News from Odisha

Sushant Singh Rajput’s fans gave a perfect reply to a post shared by Kai Po Che director Abhishek Kapoor. Earlier today, the director who gave Sushant first break in Bollywood wrote a heartfelt note on his Insta-account. In his post, the actor-director wrote, “Sushant Singh Rajput (1986-2020) Our last dance together kicked off 3 years […]

Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty made headlines when she arrived to her NCB hearing for more than one  reason: Her alleged links with the Bollywood-drug cartel that came to the fore during the investigation into late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case and her T-Shirt. While television news channels were busy reporting every minute of Rhea’s  […]

Mumbai: Kangana Ranaut has now hit out at Congress President Sonia Gandhi, whose party is part of the Shiv Sena-led coalition government in Maharashtra. The actress said history will judge Gandhi for her silence and indifference. Kangana on Twitter wrote: “You have grown up in the west and lived here in India. You may be […]

Urvashi Rautela today shared a picture of herself in an all-black bikini-cut dress. As usual, the actress looks hot and gorgeous. Along with the post, she also shared a cryptic message on happiness. In her Insta message, Urvashi says, “Happiness is not about getting all you want, it is about enjoying all you have.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CE_DEE4hdwr/ […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to conduct the Matric Supplementary exam or Supplementary High School Certificate (SHSC) and the State Open School Certificate examination (SOSC) from September 14. The total number of candidates for SHSC is 22649, while 12939 for SOSC. The total number of centres for SHSC is 153 and 88 for SOSC. […]

New Delhi: China has set up a military base near Finger 5, in the north bank of Pangong Lake, completely cutting off the Indian Army. The north bank of the lake is divided into 8 Fingers (fingers are mountain spurs jutting into a lake in military parlance) that are contested by both sides. India claims the […]

New Delhi: Video meet app Zoom has introduced Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for additional security, making it easier for admins and organisations to protect their users’ data and prevent security breaches. To enable Zoom’s 2FA at the account-level for password-based authentication, account admins sign-in to the Zoom Dashboard. “In the navigation menu, click Advanced, then Security. […]

Bengaluru: Online transactions saw a growth of 76 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to 2020, as tier 2 and 3 cities and towns continued to…

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) has decided to hold the intermediate semester exam online. Besides, the 2nd semester exam of B.Tech, B.Pharma, MBA and MCA will be held in September, informed BPUT. “In pursuance to the decision taken in the Extraordinary Board of Management meeting held on 31.08.2020, it is for the […]

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) today informed that the train services have been restored to run as per their schedule following the withdrawn of complete lockdown in the neighbouring West Bengal on September 12. The ECoR also shared details of the restoration of the cancelled, partially cancelled trains. Restoration of Fully Cancelled Trains: 02074/02073 […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown against the thriving narcotics trade in the state, Excise officials on Friday seized Ganja worth Rs 11 lakh rupees from the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. One person has been arrested in connection with the case. Acting on a tip-off, the officials raided a shop in Padampur area under Balipatna police limits […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday reiterated that the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) or the Ayushman Bharat Yojana should be implemented in Odisha in the interest of people. BJP MP Basant Panda today said, “We once again demand for the implementation of the health scheme and urge Odisha government to introduce […]

Jajpur: More than two and a half months after the mysterious death of Jharaphula Nayak, a girl student of Ramadevi (RD) University, Jajpur police on Monday admitted that she was…

In a major relief to elderly persons, the Centre has relaxed the existing timeline for submission of Life Certificate, informed Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday. All Central government pensioners can now submit Life Certificate from 1st November 2020 to 31st December 2020. Earlier, this used to be only for the month of November for […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a special package of Rs 300 crore for livelihood support for the farmers affected by the recent Odisha flood. Incessant rainfall and the subsequent flood had damaged standing crops in different districts of the State last month. Check Details Of The Flood Relief Package: Agriculture Sector: […]