News from Odisha

Sambalpur: As many as 12 persons were arrested on Sunday on charges of killing a youth from Dudulmunda village under Jujumura police limits of Sambalpur district, last week. The half-charred body of the youth, identified as Nilambar Besanchor, was recovered from the Bander forest area on October 16. It is alleged that Nilambar died on […]

New York: After reporting earlier this summer that marijuana ingredient cannabidiol, or CBD, may help reduce cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation linked to Covid-19 deaths, researchers have now found clues to show how the process works. One way CBD appears to reduce the cytokine storm that damages the lungs is by enabling an increase […]

Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded more enrollment of girls in higher education, especially in professional courses like engineering and medicine. “I am glad to learn more girls are enrolling for higher education, which augurs well for the country’s development. In IITs (Indian Institute of Technology), their (girls) enrollment has gone up to […]

Islamabad: The Pakistan government has sent out invitations to Indian Sikhs to attend celebrations marking the 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. As per the details of the invitation, sent in advance via the Indian Sikh Sangats, the devotees will be offered a five-day visa to enter Pakistan after a mandatory […]

Cuttack: Nine Durga Puja Committees which had constructed idols taller than the stipulated 4 ft cap imposed by the state government, were given a go ahead by the Orissa High Court on Monday. The court’s direction came in response to a status report submitted by the Advocate General. Earlier, the state government had capped the […]

Netflix dropped the trailer of one of the most awaited films of the year, Ludo today and it has been trending ever since. The film is packed with a prolific star cast of the likes of Abhishek Bachchan, Rajkumar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Aditya Roy Kapur, the Dangal girls Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra. Directed […]

Koraput: Though the Odisha government leaves no stones unturned when it comes to boasting it’s world-class sports infrastructure, sportspersons in the state continue to languish in extreme poverty. Forget practice and performance, the native sportsmen are struggling hard to even make their ends meet. One classic example is the plight of visually-impaired cricketer Sukhram Majhi […]

New Delhi: After courting controversy for wrongly showing Jammu and Kashmir as part of China, Twitter on Monday said it has resolved the issue. “We became aware of this technical issue on Sunday, and understand and respect the sensitivities around it. The teams have worked swiftly to investigate and resolve the concerned geotag issue,” a […]

Cuttack: The retail prices of onion in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar markets have touched Rs 60 per kilogram and the traders are expecting that the rates will further increase in the coming weeks. At a time when residents are trying to limp back from the economic loses they have so far faced due to the Covid-19 […]

Bengaluru: In a bid to tap into India’s growing startup and developer community, Australia’s leading software firm Atlassian Corporation on Monday announced the launch of Atlassian Ventures, a new $50 million global fund that will invest startups, including established companies that are already building products in its ecosystem. The company which set up a research […]

Cuttack: A six-member gang of burglars looted money and ornaments from a house at Khamar Nuagaon village under Khutuni Police limits in Athagarh area here late last night. Laxman Rout, the person in whose house the theft took place, claimed that around Rs 25,000 cash and gold and silver ornaments worth lakhs of rupees have […]

Puri: Jagannath Sena, a Puri-based outfit led by Priyadarshan Pattnaik, has sought guidance from Nischalananda Saraswati Maharaj on reopening of Lord Jagannath Temple and permission to devotees to witness the Nagarjuna Besha, which the Lord will don after a gap of 26 years. Pattnaik today visited the office of the Sankaracharya at Gobardhan Mutt and […]

New Delhi: Oil marketing companies (OMC) kept petrol and diesel prices unchanged across the four metros on Monday as global oil prices remained subdued and product prices remained steady. Petrol prices have been unchanged for 27 days at a stretch while diesel prices were the same for the 17 consecutive days. Price of petrol in […]

Bhubaneswar: All committees of the Pradesh Congress (state Congress) will be reorganised by the end of this month, said the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) working president Pradeep Majhi, on Monday. Speaking to media, Majhi said, “As promised, the Odisha Congress in-charge Chellakumar has appointed all district presidents. Efforts are on to form block level […]

New Delhi: Ride-hailing major Uber on Monday introduced a new safety policy which will request riders, who have been tagged for not wearing masks on a previous trip, to take a selfie which shows them wearing a mask, in order to book their next trip. The move comes after Uber earlier this year built technology […]