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New York: Hospitalised Covid-19 patients have a greater risk of dying if they are men or if they are obese or have complications from diabetes or hypertension, say researchers. The study, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, evaluated nearly 67,000 hospitalised Covid-19 patients in 613 hospitals across the country to determine the link between […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of forecast of severe cold wave conditions in Odisha, the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) on Sunday issued advisory for the municipal commissioners and collectors of all districts in the State. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its bulletin said cold wave to severe cold wave condition likely to prevail over the districts […]

New Delhi: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) has commenced oil production from the Asokenagar-1 well, Bengal Basin in West Bengal’s 24 Paragana districts. In a statement, the public sector energy major said that Union Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday dedicated the Bengal Basin, the eight producing basin of India […]

Nayagarh: The father of ‘Pari’, Ashok Sahoo has threatened to immolate himself in front of the Naveen Niwas, if the State Government doesn’t recommend the CBI to investigate the murder of his five-year-old daughter who was abducted and killed in July this year. The development came hours after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Crime […]

Puri: Priyadarshan Patnaik, the convenor of a Puri based outfit, Jagannath Sena on Sunday alleged that Odisha government has stolen the properties of Lord Jagannath by clandestinely transferring it to its ownership. Patnaik lambasted Odisha government while addressing a press conference here in the pilgrim town on Sunday. “Everybody should know about the huge scam […]

Puri: The old age pension under various social security schemes are doled out to the persons who have long been dead. The matter sounds strange, but, RTI data revealed a massive scam in the pension scheme in Gop block of Puri district. Rabindra Hota, a resident of Ishanpur panchayat under Gop block who is a […]

Cuttack: Purighat Police in Cuttack on Sunday recorded the statement of Varsha Priyadarshini, Ollywood actress and wife of MP Anubhav Mohanty, in connection with domestic violence and dowry torture case which had lodged against her husband. The statement was recorded under Section 161 of CrPC. In the statement, Varsha reportedly revealed details about her complaint […]

Malkangiri: The Maoists have given a day-long bandh call in Malkangiri on Monday protesting the recent police encounter at Alampakka area under ‘Swabhiman Anchal’ in the district in which two red ultras were killed. A poster reportedly put up by Maoist leader and Andhra-Odisha Zonal Committee Secretary Kailash, states that the gunfight between the Maoists […]

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech has claimed that amongst all the vaccine platforms such as an mRNA-based vaccine, DNA-based vaccine, vector-based vaccine, or live attenuated vaccines, etc., the inactivated vaccines being developed by it for Covid 19 are safest, and hence, the adverse reactions are lesser. In a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for its […]

Bhubaneswar: With a sudden drop in mercury levels across the State, the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has issued a cold wave alert for several interior and coastal districts of Odisha for three days. As per the forecast, an ORANGE warning has been issued in the districts of Mayurbhanj, Angul, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh and Bargarh while […]

Sambalpur: In a tragic incident, a tusker was killed after it was run over by Puri-Surat Express train near Bhabanipali between Hatibari and Maneswar Railway stations under Sambalpur division late last night. As many as six wheels of the train engine derailed following the accident. However, passengers on-board and the railway crew members including the […]

New Delhi: The government on Sunday asked protesting farmer unions to specify their concerns over its earlier proposal of amendments in the new agri laws and choose a convenient date for the next round of talks so that the ongoing agitation could end at the earliest. In a letter to 40 union leaders, Union Agriculture […]

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 76.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.69 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at […]

Jakarta: In October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics stepped off a plane in China. While the diplomats were there to finalise deals to ensure millions of doses reached Indonesian citizens, the clerics had a much different concern: Whether the COVID-19 vaccine was permissible for use under Islamic law. As companies race to develop a COVID-19 […]

Kabul: At least 28 civilians lost their lives in bomb blasts across Afghanistan, while 47 others were injured in the last three days, according to officials. In the first deadly blast that took place in Kabul on Sunday, nine people were killed and 20 others injured, Xinhua news agency quoted Interior Minister Massoud Andarabi as […]

New Delhi: With 24,337 new infections India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,55,560, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 96 lakh, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll increased to 1,45,810 with 333 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJP and Congress have turned the heat on the State Government by intensifying their protests across the State seeking justice for the family of 5-year-old Nayagarh girl Pari, who was kidnapped and brutally murdered in July this year. Demanding the arrest of the culprits behind the abduction and brutal murder of the […]

If there’s one film that is highly anticipated by the fans, then that has to be KGF: Chapter 2. The makers released a new mass poster of Yash today, which has generated a lot of buzz on the internet. Coincidentally, today is also the release anniversary of KGF: Chapter 1, the prequel which became a […]

Bonai: Police on Monday arrested a man on charges of killing his ‘drunken’ son at Kalta area under Koira police limits in Sundergarh district. Following a family dispute, the accused Santosh Danga allegedly axed his son Samaran to death and later dumped the body in a nearby forest, police said, adding that the accused father […]