News from Odisha

Bhadrak: A huge cache of spurious tobacco products was seized by Bhadrak police following a raid at Mathasahi area on Sunday. The crackdown comes a day after a police team and some journalists were attacked by locals during a raid on a fake tobacco manufacturing unit at Holasahi under Puruna Bazar police limits in the […]

New Delhi: With a total of 70,78,123 people having recuperated from COVID-19, the national recovery rate for the disease has touched 90 per cent, while 62,077 people have recovered in a span of 24 hours as against 50,129 new cases of the infection reported in the same period, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. […]

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said it has approved 12,983 weekly domestic flights of airlines for the winter schedule that begins on Sunday and ends on March 27 next year. In last year’s winter schedule, the aviation regulator had approved 23,307 weekly domestic flights. The DGCA said on Sunday it has […]

Dubai: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were restricted to 145/6 on Sunday by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Dubai International Stadium. CSK conceded just 20 runs and took four wickets in the last three overs of the innings after RCB looked set for a big total during captain Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers’ […]

Dubai: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were restricted to 145 at a loss of 6 wickets by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the 44th match of Indian Premier league (IPL) at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Long standing partnership of Rayudu and Dhoni with Rituraj helped CSK to score 150 runs. CSK won the match […]

Bhubaneswar: Raising the issue of BJP’s free coronavirus vaccine promise in Bihar assembly election manifesto, Odisha Food Supplies Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain on Sunday criticised two Union Ministers from the State- Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi. “If BJP can promise to provide free coronavirus vaccine to Bihar in its poll manifesto, why is the party […]

New Delhi: India’s first World Cup-winning cricket captain Kapil Dev was on Sunday discharged from the hospital after undergoing a successful angioplasty. He was admitted to the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in South Delhi after suffering a cardiac arrest last Thursday, following which he had undergone angioplasty surgery as a treatment. Angioplasty is a procedure […]

Bhubaneswar: The third and final phase of the ongoing clinical trials of Covaxin – India’s indigenous Covid-19 vaccine candidate will shortly begin in Odisha. The Phase III trials of Covaxin will be conducted at 21 centres across India and at SUM hospital in Odisha (Bhubaneswar). The vaccine will be administered to nearly 2,000 volunteers in […]

Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested television actress Preetika Chauhan and drug peddler Faisal on charges of possession of drugs, an official said here on Sunday. Following a tip-off about a deal for the contraband, the NCB-Mumbai Zonal Unit officials caught the duo late Saturday evening from Fishermen’s Village at Versova, and seized 99 […]

Kolkata: A political controversy erupted in West Bengal during the fourth phase of the elections when BJP’s IT cell released an audio tape of Trinamool’ election strategist Prashant Kishor where…

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Sunday said that he has tested positive of novel coronavirus infection. Das, however, said that he is asymptomatic and is feeling alright. #BreakingNews: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das tests positive for #Covid19; says he is asymptomatic (PTI) pic.twitter.com/Rj4ySJrhqN — OTV (@otvnews) October 25, 2020 “I have […]

Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan, who is hosting Bigg Boss, has introduced wild card contestants — actors Kavita Kaushik, Naina Singh and Shardul Pandit. Naina and Shardul aren’t happy to see each other and lock horns the moment they speak with each other. Bigg Boss then throws open a ’60 minute’ challenge to the contestants. The […]

Nabarangpur: Papadahandi police in the district on Sunday arrested three youths on charges of stealing cash of Rs 1.10 lakh from the bank account of another youth who happens to be their friend. As per sources, the main accused in the case, Jaydas Hial, of BM Semla village had clandestinely stolen the SBI ATM card […]

Puri: With just a month before the once-in-a-generation occasion of the Nagarjuna Besha of Lord Jagannath, sculptors and artisans have initiated preparations for the rare attire rituals. Nagarjuna Besha of the Lords was last held in 1994. As per tradition, it is celebrated when the Panchuka (last five days of Kartika month) is observed as […]

Abu Dhabi: Mumbai Indians (MI) won the toss and chose to bat against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 45th match of 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Sunday. With Hardik Pandya’s unbeaten 60 runs, MI post a winning target of 196 runs for RR. MI scored 195 runs at loss […]