News from Odisha

New Delhi: India successfully test-fired the Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) system at an integrated test range in Chandipur off the Odisha coast on Friday. The successful test-firing of the QRSAM, having a range of around 30 km, paves the way for its commercial production, officials informed. Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) System […]

Bhubaneswar: Under-trial review committees and legal aid clinics will be set up in every prison across the state, according to the revised jail manual which was released by the Odisha government on Friday. The manual has also paved way for many reformative and progressive moves to provide succour to jail inmates, like treatment of drug […]

Boston: Scientists have found that a drug commonly used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, may reduce the risk for respiratory deterioration, if taken within seven days of first symptoms of COVID-19. The scientists suggest that the advance research might lead to a new treatment strategy for the novel coronavirus infection. None of the 80 […]

Bhubaneswar: Sandhyarani Jena, a former Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) at the Patna police station in Keonjhar district, has been barred from posting at any police station or deployment on field duties for the next two years after a an inquiry conducted by the Odisha State Human Rights Commission (OHRC) held her guilty in an alleged case of […]

Srinagar: Around seven Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and a dozen were injured after Indian Army retaliated to Pakistan’s unprovoked ceasefire violation along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Indian Army destroyed various enemy positions, terror launch pads and fuel dumps. India too lost three soldiers in the unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan […]

Bhubaneswar: In order to impart online teaching in an effective way in the Adarsha and Utkarsha Vidyalayas across the state, Odisha Government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with leading Information Technology firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, online teaching with expertise from TCS will be implemented in […]

New Delhi: To enhance its influence at the United Nations, China has planned to deploy more troops on ground for peacekeeping missions and is also aimed to diminish India’s role in such missions, said a top government source. A total 2,548 Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops are currently deployed at UN peacekeeping missions. Now, Beijing […]

Bhubaneswar: Vidyashree, the wife of deceased social activist Aditya Dash, has again brought allegations against the Odisha Crime Branch accusing the probe agency of delaying in submitting the status report in connection with the mysterious death case. As per reports, apart from submitting the status report, Vidyashree has further demanded that the Crime Branch should […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved a proposal to repromulgate an ordinance on agricultural produce and livestock marketing to attract private investors in the segment. Such a move of the ruling BJD is a shift from its earlier position to oppose the farm sector reforms introduced by the Centre. The Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing […]

New Delhi: Covid-19 cases are rising again the world over. Seven of the 10 most affected countries currently have reported surge in cases in the past seven days. Alone the US reported over 1.4 lakh new cases a day. The seven countries out of the 10 most affected currently where cases are rising include the […]

Bhubaneswar: Students in schools will learn and sing ‘Bande Utkal Janani’ as the Odisha government has decided to include the State anthem in the syllabus. A notification has been issued in this regard after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik passed an order on the same. In a tweet, the Information and Public Relation (I&PR) Department informed […]

San Francisco: A new image of Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max teardown has revealed that it houses a 3,687mAh battery. It also carries the biggest screen ever seen on an iPhone. According to the image, the placement of the motherboard in the iPhone 12 Pro Max is on the left side just like the iPhone […]

Koraput: A fresh row erupted over the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border delineation with residents of four villages on the neighbourhood state’s side imposing a road blockade at Sunabeda village under Potangi block in the district for the last four days. As per reports, some local residents of Andhra Pradesh demolished an information board put up by […]

Bhubaneswar: Just few days after the by-election to two major Assembly seats from Odisha, poll heat is already thick in the air with major parties beginning preparations for selection of candidates for the forthcoming by-election to Pipili Assembly constituency even as a formal notification for the by-poll is yet to be issued by the Election […]

Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream to develop Ayodhya as “Vedic Ramayana City” and it should be the most beautiful city. “Our generation is not only fortunate to see the start of the construction of a Ram temple here but we also attended the […]