News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: With 319 new COVID19 positive cases getting detected in the last 24 hours, the total cases in the city rose to 23,549, according to the data shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Of the fresh cases, a whopping 227were local contact cases while the remaining 92 were quarantine cases, the civic body said […]

Drishyam 2’s Georgekutty family today made an appearance on social media as the pictures of Mohanlal, Meena, and their reel-life kids went viral. The reel family of four posed with the director of the sequel Jeethu Joseph. Currently, the team is in Thodupuzha to shoot the second installment of the Drishyam franchise. Latest Pictures of […]

Kolkata: Veteran singer-actor Shakti Thakur died on Monday morning at his residence here following a cardiac arrest, family members said. He was 73. Thakur is survived by wife and two daughters — Monali Thakur, who is also a popular singer, and Mehuli. He had been suffering from various age-related ailments over the past few years. […]

Bolangir: Two unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants allegedly looted Rs 5 lakh from a businessman, Sanjay Satpathy outside SBI branch at College Chhak in Bolangir town on Monday. According to reports, the incident took place when Sanjay was returning home after withdrawing the money. It is alleged that two miscreants came on a black motorcycle and snatched […]

With the popularity of digital space growing every day, it has been seen that top Bollywood and South actors like Samantha Akkineni making their way to the web series and movies on OTT platforms. The latest one to join the bandwagon is Naga Chaitanya. After Samantha Akkineni, who will be making her digital debut with […]

Puri: In another instance of pre-poll violence, as many as two BJP workers sustained grievous injuries in an alleged attack by some BJD supporters during campaigning for the forthcoming bypoll…

Dubai: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Delhi Capitals’ experienced leg-spinner Amit Mishra have been ruled out of the ongoing IPL after both the bowlers sustained injuries. Bhuvneshwar was ruled out with a thigh muscle injury which could also end his hopes of being a part of the Indian team’s tour of Australia later […]

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Education has released guidelines for reopening of schools from October 15 in a graded manner. However, States and Union Territories will prepare their own Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for ensuring proper health, hygiene and safety of students with full compliance of social distancing norms, informed Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on […]

Kolkata: Rose Valley, which is under the concurrent probe of the CBI and ED for allegedly defrauding investors, has already returned around Rs 10,500 crore out of Rs 17,520 crore raised from them, an official said on Monday. He said the ED had also attached properties worth Rs 4,500 crore and filed two prosecution complaints […]

Dubai: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli on Monday won the toss and opted to bowl against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the International Cricket Stadium here on Monday. DC scored 196 runs at a loss of 4 wickets. Marcus Stoinis scored an unbeaten half-century and along with contributions from Prithvi Shaw (42), Shikhar Dhawan […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government’s Technical Advisor on COVID-19, Dr Jayant Panda on Monday said that the patients in home isolation can now get the antiviral drug, Favipiravir. The distribution of the drug will start in three cities- Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Puri. He said that if Favipiravir is taken in the initial stage of a patient developing […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will receive nearly 5.4 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines in two phases during the ‘Tika Utsav’ that get kick-started today across the country. The State Health Department has…

London: About 26 animals that come in regular contact with people may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, says a study. The researchers found that most birds, fish, and reptiles do not appear to be at risk of infection, but the majority of the mammals they reviewed could potentially be infected. They […]

Cuttack: In what could be a positive sign in the battle against COVID19, new cases in Cuttack city dropped below 100 on Monday. The latest data tweeted by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) revealed that out of the 136 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Cuttack district, 93 positive were from Cuttack city. The city […]

Bhubaneswar: After the total COVID19 recoveries in Odisha crossed 2 lakh mark on Sunday, a total of 4,098 patients recuperated in the State on Monday, informed the State Health and Family Welfare Department. With today’s addition, the total recoveries in the State now stand at 2,06,400. Khordha topped the recovery list on Monday after 704 […]