News from Odisha

In a good news for the passengers across the country, who are planning to travel during the festive seasons, Railway has announced to run 196 pair more trains in the upcoming days. The trains will run between October 20 and November 30 to meet the demand of tickets during the festive seasons which includes Dussehra, […]

Washington: The Indian economy, severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, is projected to contract by a massive 10.3 per cent this year, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. However, India is likely to bounce back with an impressive 8.8 per cent growth rate in 2021, thus regaining the position of the fastest growing emerging […]

Cuttack: In a landmark judgement, the Orissa High Court recently directed reinstatement of a Odisha Police constable, who reportedly was terminated from service 25 years ago for 1 cm shortage in height. The court has also directed the concerned authorities to condone the height of 1 cm and allow the complainant, Dolamani Bishi to resume […]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police on Tuesday took accused Rajkumar Behera on a 2-day remand in connection with the brutal murder of the sweet shop owner in Samantarapur area in Bhubaneswar. Rajkishore alias Raja had surrendered before the court of the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) in Bhubaneswar on October 9. As per reports, Rajkishore had executed the […]

Mumbai: In a fresh attack on Tuesday, actress Kangana Ranaut claimed the Maharashtra government is being run by goons. She also took a dig at Congress President Sonia Gandhi, whose party is part of the Shiv Sena-led coalition government in Maharashtra. “Nice to know Gunda government is being questioned by Honourable Governor sir, Gundas have […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 2796 patients recovered from Covid-19 in Odisha taking the State’s total recoveries to 2,32,988. State Health department informed that the highest number of recoveries were reported from Khordha district where 582 patients were declared free of the viral disease. Similarly, Cuttack recorded 179, Jajpur 148, Angul 135, Puri 127 recoveries. A […]

New Delhi: The seventh round of India and China military talks to resolve border disputes in Eastern Ladakh have ended in a deadlock. The de-escalation of forces at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) during winter is highly unlikely and both the countries have to provide huge logistics. The military commander-level meeting between India and […]

Cuttack: Timely action by Commissionerate Police foiled a robbery attempt at an ATM counter in Gandarpur area under Chauliaganj Police limits in the wee hours of today. Addressing a presser today, Cuttack DCP, Prateek Singh informed that the accused Sishir Debanath was working at a medicine store and has confessed. “The accused watched several videos […]

Lisbon: Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Portuguese soccer federation said on Tuesday. The federation said Ronaldo was doing well and had no symptoms. Ronaldo was dropped from the country’s Nations League match against Sweden on Wednesday. (AP)

New Delhi: Even with consensus eluding the GST Council meeting on Monday over adoption of borrowing option to settle compensation dues, the Finance Ministry has granted permission to 20 states to raise an additional amount of Rs 68,825 crore through open market borrowings towards the compensation shortfall. A Finance Ministry statement said that additional borrowing […]

Dubai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Tuesday won the toss and chose to bat against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 29th match at the Dubai International Stadium. CSK scored 167 runs against SRH at a loss of 6 wickets. Sam Curran was cleaned up by Sandeep Sharma after a brief cameo. Sam scored 31 runs […]

Puri: The Bagala Dharmashala land row fails to die down with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deciding to launch a Padyatra from Puri to Bhubaneswar and meet the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday. Sources said, the BJP leaders and workers begin their padyatra from Srimandir in Puri to the CM’s residence in Bhubaneswar to […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday issued an order extending a subsidy of 50 per cent on transportation of notified fruits and vegetables through Kisan Rail trains, under its scheme titled ‘Operation Greens – TOP to Total,’ the Railway Ministry said. Under the scheme approved in June, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) extended […]

Bhubaneswar: Providing some more relief to the goods vehicle owners, the State Transport Authority of Odisha on Tuesday extended the grace period for payment of tax for the quarter of October-December 2020. A notification from the State Commerce and Transport Department in this connection was issued on Tuesday extending the said grace period till November […]

Bhubaneswar: Time seems to have stopped for the families of the victims of the deadly explosion at the petrol pump in Bhubaneswar. While the mishap has left an irreparable void for one family, another family is grappling with a lot of unanswered questions. The uncertainty surrounding missing Simanchal Parida has been unbearable for his family […]