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India's Covid-19 Tally Surges Over 80 Lakh Mark

New Delhi: With a fresh spike of 48,648 coronavirus infections and 563 deaths in 24 hours, India’s tally on Friday rose to 80,88,851. The national capital too continued to witness a rise in the number of daily infections. Out of the total Covid-19 cases, 5,94,386 are currently active, 73,73,375 have been discharged, while 1,21,090 lost […]

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Odisha: Six Students Injured In Bee Attack In Baripada, 1 Critical

Baripada: At least six students were injured after a swarm of honey bees attacked them while they were on a trip to Bangiriposi Ghat in Mayurbhanj district on Friday. One of them is stated to be critical. According to reports, the students had gone to the Bangiriposhi Ghat on a trip. They were shooting a […]

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Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli Split: Here's How Salman Khan Helped Them Patch Up

Anushka Sharma Virat Kohli is currently in UAE for IPL 2020. Both the actress and the Indian cricket team captain have been praised by their fans time and again for setting good examples of couple goals. But there was a brief period a couple of years ago during which all was not well between Virat […]

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Good News For Non-Central Government Employees Ahead Of Diwali

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department on Thursday extended the I-T exemption available under the LTC cash voucher scheme to employees of state governments, state-owned enterprises and private sector. The Central Board of Direct Taxes in a statement said that the payment of cash allowance, subject to maximum of Rs 36,000 per person as deemed […]

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4 Killed In Nagpur Private Hospital Fire Mishap, 37 Patients Saved

Nagpur: At least four persons were killed and a few others injured in a major blaze that erupted out in a private hospital here late on Friday, officials said. The…

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Some Evidence Shows Children Could Be COVID Spreaders: ICMR

New Delhi: There is some evidence which shows that children who were earlier thought to be protected against coronavirus infection can be “spreaders, rather than super-spreaders”, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday. Speaking on the coronavirus infection spread in the country among children, Bhargava said tat overall the figure in India is that […]

Odisha Reports Lowest Single-Day Covid-19 Deaths In Last Four Months
Odisha's Covid Death Toll Breaches 1300-Mark, State Sees 1547 Cases In Last 24 Hours

Bhubaneswar: With a single-day spike of 1547 Covid-19 cases, Odisha’s virus tally went up to 288646 on Friday. Of the fresh cases, 891 patients are from quarantine, while 656 are local contact cases, informed State I&PR department. The death toll in the State has climbed to 1308 with 11 more fatalities in the last 24 […]

Berhampur: IPL Betting Racket Busted, Several Arrested
Berhampur: IPL Betting Racket Busted; 2 Held, Over Rs 33 Lakh Seized

Berhampur: Two persons were arrested and cash worth over Rs 33 lakh was seized by the Berhampur police during a raid on an illegal IPL betting syndicate early on Friday. “On the basis of reliable information regarding IPL betting, a team led by Berhampur SP carried out raids and arrested two persons identified as R […]

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Covid-19 Situation Worsens In Odisha: 2 Deaths, 1374 Test Positive In Last 24 Hours

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 tally in Odisha jumped to 3,48,182 on Saturday after 1,374 more people tested positive for the infection, the highest single-day rise this year, while the death toll…

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Odisha By-Elections: 200 Police Officers, 5 Flying Squads To Be Deployed In Balasore & Tirtol

Tirtol/Balasore: As the polling date of By-Elections for Tirtol and Balasore Sadar Assembly seats nears, Odisha Police has made security arrangements for the polls in both the constituencies. Odisha DGP, Abhay on Friday reviewed the security arrangements for the bypolls. Senior police officials informed that 200 officers, 10 senior Additional SPs and DSPs, 22 Inspectors, […]

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COVID-19: Researchers Develop Face Mask That Makes Wearer Less Infectious

New York: People wear face masks to protect others — not merely to protect themselves. With this in mind, researchers have developed a new concept for a mask that aims to make the wearer less infectious. The central idea is to modify mask fabrics with anti-viral chemicals that can sanitize exhaled, escaped respiratory droplets. By […]

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Google Tests Tool To Let Users Compare Similar Apps On Play Store

San Francisco: Google is reportedly testing a new feature in the Play Store app that will allow users to directly compare similar apps, in order to make decisions before downloading an app. According to a report in Android Police, a new section called “Compare apps” has begun showing for a few users that displays similar-looking […]

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Munger Violence: CISF Report Says Local Police Fired First

Patna: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has submitted a report on the October 26 violence in Bihar’s Munger to the Election Commission. It has stated that the firing was first done by the local police and when the situation went out of control, the CISF also fired later in the air. IANS has a […]

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Bollywood Movies Update: Tara Sutaria To Star With Tiger Shroff in Heropanti 2, Shah Rukh Khan to Produce Crime Thriller

Post lockdown there has been a massive surge in the announcements of new Bollywood projects. Two new Bollywood movies were announced yesterday by big banners that can really change the career graph of young actors. The latest announcement is that Tara Sutaria will team up with her Student of the Year 2 co-star Tiger Shroff […]

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Schools To Reopen After Diwali? Odisha Minister Clarifies

Bhubaneswar: In the backdrop of speculations that schools in Odisha might reopen after Diwali, the School and Mass Education Minister, Sameer Ranjan Dash on Friday clarified that no decision has been taken over the issue. According to the Minister, there is a feeling that schools and other educational institutions need to reopen since the results […]

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