News from Odisha

Balasore: In a joint raid, a Special Task Force (STF) and two police teams on Monday nabbed five men, including two ring leaders, in connection with a case involving the smuggling of brown sugar which was registered at Jaleswar, recently. The ring leaders have been identified as Chhota Sajan and Muna. After tracing the link […]

New Delhi: Fantasy gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL) has been picked as the apparel sponsor of the Indian cricket team for a period of three years. A member of the Apex Council confirmed the development on Monday that BCCI has inked the apparel and merchandise deal with MPL, replacing Nike. “Yes, Apex Council has […]

Cuttack: Three minor boys were today swept away in Kendrapara canal near Birupa river in Jagatpur here while they were bathing in the water body. As per reports, the trio from Nanakara village near Jagatpur accidentally slipped into deep waters while bathing in the canal this morning. Hearing their screams, a few locals jumped into […]

Cuttack: Licences will be issued by the Commissionerate Police for setting up temporary firecracker shops for the upcoming Diwali, the festival of lights, in Cuttack. Cuttack DCP Prateek Singh told reporters on Monday that the Commissionerate Police will soon identify places where the temporary shops selling firecrackers would come up in different parts of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Eminent film director and cinematographer Raj Gopal Mishra, popularly known as Raju Mishra passed away at his residence in Jatani of Khordha district today. He was 72. Mishra’s wife, Pratima Manjari informed he died after suffering a cardiac arrest this afternoon. Mishra had last month received the prestigious Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award 2020 for […]

Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) on Monday said its researchers have developed a digital game ‘IITM Covid Game’ to create awareness about Covid-19 virus among the general public, particularly children. This game is browser-based and can be played on any device including Personal Computers, laptops, tablets and mobile phones, among others. Based on […]

Sundergarh: The wait for Birju Kulu, who went missing around 25 years ago, by his family members has finally come to end. In fact, there is celebration at home as Birju would be back after spending 20 gruelling years in a jail in Pakistan. Birju’s family live in Jangateli village in the Rajgangpur block of […]

Baripada: Tension ran high at the Baripada PRM Medical College & Hospital today after the death of a minor girl due to alleged medical negligence. The minor girl from Syamakhunta block here was admitted to the hospital on October 30 reportedly for treatment of Thalassemia. Following her death today, his family members and relatives manhandled […]

New Delhi: In a relief to Kamal Nath, the Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Election Commission and stayed its order of withdrawing star campaigner status of the former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader. Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, representing the Election Commission, submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde that […]

Ganjam: Thousands of residents in several villages under the Ankului Gram Panchayat have been forced to undertake hazardous journeys on a ramshackle boat every day to cross the Baghalati reservoir since many years in the absence of a road. The ride in the leaky boat is not only causing delay and inconvenience to people, especially […]

Cuttack: A four-day serological survey began in Cuttack on Monday to detect the presence of antibodies against Covid-19 among the citizens of the Millennium City. After Berhampur and Bhubaneswar, Cuttack is the third city in Odisha where sero surveillance is being held for the first time. The assessment will be conducted in a phase manner. […]

Bollywood celebrated the Halloween 2020 weekend in style. From Kareena Kapoor Khan to Sunny Leone and Sonakshi Sinha everyone shared their pictures and ideas on social media. Kareena arranged a wonderful party for her little one Taimur Ali Khan on Halloween. Her Instagram story included a short video where the kids are playing a game […]

Cuttack: It seems the ongoing anti-extortion drive by Commissionerate Police is yielding results as in the past fortnight the cops have managed to arrest 37 persons in Cuttack in connection with 29 different cases. Divulging details, Cuttack DCP Prateek Singh said people have gathered courage to report about instances of criminals harassing or demanding extortion […]

Koraput: A day after OTV telecast a report on the alleged encroachment of Andhra Pradesh into Odisha in the bordering areas of Narayanpatra block, the district Collector along with other senior officials have conducted a joint survey and held discussions with people of the area. It is being claimed that Andhra Pradesh has issued land […]

The King of Bollywood turns 55 today and if there is something he enjoys apart from his global superstar tag is his loyal fan club spread across different countries. Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday is a big event for SRKians and every year the fans celebrate his birthday like a festival across the globe. This year […]