News from Odisha

Sharjah: After an impressive outing in their IPL campaign opener against reigning champions Mumbai Indians (MI), the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be up against the 2008 champions Rajasthan Royals in their second game of the season at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. For the Steve Smith-captained Royals, this will […]

The madness of IPL has begun and the crickets lovers have something to cheer in this scary pandemic. As all the Kohli fans are celebrating RCB’s victory over arch-rivals SRH, Mayur Jumani, a musician, congratulated the team in his own way when he dropped a Kohli mashup on his social media. The video went viral […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday sent six suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists to four-day custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). On September 19, the NIA had busted an inter-state terror module sponsored by the Al-Qaeda from Pakistan. Six alleged terrorists were arrested from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, and three from Kerala’s Ernakulum district. Six […]

Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Tuesday announced the University Grants Commission (UGC) Guidelines on Academic Calendar for the 1st year of Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Students of the Universities for the Session 2020-21 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Commission at its meeting held on September 21 approved the UGC Guidelines on […]

Mumbai: Actress Huma Qureshi on Tuesday afternoon released a statement after allegedly being named by actress Payal Ghosh in her sexual harassment allegation against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. Payal reportedly named Huma along with two other Bollywood actresses during a recent interview, alleging that these actresses have provided sexual favors to Anurag Kashyap. Huma, who made […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of the sudden surge of Covid-19 cases in Odisha, the State Government has decided to take strong measures to keep the pandemic at bay. In a bid…

New Delhi: The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which has provisions to remove items like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oil, onions and potatoes from the list of essential commodities was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The Lok Sabha has already passed the Bill which will replace the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 promulgated […]

Bhubaneswar: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Successful conducted the flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from the Interim Test Range, Balasore in Odisha on Tuesday. During the trials, two demonstrator vehicles were successfully test flown. The vehicle can be used as target for evaluation of various missile systems. Abhyas is […]

Malaika Arora who is the judge on India’s Best Dancer will not be returning to the show for upcoming episodes. As per the reports, she wants to take a break for a few episodes. As a result, Nora Fatehi who joined the panel of judges last two weeks will continue judging for the next week. […]

Dubai: The opening match of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was watched by 20 crore people, said BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday. As per Shah, this was the highest-ever opening day viewership for any sporting league in any country as defending champions Mumbai Indians faced Chennai Super Kings on September […]

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine in India is likely to remain between 50 to 100 per cent, however, they are trying for 100 per cent efficiency. “We are aiming for 100 per cent efficacy but may land between 50 to 100 per cent. […]

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 caseload in Odisha breached the 3.5 lakh mark on Monday when 1741 more persons from across 30 districts of the State tested positive for Covid-19 in the…

Bhubaneswar: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing that the by-polls to the Assembly constituencies in different states will be completed by November end, political parties are bracing up in Odisha for the Tirtol and the Balasore Sadar bypolls. Ruling BJD’s Balasore district observer and Minister Pratap Jena today chaired a closed door meeting […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the controversies surrounding the alleged gang rape of a minor girl in Bhubaneswar, the Commissionerate Police seems to be finding it difficult in identifying their own personnel accused of being involved in the crime. Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Dash on Tuesday, while apparently trying to dodge questions regarding the steps taken by the investigators […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Tuesday issued an advisory for having mandatory Help Desk in all Covid-19 treatment facilities both in government and private centres. In a release, the State Health and Family Welfare department said that in spite of the instructions for all the COVID treatment facilities (both in government and private) to have a […]