News from Odisha

Baripada: Kohinoor Islam has been at the forefront of the Durga Puja festivities at his village in Baripada since the last 35 years. The 65-year-old diligently supervises each and every detail of the Puja, from the selection and making of the idols to the immersions. While the Sarbajanina Saradiya Durga Puja Pandal (community puja pandal) […]

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police on Saturday busted a major bike lifting gang while conducting probe into the theft of a pick-up van under Jagatpur police limits. Senior police officials informed that five persons- who were members of the bike lifting gang- have been arrested and 35 stolen motorcycles have been recovered from their possession following […]

Mumbai: Babil Khan, son of late actor Irrfan Khan, has wrapped up his first shooting schedule. The budding actor shared the news on Saturday along with a picture he posted…

Bhadrak: A police team along with some journalists were attacked by locals during a raid on a spurious tobacco manufacturing unit at Holasahi under Puruna Bazar police limits in the district on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off about the fake tobacco unit, a police team raided the place and seized chemicals, equipment, and packaging material […]

Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party’s Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced that he has tested Covid-19 positive and gone into isolation. “I have been working every single day since the lockdown, but now it seems that God wants me to stop for a while and take a break!,” Fadnavis tweeted. Revealing that he has […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has so far administered 40 lakh doses of COVID19 vaccine in a period of 70 days, informed the State health department on Saturday. Those who have…

Bhubaneswar: Following the Covid-induced lockdown, beginning in the last week of March this year, the sale of bicycles has reportedly almost doubled in Bhubaneswar. Social distancing norms, coupled with the fear of contamination and the desire to keep fit during the present health crisis are said to be the reasons behind the new craze for […]

Mirzapur 2 released on Thursday and instantly occupied the top spot on the trends list on Twitter. What followed after the release of this most anticipated web series was a flood of hilarious memes and jokes on social media. Several users posted funny memes from the series after an entire night of binge-watching while some […]

The Kapil Sharma Show entertains millions of fans every weekend. Apart from that, there are many diehard fans of the show who keep on watching old episodes on SonyLive through their computers, laptops, and mobile phones. A day ago, a fan of the famous comedy show shared how her mother is enjoying the show and […]

Bolangir: Punjilal Meher, the key accused in the Patnagarh wedding gift blast case was allegedly thrashed inside Bolangir jail by the concerned jailor. The lawyer of Meher has brought such allegations and reported the matter to Patnagarh SDJM court. The lawyer has also prayed for necessary steps for the treatment of his client. On February […]

New Delhi: Cancer treatment has taken a massive hit due to the Covid-19 outbreak, with several public health experts flagging an increase in risk of cancer spreading to advanced stages as almost 50 per cent of such cases are reaching the hospitals in later phases. Dr. Rajeev Kumar, a surgical oncologist at the Rajiv Gandhi […]

Abu Dhabi: Delhi Capitals (DC) won the toss and elected to bowl in 42nd match of 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) here on Saturday. KKR scored 194 runs in the first innings at a loss of 6 wickets. Half-centuries of Nitish Rana and Sunil Narine helped KKR to post a […]

New Delhi: The deadline for filing returns by individual taxpayers for FY 2019-20 has been extended by a month till December 31, the finance ministry said on Saturday. For those taxpayers whose accounts need to be audited, the Income-Tax Return filing deadline has been extended by two months till January 31, 2021. Related Story: Deadline […]

Berhampur: In a shocking incident, a man allegedly tried to rape a minor girl in Rambha police station area of Ganjam district on Friday. According to sources, the man attempted to outrage the modesty of the 14-year-old girl near Paluru while she was returning to her home after finishing off her tuition classes at Subalaya. […]

Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal, which heads the opposition Grand Alliance coalition in the Bihar elections, released poll manifesto Saturday reiterating its promise of 10 lakh jobs and loan waiver for the farmers. The manifesto was released by Tejashwi Yadav at a press conference in the party office here. The cover page of the manifesto displays […]