News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Careless handling of pet animal proved costly for a man in the State capital with the Commissionerate Police on Friday informing that it has booked him for walking his dog inside the premises of an ancient temple. A case has been registered against a local resident of Bhubaneswar named Tofan Samantray under the Odisha […]

Srinagar: An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces at Chingum area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday night, officials said. Two terrorists have been killed in the encounter, officials said on Saturday. The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after security forces cordoned off the area and launched a […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Mahila Police arrested Major Soumya Ranjan Pati, a resident of Nayapalli area here, on charges of mentally and physically harassing his wife for dowry, the latter filed a counter-case against his wife holding her responsible for the dispute. In her complaint with the Mahila Police, Pati’s wife had alleged that […]

Beirut: At least four people were killed and over 20 others injured after a fuel tank exploded in a densely populated area of Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut, officials said. The incident took place on Friday night in the city’s Tariq-al-Jdide district after the tank caught fire, the BBC reported. While rescue efforts were ongoing, […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the festive season, the Indian Railways is gradually normalizing the passenger train services with the introduction of some new specials, ticket reservation rule modifications in sync with the step-by-step unlocking process adopted by the government amid Covid-19 pandemic. In order to provide relief to passengers, the national carrier will now prepare the […]

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the state government was not in favour of imposing lockdown in the national capital, but ‘if the health system collapsed…

Kendrapara: Over 15 quintals of flattened rice (chuda), bags of jaggery and biscuits have been left to rot in Kendrapara block office store room since the last six months. The relief materials were meant to be distributed among the people affected by cyclone Amphan in May and also in the aftermath of recent flood. The […]

New Delhi: Wishing megastar Amitabh Bachchan a very happy birthday, short-video sharing platform Chingari on Saturday announced it has partnered with NH Studioz to launch ‘Chingari Multiplex which will begin its innings by showing blockbuster Amitabh films. Amitabh who still remains one of the busiest stars in the film industry will turn 78 on Sunday. […]

Balasore: In another twist ahead of the by-polls, Balasore Sadar block chairman Narayan Pradhan who had quit BJD and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on October 7, switched his allegiance from the saffron party to BJD again within 48 hours. While the three major political parties are yet to announce names of the candidates […]

Washington: China has amassed more than 60,000 troops on India’s northern border, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said as he hit out at Beijing for its “bad behaviour” and the threats it poses to the Quad countries. The foreign ministers from the Indo-Pacific nations known as the Quad group – the US, Japan, […]

New Delhi: In a disturbing incident, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s five-year old daughter received rape threats from social media trolls following Chennai Super Kings’ loss to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday night. CSK failed to chase a 168-run target, losing the game to KKR by 10 runs. Dhoni’s wife, Sakshi, got the threats on her […]

London: Being a man, having a lower income, a lower level of education, not being married, and being born in low-or middle-income countries — these are factors that relate to an elevated risk of dying from Covid-19, warn researchers. “We can show that there are independent effects of various separate risk factors that have been […]

Rayagada: In a tragic incident, two members of a family including an expectant mother were electrocuted to death on Saturday in Thangapada village of Rayagada district. The deceased persons have been identified as 65-year-old Dauni Mandika and his daughter-in-law Sumitra who was 4-months pregnant. At first, Mandika suffered an electric shock when he came in […]

Rekha celebrates her 66th birthday today. But she looks much younger for her age with her trademark Kanjeevaram sarees, traditional neckpieces, and elaborate gajaras. While the life of Rekha has been an open book, still there are many facts that rarely reached her fans. Rekha Wanted to be an Air Hostess The famous Bollywood actress […]

Bhubaneswar: With a single-day spike of 2854 cases, Odisha’s COVID-19 tally went up to 249693 on Saturday. Of the fresh cases, 1659 patients are from quarantine, while 1195 are local contact cases, informed State I&PR department. As many as 9 districts reported a daily surge of over 100 cases. For the first time in several […]