News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Department (STA) on Thursday announced that the all regional transport offices (RTOs) will remain open for two days during the Dussehra holidays. Such decision has been taken to facilitate registration of vehicles during the festive season. The RTOs will remain open from 3 PM to 5 PM on October 24 and […]

San Francisco: Acer has launched its first Chromebooks powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c compute platform – the Acer Chromebook Spin 513 and Acer Chromebook Enterprise Spin 513. The 513 will be available in North America in February 2021 starting at $399.99; the Enterprise Spin 513 is coming in March 2021 starting at $699.99. “With […]

Bhubaneswar: With Covid pandemic not showing any signs of decline, virtual pandal-hopping apparently became the new normal this year. Under these circumstances, India saw the launch of DigitalDurgaPuja.com – an online platform that brings together various diversified Puja Committees and also provides relevant information, state-wise norms, regulations apart from sharing details of live streaming of […]

Bhawanipatna: Resentment is brewing over the alleged substandard materials used in the construction of a road at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), a Centrally sponsored scheme. It is alleged that the black topping on the road could be easily removed with bare hands, the video of which has […]

The rough cut of Alia Bhatt Ranbir Kapoor‘s movie Brahmastra is almost ready. Recently one of its producers Fox Star Studios came up with a major suggestion for the film. According to Movies Buzz, Fox Star Studios suggested, “The rough cut is ready with a run time closer to 3 hrs, fox star studio suggested […]

Bhubaneswar: Politics is now active over the breach of an embankment on the Kelua river in Ramapur area, under Dharmasala block, which was allegedly blown off using dynamites during the recent floods in Odisha. Congress MLA Suresh Routray on Thursday trained guns on the Odisha government, holding BJD MLA Pranab Kumar Balabantaray and Junior Engineer […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that a contract of insurance is of utmost good faith and a proposer who is keen to obtain a policy of life insurance is duty-bound to disclose all material facts. A bench comprising Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee said: “A contract of insurance is […]

After months of COVID-19 pandemic curbs, what better way to see the situation return to normalcy than dipping in the spirit of the festive season. Despite a slew of restrictions in view of the puja season, the zeal to celebrate still remains in the air. This year, as we celebrate the occasion, we can get […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 11,064 road accidents were reported across Odisha in 2019, resulting in 5333 fatalities. Though there is a decline in the total number of road mishaps in the State when compared to 11262 accidents in 2018, the accident-related deaths in 2019 have exceeded the previous year’s death count. This is as per […]

New York: By analysing Google web searches for keywords related to Covid-19, researchers have said that web-based analytics have demonstrated their value in predicting the spread of the infectious disease. According to the study, published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Strong correlations were found between keyword searches on the internet search engine Google Trends […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department on Thursday released the second merit list for admissions into +3 courses in the state. As per the data released in the Student Academic Management System (SAMS) portal, a total of 96,515 students were taken for 2nd selection, out of which 22,016 candidates were selected in the round. 10532 […]

New Delhi: The government on Thursday decided to restore with immediate effect all existing visas, except electronic, tourist and medical categories, almost eight months after their suspension following the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent imposition of a nationwide lockdown. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) also announced giving permission to all Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) […]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued ‘Red Warning’ (Heavy to very heavy rainfall) for four districts in Odisha. As per the latest weather advisory, yesterday’s well marked low pressure area over west-central Bay of Bengal has concentrated into a Depression over northwest & adjoining West-central Bay of Bengal. The system is likely […]

London: Researchers have found that down syndrome is associated with a 10-fold increased risk for Covid-19-related death. Down syndrome (sometimes called Down’s syndrome) is a condition in which a child is born with an extra copy of their 21st chromosome – hence its other name, trisomy 21. This causes physical and mental developmental delays and […]

Patna: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday released the BJPs manifesto for the Bihar assembly polls which promised free COVID-19 vaccine once it has been cleared by the ICMR. It also sought to reach out to the youth with the promise of 19 lakh jobs in the next five years and farmers with the assurance […]