News from Odisha

Dhaka: The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Dhaka, one of the most polluted cities in the world, was on Sunday ranked as the worst in the world. In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five pollutants: Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone, The Daily Star newspaper reported. At 10,24 a.m. on […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Sura Routray came down hard on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Sunday over the timing of his Puri visit alleging that it was meant for gaining political mileage ahead of the ensuing by-elections in Tirtol and Balasore Sadar. “The Chief Minister was confined to his room for the last seven […]

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday admitted that India is in the community transmission stage. However, it is limited only to certain districts and states. The statement has come in the backdrop of West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s admission on Monday that the community transmission of Covid-19 has started in the […]

Balasore: Unidentified miscreants on Sunday allegedly looted gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 5 lakh from a jeweller near Baghaampuda Yogini Chhak in Soro of Balasore district. The jeweller, identified as Sudarshan Rana of Ruso village, was travelling with ornaments when six bike-borne miscreants waylaid him. As per reports, the miscreants dashed their vehicle against […]

Bhubaneswar: The Shanti Stupa atop Dhauli hill in Bhubaneswar, which was shut since March due to Covid-19 pandemic, opened for public on Sunday. All the Covid-19 protocols will be strictly followed by the Dhauli authorities. “We heard Dhauli was opened for public and therefore I have come with my family today. We were indoors since […]

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday informed that Bharat Biotech will develop an intranasal vaccine for Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The minister said that the Hyderabad-based drugs and vaccine research and manufacturing company has entered into an agreement with Washington University and St. Louis University for the trials of the […]

New Delhi: A major controversy has erupted after Twitter India showed Jammu and Kashmir as part of the People’s Republic of China in the timelines. The matter was raised Kanchan Gupta, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) after tweets showed J&K as a part of China. Leh as location is disallowed by @Twitter ? This […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday took a dig at the Odisha government over Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s recent aerial survey of the flood-hit districts. Instead of harassing journalists under the guise of media report on CM’s aerial visit, the State government should present a clear picture on the entire issue, BJP general […]

Baripada/Khordha: Two persons were allegedly thrashed to death in two separate incidents in Odisha on Saturday. The first incident was reported from Asurkhal village under Kaptipada police limits in Mayurbhanj district where one Rabindra Nayak was allegedly beaten to death by his brother-in-law, KartikNayak over a dispute involving an Ox. As per reports, Rabindra had […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the by-elections to two Assembly constituencies in Odisha, the Congress on Sunday appointed presidents of 30 districts and three cities in the State. The appointments have been made with immediate effect following the approval of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), an official release read. Biswajit Das has been appointed chief of […]

Kabul: At least 16 people were killed and 90 others injured after a powerful explosion on Sunday rocked the city of Firoz Koah, capital of Afghanistan’s Ghor province, an official confirmed. “The final number of casualties would be shared with media later in the day. The number of casualties may change as the rescue of […]

Bhubaneswar: Several districts in Odisha have been put on alert in view of the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) heavy rainfall forecast in the next few days. As per the latest weather bulletin, a fresh Low pressure area is likely to form over the east central Bay of Bengal by tomorrow. Squally weather with a wind […]

Abu Dhabi: SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper David Warner on Sunday won the toss and opted to field against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 35th IPL 2020 match at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. KKR scored 163 runs at a loss of 5 wickets. With a winning target of 164 runs, SRH begins its quest. […]

New Delhi: Pakistan’s failure to fulfill six key obligations of the FATF, including action against two of India’s most wanted terrorists Maulana Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed, and the sudden disappearance of more than 4,000 terrorists from its official list will most likely lead to its continuation in the ‘grey list’ of the Global money […]

Bhubaneswar: With 233 new COVID-19 positive cases getting detected in the last 24 hours, the total cases in the capital City rose to 27,228, according to the data shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Of the fresh cases, a whopping 182 were local contact cases while the remaining 51 were quarantine cases, the civic […]