News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Tightening screws on the enforcement of Covid-19 norms in the State, Odisha police continued its strict enforcement drive against the Covid-19 norm violators. According to police sources, surveillance has…

New Delhi: Over 1,300 posts are lying vacant in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against its total sanctioned strength of 7,273, the government told Parliament on Monday. Of the sanctioned strength, 5,944 posts are filled and 1,329 vacant in the CBI, according to data shared by Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh in […]

The Common Eligibility Test (CET) will be conducted from September 2021 onwards. Union Minister Jitendra Singh informed about the same in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. The government has set up National Recruitment Agency (NRA) vide order dated 28.08.2020, as an independent, professional, specialist organization for the conduct of computer-based online common eligibility […]

Mumbai: Actor Hrithik Roshan cannot stop gushing over the latest selfie he shot. In the image he posted on Instagram, Hrithik looks dapper in a black T-shirt and cap. “Ye selfie hai. Camre ka button mere haath main hai (this is a selfie. I have the button for the camera in my hand). Waah! I […]

Mumbai: Actress Ileana DCruz has urged everyone to make themselves their priority number one. On Instagram, Ileana has posted a black and white picture of herself. “How about making yourself priority number 1? As one of my favourite poets @ventumonce told me, ‘How about admiring yourself like you admire poetry? Cause you are a walking […]

Mumbai: Actress Payal Ghosh, who has levelled sexual harassment allegations against Anurag Kashyap, is all set to file a police complaint against the filmmaker here on Monday. The complaint will be registered at Oshiwara Police Station. “I will be reaching at Payal Residence at 8.00 pm and will proceed to Oshiwara police station about 8.30 […]

Vijay Varma will be playing the role of Alia Bhatt’s husband in the upcoming Red Chillies Production. It will be a female-centric dark comedy thriller. According to reports, at present, the makers are tentatively calling it Darlings. The story most probably will revolve around mother and daughter duo living in South Mumbai. Vijay Varma To […]

New Delhi: Four out of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council have bilaterally expressed support for India’s candidature for a permanent seat at the global body, the government said on Monday. In reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said India has accorded […]

Leading news channel Times Now has reported that Deepika Padukone is one of the A-listed Bollywood personalities involved in the drug case. According to the source, the leading actress has been identified as the D from the chats of Jaya Saha. In the chat, she is chatting with Karishma aka K who is an employee […]

Dubai: Devdutt Padikkal displayed his highly rated talent with a half-century on IPL debut before AB de Villiers provided the much needed final flourish to take Royal Challengers Bangalore to 163 for five in their tournament opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Monday. The class and calmness Padikkal (56 off 42, 8 fours) showed in […]

Bhubaneswar: Police on Monday arrested the son of a cop from Tamando Police Station in the Capital city for allegedly killing his wife for dowry. The accused has been identified as Jaminikanta Gochhayat. He has been arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by the parents of the deceased. In the complaint, they had […]

Kendrapara: The bodies of a woman and her daughter were found under mysterious circumstances at Manapada village under Rajnagar police limits in the district. It is alleged that the duo have been murdered. According to sources, the body of the daughter was found a day after her mother, identified as Pramila Nath, was found missing. […]

Bhubaneswar: Tata Steel Mining Limited (TSML) on Monday commenced operations at its Sukinda chromite mine in Odisha. The groundbreaking ceremony to kickstart the mining operations at Sukinda in Jajpur district was attended by several officials of the company. Speaking on the occasion, M.C. Thomas, TSML Managing Director said, “It is a significant milestone for Tata […]

By Sandeep Sahu It’s a real shocker! After what happened at the SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar on October 18, 2016, it is preposterous that a major hospital in a premiere city like Cuttack was allowed to operate without a fire safety license!! When there is a fire mishap elsewhere, the people affected are rushed to […]

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI, has appointed 1993-batch Odisha cadre IPS officer Susant Kumar Nath as the Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF). Nath, who is currently serving as the Director of State Forensic Science Laboratory, has been appointed as BSF IG on a deputation basis for a period of […]