News from Odisha

Washington: The total number of Covid-19 cases across the globe has crossed 53.2 million, while the deaths have surged to 1,301,020, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total caseload stood at 53,281,350 while the death toll mounted to 1,301,021, respectively, as per the latest update revealed by the University’s Center […]

Cuttack: Intensifying its drive against the ongoing organized extortions in the State, police on Friday arrested notorious criminal Sayed Abdul Mutaquid alias Muna Laden reportedly for extorting ‘dadabati’ from land brokers and land sale deals. Laden is stated to be a principal aide and right hand of dreaded gangster Sayed Usman Ali alias Tito of […]

For OTT releases, what matters the most is the number of views. And that is the reason Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was not ready to watch her hubby Abhishek Bachchan’s movie Ludo before its release. During a rapid-fire round when Faridoon Shahryar asked the reaction of Ash after watching Ludo, the Junior Bachchan revealed that she […]

New Delhi: With 44,684 new infections in a day, the Covid-19 tally in India today rose to 87.73 lakh while 81,63,572 people have recovered from the disease so far, according to the Union Health Ministry data released on Saturday. The national recovery rate stood at 93.04 per cent. With the fresh cases, the number of […]

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday paid tributes to the India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 131st birth anniversary, which is celebrated as the Children’s day. While paying his tributes, Naidu said that Nehru will always be remembered for his contribution […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued alert for thunderstorm and lightning (accompanied by hail) alert for several parts of Odisha in the next 24 hours. Light to…

Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone are one of the most adored couples in Bollywood even way before they tied their knot. The couple who got married in a low key affair at Lake Como celebrates their second anniversary today. While the DeepVeer fans are ecstatic, Ranveer’s heartwarming post for wifey is winning hearts all over […]

Diwali is lacklustre this year due to the pandemic for most of us and even Bollywood is lying low contrary to its grand celebrations every year. The Hindi film industry is known to go big when it comes to celebrating the festival of lights, from the Bachchans to Shah Rukh Khan – the industry comes […]

Bolangir: The police on Saturday detained two more persons, reportedly residents from outside the district, in connection with the gruesome massacre of six members of a family which came to light on Wednesday. With this, the number of the detainees in the case so far has gone up to four. According to sources, the police […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension gripped the Old Town area in Bhubaneswar after several devotees staged an impromptu agitation protesting the decision of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to ban the rituals of ‘Paya Sraddha’ & ‘Pinda Dana’ at the Bindusagar Lake and near Lingaraj Temple in the city today. Two platoons of police force was rushed in […]

Quetta: An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Balochistan province in Pakistan on Saturday, informed the country’s National Seismic Monitoring Centre. However, no damage has been reported yet. According to the centre, the quake’s epicentre was located 38 km northeast of provincial capital of Quetta and its focal depth was determined as […]

New Delhi: Addressing the Armed Forces at Longewala Post in Jaisalmer of Rajasthan on the occasion of Diwali on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sending clear message to the neighbouring countries said that India believes in the policy of understanding and making others understand. But it gives a fierce reply if anybody tries to judge […]

Samantha Akkineni recently mesmerised the audience when she turned a host for Bigg Boss Dusshera special and she is all set to take up the role with her own show. Samantha revealed the promo of the first episode of her own talk show, Sam Jam and her first guest is the South’s most eligible bachelor, […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Covid-19 death toll surged past 1500 on Saturday as 15 more patients undergoing treatment at various hospitals succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours. The total fatalities in Odisha now stand at 1,510, as per the data released by State Health And Family Welfare (H&HW) Department. With 902 fresh cases during […]

Gajapati: Despite the Odisha government’s claims about a plethora of welfare schemes aimed at providing better healthcare to the people, instances of lack of basic medical facilities for expecting mothers have become a regular affair in the State. In another such instance earlier on Saturday, a woman delivered a baby in the middle of a […]