News from Odisha

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 […]

Sharjah: Sanju Samson and skipper Steve Smith smashed quickfire half-centuries to guide Rajasthan Royals to a formidable 216 for seven against Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match here on Tuesday. Sent into bat, Rajasthan lost young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (6) in the third over but then Samson joined hands with Smith as the duo […]

Bhubaneswar: Rayagada police on Tuesday retrieved the skeletal remains of a youth from a narrow stone cave inside a jungle and arrested three persons in connection with the murder. The youth was allegedly murdered three months ago over lopsided love affair. The deceased youth has been identified as one Manoranjan Baliar Singh of Kothagada in […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday urged the Centre to postpone e-auction of coal blocks in the state for at least three months in view of the sluggish market situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Odisha Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallick wrote a letter to Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi, saying that mineral trading […]

Baripada: Six poachers were arrested inside Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district while trying to kill wildlife on Tuesday, forest officials said. Four crude guns, sharp weapons, five trap nets and several other tools used for hunting were seized from them, range officer of Dukura wildlife range Ananta Jena said. The poachers, who had entered […]

Mumbai: Actress Payal Ghosh has filed an FIR against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap at Versova Police Station. Charges against Kashyap in the FIR include rape, wrongful restrain, wrongful confinement and outraging modesty of a woman. Payal’s lawyer Nitin Satpute shared details of the FIR in a statement released on his unverified Twitter account in the early […]

Jammu: An arms consignment believed to have been dropped by a drone from Pakistan-based terrorists was seized in Akhnoor sector here in the early hours of Tuesday, a senior police officer said. Senior Superintendent of Police (Jammu) Shridhar Patil said two packets containing two AK assault rifles, three magazines with 90 rounds and a pistol […]