News from Odisha

London: Priyanka Chopra Jonas is one of the presenters at the upcoming 74 British Academy Film Awards, which will take place on April 10 and 11 at Royal Albert Hall.…

Bhubaneswar: State BJP spokesperson Lekhashree Samantasinghar’s alleged statement on Puri has snowballed into a controversy, drawing criticisms from several political parties. Addressing party workers at an event, Lekhashree had reportedly stated that people used to think Puri was in Kolkata, but they came to know about the town being in Odisha only after Sambit Patra […]

Anniversaries and Birthdays are the perfect occasions to appreciate one’s presence in our lives. But how are we supposed to celebrate the anniversary of the one who is responsible for bringing untold misery to humanity around the globe? However, humans never fail to surprise us as social media today is celebrating the anniversary of this […]

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday inducted new cabinet a day after taking oath for a new term along with his ministerial colleagues and allocated portfolios among them. CM Nitish Kumar kept home, general administration, vigilance and three more departments with himself. Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad got finance, commercial tax, environment, forest […]

New Delhi: Addressing the summit of five-nation grouping BRICS via videoconferencing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that terrorism is the “biggest problem” facing the world and there was a need to ensure that countries supporting and assisting terrorists are held guilty, in an oblique reference to Pakistan. The prime minister also said there […]

Berhampur: Two criminals have been arrested by Chhatrapur police on charges of fraudulently withdrawing Rs 6.4 lakhs from the account of a person by swapping his ATM card. As per reports, the prime accused Simanchal Sahu had withdrew the money from the account of the complainant by cleverly swapping his debit card with another after […]

New Delhi: The navies of India, Australia, Japan and the US began the second phase of the Malabar naval exercise in the northern Arabian Sea on Tuesday involving two aircraft carriers and a number of frontline warships, submarines and maritime reconnaissance aircraft. The major highlight of the four-day exercise is participation of Indian Navy’s Vikramaditya […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the growing demands for reopening of temples, Odisha Law Minister Pratap Jena on Tuesday said the State government will take an appropriate decision in this regard after taking into the current scenario of COVID-19 situation and other aspects. On media query that several State governments have already allowed reopening of temples and other […]

Bargarh: Tension erupted at the Bheden Police Station in Bargarh after residents from Burdha village scuffled with the police and tried to storm the police station. They alleged that the police are soft-peddling the investigation into a murder that took place in July this year and delaying the arrest of the accused for a protracted […]

Bhadrak: Mystery shrouds the construction of a concrete road to  a crematorium at Malipadi village under Bhandaripokhari in the district which locals claim no one knows who built it and…

Mumbai: Indian equity indices, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 ended the day with record closing highs after touching fresh intra-day highs on Tuesday, driven by banking, finance and metal stocks, as encouraging data from another COVID-19 vaccine trial bolstered investor sentiment. A recovering rupee added to the buying momentum, traders said. After touching its lifetime […]

New Delhi: Easy flow of Chinese weapons illegally into Myanmar and India is posing threats to regional security. A total of 423 illegal weapons, including AK-47s, M-16s and Chinese pistols have been recovered from the northeastern states of India so far this year, intelligence agencies have flagged to the Indian government. Intelligence agencies also said […]

Puri: Alleged use of a wrong image of Puri Lord Jagannath Temple in a programme of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has triggered a controversy in Odisha. A police complaint in this regard has been registered at the Singhadwara police station here. Servitor from Chhamu Khuntia nijoga, Sambhunath Khuntia has filed the […]

New Delhi: A junior engineer of Uttar Pradesh irrigation department was nabbed by the CBI on Tuesday for alleged sexual exploitation of around 50 children for last 10 years. The junior engineer is also charged of selling videos, photographs and other materials of nefarious acts on dark net to other paedophiles across the globe. He […]

Balasore: India successfully test-fired its Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha on Tuesday for the second time in four days. As per official sources, the test was conducted around 3.42 pm from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur. The missile accurately […]