News from Odisha

Washington: NASA has decided to postpone the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s first experimental flight to April 14 after a test completed earlier than planned. The flight was earlier scheduled for April…

7th Pay Commission: In a big relief, the Defence Ministry has recently scrapped the requirement of minimum 7-year continuous service for the grant of enhanced ordinary family pension (EOFP) to the next of kin of deceased defence personnel. An EOFP is 50 per cent of personnel’s last emoluments and is payable for 10 years from […]

Bhubaneswar: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) leakage caused fire and subsequently triggered the massive explosion at the petrol filling station near Raj Bhawan on Wednesday that killed one person and left many injured, according to the preliminary investigations. Deputy Chief Controller, Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) Odisha, Ruab Ali said the leakage occurred when the […]

London: Nearly 86 per cent of people who tested positive for COVID-19 during lockdown did not have any of the known coronavirus symptoms such as cough, fever and loss of taste or smell, a new UK study revealed on Thursday. The University College London (UCL) authors behind the analysis, published in Clinical Epidemiology’, conclude that […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, Commissionerate Police nabbed five suspected Highway-robbers allegedly involved in many loot incidents in the recent past. The news came at a time when the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar are grappling with a steep rise in robbery and snatching incidents. The five-member gang, whose modus operandi was to target […]

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has postponed the NEET SS 2020-21 counselling dates till further notice. The committee has issued a notice in this regard and uploaded it on its official website. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Super Speciality or NEET SS counselling was scheduled to begin from today, October 8, and conclude on […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after a massive explosion at a petrol pump in Bhubaneswar, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) on Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 8 lakh for the family of those killed in the mishap. As per reports, one person has died so far in the explosion while several others sustained multiple injuries in […]

Mumbai: In a sensational revelation, the Mumbai Police claimed to have busted a major fraud of manipulating TRP (Television Rating Point) data by at least three TV channels and nabbed two persons, Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh said here on Thursday. The channels allegedly indulging in the fraudulent activities include Republic TV, Fakt Marathi […]

New Delhi: With the likelihood of a vaccine against coronavirus being available within months, the government has begun a massive exercise to map out cold chain storage facilities to ensure the vaccine is delivered quickly across the country. A national expert group is talking to public and private sector entities in the pharmaceutical sector, food […]

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has revised the schedule for some recruitment examinations like the combined graduate level (CGL), Selection Posts Phase VIII, Junior Engineer and Stenographer Grade C & D among others. “On 22.09.2020, Staff Selection Commission had declared revised schedule of examinations for the period 01.10.2020 to 31.08.2021,” read the official notification adding […]

Berhampur: The vigilance sleuths on Thursday arrested the Principal in-charge of Kukudahandi Plus-II Science Higher Secondary School in Ganjam district for allegedly taking Rs 15,000 bribe from an employee. The accused, M Tuna Patro was caught by the Vigilance officials while receiving the bribe from Basant Kumar Jena, who works as a physics demonstrator at […]

Bhubaneswar: There is an increased likelihood that schools in Odisha might reopen after Durga Puja holidays. The Odisha government on Thursday issued directive for taking up cleaning activities of the school campus and other school infrastructure which have been lying idle for the last six months across the State. As per official sources, the State […]

The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has issued orders relaxing the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) facility for the government employees to travel by Air to visit Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, North Eastern Region and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public […]

After SS Rajamouli’s RRR, Jr NTR has confirmed teaming up again with hit director Trivikram Srinivas for his 30th film. The audience wants to know more about the cast and the plot but the makers haven’t announced it yet. However, the latest buzz is that South beauty Pooja Hegde can be repeating history as rumours […]

Bhubaneswar: Continuing the downward trend, the Odisha Capital Bhubaneswar reported 309 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. Of the fresh cases, 226 were identified as local contact cases while the remaining 83 are quarantine cases linked with earlier positive cases, informed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). 309 new #COVID19 cases reported from […]