News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) on Sunday issued advisory to the collectors of the districts under Orange and Yellow warning to remain alert for any eventuality arising out of the heavy rain predicted by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). In a letter issued to all the concerned authorities, the SRC stated, “Continuous vigil of […]

Dubai: Disciplined bowling from Rajasthan Royals (RR) kept SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in check, restricting them to 158 for 4 wickets in the 26th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. A powerful partnership of Riyan Parag and Rahul Tewatia lead RR to achieve victory against SRH. RR won the match by 5 wickets. RR scored […]

The Staff Selection Commission has invited applications for some fresh vacancies announced in several Ministries in Group C and Group D level. The Staff Selection Commission will hold an Open Competitive Computer Based Examination for recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade C (Group B Non-Gazetted) and Stenographer Grade D (Group C) for various Ministries/ […]

Nabarangpur: Unidentified miscreants looted a mobile phone shop located at Jharigaon block of Nabarangpur district late last night. According to sources, the robbers gained entry into the mobile shop by digging a hole on the wall. Shop owner Gauri Shankar claimed that over 20 handsets have been stolen from his store. Not just phones, the […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the office of Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi was sealed by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) over alleged violation of Covid-19 norms, another complaint was filed against her for a similar offence at Bolgarh police station on Sunday. One Raimohan Patnaik has lodged the complaint alleging that the parliamentarian violated the COVID-19 […]

Bhadrak: Two persons have been arrested on the charges of attacking a working journalist in Dhamnagar area of Bhadrak district, police informed on Sunday. The accused have been identified as Devendra Mohapatra and Mahendra Mohapatra. As per reports, the duo allegedly attacked one Sanjiv Mohanty, a journalist of a daily newspaper when the latter was […]

Rourkela: A team of CRPF jawans on Sunday diffused a landmine planted by Maoists at K Balanga area of Sundergarh district. As per sources, the 12-15 kg IED was packed in a steel container and was filled with liquid explosives and sharp iron splinters. Its detonator was fitted with command mechanism on a kutcha track […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 3342 patients were cured of COVID-19 in Odisha on Sunday, taking the total number of recoveries to 22,7615. The maximum number of 511 patients recovered from Khordha, 511 from Khordha, 366 from Cuttack, 362 from Mayurbhanj, 288 from Anugul, 155 from Jajapur, 131 from Kendrapara, 104 from Bargarh, 103 from Puri, […]

Cuttack: In what could be a positive sign in the battle against COVID19, only 51 new positive cases were reported in Cuttack city on Monday, the lowest daily new infections recorded since the last two months. The latest data released by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) revealed that out of the 134 new COVID19 positive […]

Abu Dhabi: Delhi Capitals (DC) on Sunday won the toss and chose to bat against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. DC scored 160 at loss of 4  wickets against MI in the 27th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Abu Dhabi. Shikhar Dhawan remained unbeaten on 69. […]

Sydney: SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces for long periods of time as researchers at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, have found that it can survive for up to 28 days on common surfaces including banknotes, glass such as that found on mobile phone […]

New Delhi: The government would look at two key considerations for prioritisation of the Covid-19 vaccine — the occupational hazard and risk of exposure to infection, and secondly, the risk of developing severe disease and increased mortality, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. Besides, the supply of vaccines is anticipated to be available […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister and top crowd-puller Narendra Modi tops the BJP’s list of 30 star campaigners for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections that is now out. Only two women figure on the list, which has no mention of Syed Shahnawaz Hussain or Rajiv Pratap Rudy – who both hail from the […]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties on Sunday once again lashed out at the Odisha government alleging massive mismanagement of the COVID-19 situation after the death of one more person in the State due to alleged medical negligence. As per reports, a woman brought her husband to a COVID Hospital in Bhawanipatna under Kalahandi district for treatment. But […]

Paris: Rafael Nadal on Sunday won a record-extending 13th French Open title after beating his rival and world No.1 Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in the final. This is Nadal’s 20th Grand Slam title that equals Roger Federer’s record for most major wins for a male singles player. This was also his 100th win at the […]