News from Odisha

Dubai: Mumbai Indians (MI) won the toss and chose to bat against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Kieron Pollard and Nathan Coulter-Nile smashed 57 runs in the death overs to take Mumbai Indians to 176/6 in their 20 overs against Kings XI Punjab at the Dubai International Stadium on […]

Puri: Even as the Odisha government is claiming that it’s working hard to make the State open defecation-free, allegations of large-scale irregularities in the construction of toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) has surfaced in Puri district. It was alleged that funds to the tune of lakhs of rupees were siphoned off by preparing false […]

Gadchiroli (Maharashtra): In a major victory for the security forces, a crack team of commandos gunned down five Maoists, including three women, after coming under attack in the thick forests of Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli early on Sunday, officials said. Around 4 a.m., Maoists opened fire on a police patrol, conducting a search operation in the forests […]

Bhubaneswar: A youth was injured after being allegedly attacked by four miscreants in Jagamara area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. The incident occurred near New Road area of Jagamara. The injured, Subham Swain, reportedly a resident of Nayapalli area. The youth alleged that the accused were in inebriated condition when they attacked him and looted […]

Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday made a pitch for ‘swadeshi’ (indigenous) production and said imports need to end, while exports should increase. He also suggested setting up of an “import substitute and export-oriented department” with separate funds earmarked for it. The senior BJP leader said the department should work on the principles of […]

Mumbai: In another major development in a drug case related to death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Sunday arrested the brother of actor Arjun Rampal’s girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades. According to NCB officials privy to the probe, the drug law enforcement agency has arrested Agisilaos Demetriades. The NCB official […]

Baripada: A 70-year-old man was trampled to death by an elephant in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Sunday, police said. The incident took place in the Sasgovindpur area in the evening when the man, identified as Srikant Behera, was returning home at Sarumula after watching a football tournament at Marmoda, said Lopamudra Nayak, the inspector in-charge […]

ESIC Recruitment 2020: The Employee’s State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College and Hospital in Gulbarga has invited applications from eligible candidates to fill up positions of Associate Professor and Assistant Professor on contractual basis in 7th pay Commission scale. The candidates have been asked to appear for walk-in-interview scheduled to be held on October 23, […]

Washington:  The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 39.8 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,112,530, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Monday morning, the total number of cases stood at 39,884,616 and the fatalities increased to 1,112,535, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre has predicted heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha from today till October 22 under the influence of a probable fresh low pressure area over the east central Bay of Bengal. The Met Centre has issued ‘Yellow Warning’ for five districts including Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Malkangiri, Koraput and Rayagada today. The […]

Puri: Puri Sadar MLA Jayanta Kumar Sarangi on Sunday requested Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to allow reopening of  Lord Jagannath Temple. Sarangi said that when temples and places of worship across India have reopened in accordance with Covid-19 protocol, the Puri Lord Jagannath Temple should also be reopened. “I am very much happy that Chief […]

Islamabad: Sixteen people were killed when a passenger bus was hit by a landslide in Skardu district of Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan, a senior official said. In a statement, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Skardu, Anas Iqbal the accident took place on Sunday morning when the bus, which was en route to the district from Rawalpindi, was […]

Bolangir: The Kantabanji Police in Bolangir on Sunday reportedly busted a motorbike theft gang. The police has also arrested three persons involved in the crime and recovered seven stolen motorcycles. The accused have been identified as Siba Pradhan, Hiralal Patel and Prabhat Kumar Behera. One more member of the gang was earlier arrested by the […]

New Delhi: Google has announced to discontinue its emergency location sharing app called Trusted Contacts from December this year and it has already disappeared from Play Store. Launched three years back, the app allows people to add their trusted friends and family members and seek their help in case of an emergency. The contacts could […]

Dubai: Kings XI Punjab have moved up by two places and are currently placed at the sixth spot in the points table following the conclusion of 36 matches in the ongoing edition of the Premier League (IPL). Kings XI, who were placed at the bottom of the table, came out with a thrilling Super Over […]