News from Odisha

Balasore: The bypoll battles in Balasore Sadar and Tirtol Assembly constituencies are expected to be closely contested ones. While a victory in the byelection for the BJP and the Congress would be seen as a precursor to change in the political climate of Odisha by 2024, BJD’s win would put to rest, the claims of […]

New Delhi: Despite Chennai Super Kings (CSK) struggling to put up a winning combination and their middle-order batting failing, the franchise has decided not to use the mid-season transfer window to bring in fresh players. Apart from CSK, neither Mumbai Indians (MI) nor the injury-hit Delhi Capitals (DC) have used the window. All the three […]

New York: Scientists have developed a new lab testing procedure for the detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 that gives results more quickly than existing assays and specifically identifies so-called “neutralizing” antibodies – those that protect by blocking infection of cells. “With many assays currently in use, we can detect antibodies, but that doesn’t tell us […]

Dubai: Delhi Capitals (DC) won the toss and chose to bat against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the 38th match of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday. With Shikhar Dhawan’s unbeaten 106 runs, DC scored 164 runs at a loss of 5 wickets giving a winning target of […]

Nayagarh: In a major success, police on Tuesday unearthed a fake currency note printing unit operating in the town here and detained two persons for using fake notes during a cash transaction of Rs 1.25 lakh at a showroom in the town. Suspecting something fishy behind their transaction, the owner of the showroom informed the […]

New Delhi: India’s economic recovery has “broadened and strengthened” in September from the pandemic-induced lows seen in April 2020, ratings agency ICRA said on Tuesday. ICRA said that as many as nine of the tracked 15 non-financial high frequency indicators recorded growth in September 2020, while five posted a narrower year-on-year (YoY) contraction in that […]

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 recovery count in Odisha crossed 2.5 lakh mark on Tuesday after as many as 2622 patients recovered in last 24 hours. As on date, the State’s total recoveries are at 252197. State Health department informed that the highest number of recoveries were reported from Khordha district where 431 patients were declared free […]

Bhubaneswar: The members of the State Youth Congress on Tuesday staged protest in front of the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) and demanded immediate withdrawal of the revised power tariff. While alleging that the Odisha government has increased the tariff to favour a company, the protestors urged the power consumers in the State to support […]

Bhubaneswar: Farmers in Sambalpur district have alleged that lakhs of rupees in subsidy meant for purchase of paddy transplanters have been embezzled by the middlemen. “I do farming but I have not bought any such planting machine,” said a marginal farmer from Bilunga, Khulana Senapati on whose name a paddy transplanter machine has been bought […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has sought a report from the Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) of Puri to carry out an investigation into the death of a woman who was carried on trolley by her husband from Puri to Cuttack. The commission has directed the CDMO to submit the report by November […]

Dubai: Delhi Capitals (DC) scored 164 runs against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the first innings of the 38th match of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday. However, KXIP’s batsmen chased the target score successfully and won the match by 5 wickets. Pooran’s half century proved costlier than […]

Chandigarh: In a first in the country, the legislative Assembly in Punjab led by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday unanimously passed three legislations and formally rejected the Centre’s ‘black’ agricultural laws brought by the BJP-led Union government. The Bills provide for imprisonment of not less than three years and a fine for sale or […]

New Delhi: A digital health identity under the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) will not be mandatory to get vaccinated when immunization against COVID-19 is available, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The ambitious NDHM programme was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day speech. As per the programme, everyone enrolled […]

Bhubaneswar: The capital city of Odisha seems to be slowly turning into the crime capital of the State due to a rise in criminal activities be it loot, snatching, or even murder in broad daylight. Observers believe that Covid pandemic induced lockdowns considerably reduced criminal activities, but the easing of relaxations and gradual commencement of […]

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued a big statement on Tuesday regarding plasma therapy, which is touted as a life saving intervention for patients suffering from severe Covid-19. The Director-General (DG) of ICMR, Balram Bhargava, stated that plasma therapy may be deleted from the national clinical protocols for the management of […]