News from Odisha

Lucknow: The district administration in Hathras has imposed Section 144 in the area and has banned the entry of all ‘outsiders’ including media persons, in the Boolgarhi village where the 19-year-old Dalit girl was gang-raped and died later. Various organisations and political parties have made it an issue and their leaders have either visited or […]

Bhubaneswar: With a single-day spike of 3615 cases, Odisha’s COVID-19 tally went up to 222734 on Thursday. Of the fresh cases, 2118 patients are from quarantine, while 1497 are local contact cases, informed State I&PR department. As many as 671 new cases were detected from Khordha district, followed by Cuttack (371), Puri (197) and Angul […]

Kendrapara: After almost a seven-month hiatus, Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara reopened from Thursday (today) for tourists/visitors to enjoy the flora and fauna. The park was closed for tourists and visitors since enforcement of the nation-wide lockdown in March this year in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak. As per the authorities, only those tourists/visitors booking […]

Puri: Heavy cleaning and sanitation drive are currently being carried out at Puri Railway Station as the East Coast Railway is scheduled to resume services of its three trains from here today. As per the data shared by the Indian Railways, three pairs of trains including Puri-Ahmedabad, Puri-Durg, and Puri-New Delhi will run from the […]

Bhubaneswar: High drama unfolded at PMG square, right close to Odisha Assembly on Thursday after a youth held a woman hostage at knife point. He was overpowered by security personnel and Commissionerate Police officials following an intense scuffle that lasted for several minutes. The woman has been rescued and the youth taken into custody by […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Food business operators especially those selling sweets will have to sell their produce with adherence to a new guideline from today as enforced by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Food regulator FSSAI has made it mandatory for confectioners to display ”best before date” of non-packaged sweets with effect from today […]

President Ram Nath Kovind turned 75 on Thursday, with Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi among others wishing him good health and long life on his birthday. Kovind was born on October 1, 1945 at Paraunkh village in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He was sworn in as the 14th President of […]

New Delhi: In a big relief to thousands of air passengers, the Supreme Court on Thursday approved the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) proposal on air tickets refund and credit shell on flights booked prior and during the lockdown. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan and comprising Justices R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. […]

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) intensified protests against the decision of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) in connection with power tariff hike from October, and has demanded immediate rollback of the move. Members of the Bhubaneswar district BJP led by district president Babu Singh, Jagannath Pradhan, and others were seen picketing outside all […]

Abu Dhabi: Kings XI Punjab head coach Anil Kumble believes adjusting to the conditions will be the key for his side when they take on Mumbai Indians at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium on Thursday in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). While Kings XI played their first two matches at the Dubai International Stadium […]

Ever since announcement of Prabhas’ magnum opus Adipurush on Ramayana, fans have gone into frenzy about who is going to play the role of Sita. From Anushka Sharma to Kiara Advani, a number of names have been floating around the news. A few days ago, there were speculations that the makers have approached Anushka Shetty […]

Amitabh Bachchan took to Twitter today to promote wearing masks. He has been constantly sharing messages urging his fans to stay safe and protect themselves from Coronavirus. Today the superstar picked up a famous verse from Sanskrit that names the 7 Saptarishi’s from ancient India. In his tweet, the Big B wrote, “दो गज़ की […]

Mumbai: Actor Mukesh Khanna, who wowed the Indian audience with the tele-series Shaktimaan in the nineties, is in talks to turn the popular show into a three-film franchise. “It is a dream come true for me. ‘Shaktimaan’ was, is and will always be the first Indian superhero, and I also call him the ‘super teacher’. […]

Berhampur: After bearing the brunt of Covid-19 crisis, pest attack on standing paddy crops has emerged to be a cause of huge concern for farmers in Ganjam district. As per reports, caseworms (Nali Poka or Patrakhia Poka) have damaged major portion of standing crops which were in growing stage in Pratappur, Kudutai, Gereda and some […]

Srinagar: Two soldiers were killed and four injured in Pakistani firing at the Line of Control (LoC) in the Naugam sector of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, the army said. “Pakistan initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation along LoC in Naugam Sector, Kupwara today morning by firing mortars and other weapons. Two soldiers were fatally […]