News from Odisha

San Francisco: Echoing social media sites like Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram that have disappearing posts, Twitter is launching tweets that disappear in 24 hours called Fleets globally including in India. “Today, we’re launching Fleets so everyone can easily join the conversation in a new way — with their fleeting thoughts,” Twitter‘s Design Director Joshua Harris […]

Bhubaneswar: People in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar and its nearby areas woke up to the season’s first dense fog, as visibility plummeted to 15-20 metres in the early hours of Wednesday. Not only Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, the interior parts of Angul, Sambalpur and Deogarh also witnessed dense foggy conditions this morning, informed […]

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 recoveries crossed 83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 per cent, while the number of people who have infected from the disease went past 89 lakh. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 89,12,907 with 38,617 infections being reported in a day while the death toll climbed to 1,30,993 with […]

Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Sanon are currently in Chandigarh shooting for their upcoming comedy flick. It seems that the two are having a wonderful time together. Recently videos of the two dancing to their song from Bareilly Ki Barfi as well as a famous party song went viral. And it certainly attracted a lot of […]

Bhubaneswar: The proposed move by the State Government to surrender over 20 acres of precious land belonging to the Ekamrakanan farm in the Capital City to the General Administration department has been put on hold. In a letter, the Directorate of Horticulture on Tuesday directed the Assistant Director of Horticulture, Ekamrakanan, to maintain status quo […]

Bhubaneswar: With a single-day spike of 868 new coronavirus infections, Odisha’s COVID-19 tally went up to 310920 on Wednesday. Of the fresh cases, 502 are from quarantine, while 366 are local contact cases, informed State I&PR department. Only one district has reported a spike of over 100 cases. Khordha district recorded the highest 102 new […]

Most of the controversial topics of national and international interest are discussed widely on social media, especially Twitter. And one celebrity who always has something to say about things happening around is Kangana Ranaut. The Fashion actress is quite known for her candid remarks, comments that sometimes even land her in trouble. Kangana has once […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to provide better health care facility to doctors, health workers and Covid warriors, the Odisha government on Wednesday designated Aditya Aswini Hospital for the treatment of all frontline workers. In a letter to the Directorate of Medical Education & Training (DMET) and Directorate of Health Services (DHS), Rajesh Kumar Agarawala, the […]

Bhubaneswar: If there was no pandemic, State matriculation and Plus-II exams for the 2020-21 academic session would have begun from February-March as always. But with schools and colleges still closed and a lot of syllabi pending, Odisha minister Sameer Dash Wednesday informed that the Higher Education department is considering the postponement of the aforementioned exams. […]

New Delhi: Amid surge in Covid cases, as demand grows for takeaway food in the social distancing times, Zomato on Wednesday said its takeaway service is now available to restaurants at zero commission. The food delivery platform said that for restaurants to be able to tap into this growing demand, it is making takeaway service […]

London: Mouthwash can kill coronavirus within 30 seconds of being exposed to it in a laboratory conditions, a scientific study has found. The study this time from Cardiff University in the UK, which has not yet been peer-reviewed or published in a medical journal, found that some mouthwashes could help to kill the Coronavirus in […]

Balasore: “The trauma of losing my bosom friends before my eyes will hunt me throughout my life,” cried Ranjana Sala, one of the two youths who survived the terrible tragedy at Kathasingeda River Remuna in Balasore on Tuesday. The mishap occurred when five young friends were caught in the strong currents while taking bath in […]

Washington: Former US President Barack Obama said that he has always held a special place for India due to his childhood years spent in Indonesia listening to the epic Hindu tales of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Maybe it was its (India’s) sheer size, with one-sixth of the world’s population, an estimated two thousand distinct […]

The entertainment industry was slowly getting back in the move after coming to a standstill due to the pandemic. But yet again the second wave of COVID-19 has hit the…

Imran Khan had undoubtedly had one of the best debuts with the 2008 superhit rom-com Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na. Over the years he gained a massive fan base with rom-coms like Break Ke Baad, I Hate Luv Stories opposite top leading actresses. Trying to shed away the chocolate boy image, he gained critical acclaims […]