News from Odisha

Puri: The members of the sub-committee, formed to finalise the designs for the silver plating of the inner eight gigantic wooden doors of Lord Jagannath Temple, on Tuesday visited Raghurajpur village in Puri to collect the samples of the artwork to be used on the gates. The 10-member team along with members of the Shree […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has seen a marginal rise in the mercury levels giving a brief respite to the people in the interior areas. As per the latest data shared by Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, only two districts- Sonepur (14) and Angul (15) recorded minimum temperature below 15 degree Celsius on Wednesday. The Twin Cities of Bhubaneswar […]

Bhubaneswar: A young woman was found hanging from a tree in the Jaydev Vatika here on Wednesday. The park staff first spotted the body hanging from a tree and called the police who launched an inquiry with the scientific team. “Our security guard found the body hanging from a tree in the park in the […]

The Technical Training Institute of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bangalore (BC) recently sought applications for the engagement of full term Apprenticeship Training under Apprenticeship Act 1961 for 2020-21. Those interested can apply for the post today to avoid the last day rush and network issue as the last date to apply for the training is […]

While the coronavirus wave is still going strong, the Bollywood industry is slowly getting back to work. Akshay Kumar’s ‘Bell Bottom’ was the first film that resumed shoot post the shutdown. Now the four Bollywood biggies are also all set to resume the shoot. With all the big-scale productions being shut due to the pandemic, […]

New Delhi: Now content providers such as Netflix and Amazon Prime are under the ambit of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, through an order. Online news portals have too been brought under it. The notification, which was signed by President Ram Nath Kovind, was issued on Monday. As per the present scenario, the Press Council […]

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police on Wednesday busted an illegal factory allegedly engaged in manufacturing adulterated chili and turmeric powder. The unit was unearthed following a raid at Malgodown area in the city, police said. As per reports, huge quantities of articles used for the adulteration were seized during the raid. It is pertinent to mention […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to provide small fish to children under the age of six, pregnant and nursing women, and adolescent girls as part of the supplementary nutrition programme, officials said on Wednesday. The Odisha government has signed an agreement with non-profit WorldFish for piloting the project at 50 anganwadi centres in the […]

Rourkela: In yet another instance of GST fraud in the Steel City of Rourkela, a delivery agent working with a private company received a summon notice for alleged tax fraud worth a whopping Rs 10 lakh. Preliminary investigations reveal that a fake company, Manorama Trading, was set up in the name of the delivery agent […]

New Delhi: In a major development, the Supreme Court has ordered the release of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami on bail. A vacation bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee also granted interim bail to two others, Nitish Sarda and Parveen Rajesh Singh, on personal bond of Rs 50,000 each. Justice Chandrachud said […]

‘Arnab Is Back’ trends on Twitter after the Supreme Court’s ordered to release Republic TV Editor-In-Chief Arnab Goswami today. Ever since the order of his release, people across the country have started celebrations. Netizens took no time to trend #ArnabIsBack. While some are taking to social media to express their happiness over the ruling, some […]

PM Modi Inaugurates New Office-cum-residential Complex of Cuttack Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Cuttack: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated a new state-of-the-art office-cum-residential complex of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) bench in Cuttack via video conferencing. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, also known as ITAT, is an important statutory body in the field […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of rising Covid-19 cases, the Commissionerate Police on Friday issued fresh guidelines for marriage and funeral related functions. The CP has made it mandatory for people to…

Bhubaneswar: A government official sustained critical injuries after the car he was travelling fell into a trench dug for the construction of a drain in Bhubaneswar. The incident occurred between the stretch of Capital Hospital and AG square chhak in the afternoon. Though the exact reason behind the accident is still unclear, the injured man […]

New Delhi: Indian vaccines offer a lot of hope, due to various factors including a good safety signal, display of immunogenicity and capability of using the current storage infrastructure, said AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria in an exclusive interview with IANS. Recently, drug company Pfizer announced that its vaccine candidate for Covid-19 is more than 90 […]