News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Cabinet colleague & Railway Minister Piyush Goyal seeking his intervention into the issue pertaining to relocation/modification of RUB (underpass) in Dhenkanal, Odisha. The RUB at 8/600 km of Badakamar -Pangatira Road in Parjang which is being constructed to divert the PWD road has been experiencing a water-logging […]

New Delhi: High food, primary articles and manufactured goods’ prices accelerated India’s September wholesale inflation. Consequently, the annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 1.32 per cent in September from 0.16 per cent in August from (-) 0.25 per cent in July. On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) […]

New Delhi: On the occasion of 75th anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on October 16 this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin of Rs 75 denomination to mark the long-standing relation of India with FAO. The Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation 17 recently developed biofortified varieties […]

Pooja Hegde celebrated her birthday yesterday. Currently, she is in Italy with Prabhas shooting for her upcoming flick Radhe Shyam. And hence she could not be with her family and friends. But even then her team did organize a small celebration. Why Was Pooja Hegde Laughing So Much on Her Birthday? While the cake cutting […]

Bhubaneswar: The deep depression formed over north Andhra Pradesh coast has triggered heavy rainfall in various districts of south Odisha, particularly Ganjam and Gajapati. However, the rainfall will subside as there is no warning for the next two days, informed Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena on Wednesday. Three blocks of Ganjam received rainfall over […]

New Delhi/Washington: While rebuking the UN Human Rights Council over the election of China, Russia and Cuba as its members, the US on Wednesday said its stand to withdraw from the council two years ago, has been vindicated. “The election of China, Russia, and Cuba to the UN Human Rights Council validates the US’ decision […]

Cuttack: A special team has been constituted to probe the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl in Cuttack, said deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Pratik Singh on Wednesday. Singh said a youth has been arrested and a manhunt is underway to nab the accused involved in the crime. “On the basis of the complaint, […]

New Delhi: India’s startup ecosystem is recovering faster than expected as a new report on Wednesday said that investor interest is quickly getting back to pre-Covid levels while 75 per cent of start-ups are gradually, but steadily, recovering. This is despite the fact that the Covid-19 jolted the India startup ecosystem across multiple dimensions and […]

The Central government job aspirants, who want to be paid in the 7th Pay Commission scale, must brace up to apply for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) jobs today as the deadline for application submission is October 15. The commission had earlier released a recruitment notification inviting applications for the positions of Senior Scientific […]

Bhubaneswar: A driver of a truck was injured after the vehicle rammed into another truck on CRP flyover on national highway 16 in the State Capital on Wednesday. According to eyewitnesses present at the spot, a goods-laden truck hit another truck loaded with heavy iron bars on the flyover near CRP square in the city. […]

Amaravati: Acclaimed Kuchipudi danseuse, Sobha Naidu, passed away on Wednesday at a private hospital in Hyderabad. The 64-year-old dancer was undergoing treatment for brain haemorrhage. She was born in Anakapalle in Andhra Pradesh and went to become an exponent of the Kuchipudi dance form, under the tutelage of Vempati Chinna Satyam. Naidu worked as the […]

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has initiated the process of importing liquid oxygen as part of its preparedness to meet any unforeseen shortage during the winters when the country may witness an increase in COVID-19 cases leading to a rise in demand for oxygen. HLL Lifecare Limited, a public sector undertaking, has floated a […]

Mumbai: Actress and Bigg Boss 13 contestant Mahira Sharma feels contestants of the ongoing season 14 of the controversial reality show lack originality and have not been able to establish connection with the audience. “The previous seasons of ‘Bigg Boss’ were good but our season (season 13) was one of the biggest hits. We didn’t […]

Bhubaneswar: Continuing its downward trend, the new Covid-19 cases in the State Capital on Wednesday fell further down to 267. As per information shared by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), 71 new cases have been reported from quarantine while 196 are local contact cases. After today’s 267 cases, the total SARS-nCoV infections in the city rose […]

Sushant Singh Rajput’s Kedarnath will be among the five movies that will get a re-release after the theaters open from 15th October onwards. The other movies that will also come back to theaters include Thappad, Tanhaji, Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan, and Malang. According to famous movie critic  Taran Adarsh, YRF’s blockbuster starring Hrithik Roshan and […]