News from Odisha

Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan were among late screen icons who were given tributes along with Sean Connery, Kirk Douglas and Chadwick Boseman, at the 74th British Academy for Film…

Malkangiri: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel had a narrow escape on Saturday when at least three landmines were detected and defused along the national highway near Kalberu of Malkangiri-Telangana bordering area. The jawans of the paramilitary force were on patrolling when they saw some patches of land being dug nearly 500 mts away […]

Bhubaneswar: The Twin City Commissioner of Police Sudhanshu Sarangi said that permission will not be granted to any puja committee to construct idols of Goddess Durga more than four feet high in the puja Mandap. The decision was taken in pursuance of an Orissa High Court order, issued on Wednesday, after many puja committees in […]

Bhubaneswar: You are probably mistaken if you think only scientists, tech-giants and leading industries in the country are aiding the fight against the Covid pandemic. A group of students from IIIT Bhubaneswar have reportedly developed low-cost ventilators to deal with patients having respiratory disorders and those experiencing shortness of breath. Ananya Aprameya from Bhanjanagar in […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha T20 skipper Govind Poddar feels that old warhorse Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are still the favourites to lift the coveted Indian Premier League (IPL) title this time. The gutsy all-rounder gives full mark to the Mahendra Singh Dhoni led-team to come up with flying colours in the 13th edition of the grand tournament […]

New Delhi: After claiming that the government has no data on the deaths of migrant labourers amid the nationwide lockdown as well as doctors who lost their lives due to Covid-19, the Centre on Saturday said that it has no record of MSMEs that have faced closure in the wake of the pandemic. Interestingly, in […]

Puri: The Puri district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today kicked off a signature campaign in the pilgrim town in connection with the alleged illegal plotting and sale of Bagala Dharmashala land. The campaign was launched in each of the 32 wards in Puri and would be conducted aggressively on roads too. Following […]

Dubai: Two greats will pit their wits against each other in the background as their captains, with an ability to achieve greatness, lead their power-hitters out for an IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab here on Sunday. Ricky Ponting and Anil Kumble are arguably two of the biggest names in cricket and […]

In its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kerala government is taking up a slew of measures. As part of the fight the State this week decided to go for six months of salary cut for the government employees. The decision was cleared by the Cabinet to mobilise revenue in view of the financial crisis […]

Abu Dhabi: Last year’s runners-up Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bowl against defending champions Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season opener at a barren Sheikh Zayed Stadium here. The match is a repeat of the 2019 final which MI won to clinch their fourth title. CSK captain MS […]

Abu Dhabi: Staying in self-isolation for the first six days after spending five months with family was the hardest phase, according to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who spoke for the first time in months ahead of the IPL opener against Mumbai Indians. In the run-up to 13th IPL, Chennai Super Kings were rocked by 13 COVID-19 […]

New Delhi: In what seems to be sheer negligence on the part of Mumbai Police or the medical board which conducted autopsy on late Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput, the all important viscera extracted from the body was not preserved properly. The viscera received by the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology at the All […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has initiated the process for developing technical institutions like ITIs and polytechnics into centres of excellence (CoE) in the mineral bearing areas of the state, an official said on Saturday. This was discussed at a high-level meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy. Considering the need for CoE, […]

New Delhi: In a landmark global achievement, India has overtaken the USA and become the top country in terms of global COVID-19 recoveries. India has reported the highest number of total recoveries with more than 42 lakh (42,08,431) COVID patients recovered and discharged. India now accounts for close to 19% of the total global recoveries. […]

Abu Dhabi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s astute captaincy was backed up by some brilliant bowling at the back end as Chennai Super Kings restricted Mumbai Indians to 162 for nine in the opening IPL game here on Saturday. CSK’s new recruits — leg-spinner Piyush Chawla (1/21 in 4 overs) and left-arm seamer Sam Curran (1/28 in […]