mid-day bulleting of the Met Center, a cyclonic circulation that lies over west-central Bay of Bengal and off the coastal Andhra Pradesh and north Tamil […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will request the Centre to accord classical status to Odissi music which is as old as Odissi dance, a minister said. A proposal to this effect was approved by the Heritage Cabinet at a meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and held through video conferencing, on Wednesday. The Heritage Cabinet […]

Paris: Brazilian star Neymar is among three Paris St Germain players who have tested positive for COVID-19 after tests were carried out on Wednesday afternoon, according to French sports daily L’Equipe. The other two players are Argentine duo Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes, it said. The positive tests come eight days before PSG travel […]

Kendrapara: BJP national vice president Baijayant Panda has alleged substandard embankment work at Benipur under Derabish block in the district and demanded a probe into the matter. Panda, who visited the flood affected areas in the district, said, “Crores of rupees were spent in the construction of the embankment a few months ago. However, a […]

New Delhi: With the PUBG Mobile ban, the government on Wednesday delivered what many Indian parents had been waiting to hear for months now, while leaving their children shocked. Even before the government banned TikTok, along with 58 other Chinese apps in June, sporadic demands for PUBG ban had surfaced on several platforms from time […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as COVID-19 cases are exploding in Odisha, the State government has allowed restaurants and bars to resume operations with certain restrictions, in order to help the business establishments do away with a financially unviable situation. #JustIn: Bars & restaurants allowed to open for dining in #Odisha, subject to strict adherence to #COVID19 guidelines […]

New Delhi: Students are prohibited from using saliva for turning pages or separating answer sheets, while staff and examinees from containment zones will not be allowed physically at the exam centres, as per the Union Health Ministry’s latest guidelines on conducting examinations amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The guidelines stated that for staff and examinees […]

Finally, the Ravan of Adipurush has been revealed by the makers of the movie which stars Baahubali Prabhas in the lead role. ‘Tanhaji’ fame Om Raut, who is the director for this upcoming 3D action drama of Prabhas, Adipurush, and the Baahubali star revealed that Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan will be playing the role […]

Bhubaneswar: The Golden Beach in Puri has been recommended to the International Jury of Denmark for the coveted global eco-label ‘Blue Flag’ certification in forthcoming tourist season under the Beach Environment and Aesthetic Management System (BEAMS) program. The Golden Beach is among the eight beaches in India which have been nominated by the Centre for […]

New Delhi: The Twitter account for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website and the Narendra Modi Mobile App was reportedly hacked at around 3:15 am on Thursday. The account has 2.5 million followers. “Yes this account is hacked by John Wick (hckindia@tutanota.com), We have not hacked Paytm Mall,” read one of the tweets posted on […]

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases was nearing the 26 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 861,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning, the total number of cases stood at 25,934,466 and the fatalities rose to 861,512, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Heritage Cabinet’s decision to approach the Centre to accord classical status to Odissi music has been widely welcomed by the Music gurus across the State. Expressing happiness over the cabinet decision, senior Odissi music exponent Ramahari Das said, “This is a much-awaited move by the State government. This form of music is […]

Balasore: Far away from home in Gujarat, septuagenarian Gayatri Sahoo never thought of reuniting with her soul mate after being tested positive for novel coronavirus. But all thanks to Ollywood actor Sabyasachi Mishara, who turned Samaritan, to help the elderly woman reunite with her family in the evening of her life. Gayatri, who hails from […]