News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: Oppositions parties on Monday lashed out at the Odisha government over the inordinate delay in completion of the Lower Suktel irrigation project, which has been hanging fire due to issues like land acquisition and rehabilitation of the displaced people. “Future of the Lower Suktel project is hanging on the new Detail Project Report (DPR). […]

Nayagarh: Science and prudence took a back seat at Singarpur village under Sarankul Police limits in Nayagarh district where villagers resorted to superstition to revive a dead man even after…

Dehradun: The state government said on Monday evening that a total of 197 people were missing after the disaster and 26 bodies have been recovered. In the 197 missing people, all those people who are trapped inside the tunnel are also included. However, the confusion still persisted on how many people have been rescued so […]

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released a notification inviting applications for Multi Tasking Staff position in 7th Pay Commission scale. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions on or before March 21, 2021. “The Staff Selection Commission will hold a competitive examination for recruitment of Multi Tasking Staff (in Pay Level- 1 […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday appointed new Superintendents of Police for Khordha and Sonepur districts. As per a notification by the State Home Department, Rajkishore Dora has been appointed as SP of Khordha while Sitaram Satpathy is the new SP of Sonepur. Ramesh Kumar Panigrahi has been appointed as the SP of PMT and […]

Cuttack: Prafulla Biswal, the prime accused in Mahanga double murder case, in his last phone call claimed that he was framed in the case by Odisha Minister Pratap Jena, alleged Ramakant Baral, son of deceased BJP leader Kulamani Baral on Monday. Baral claimed that Prafulla had made a phone call to him before his death. […]

Bhadrak: A youth from Odisha has gone missing in the Uttarakhand glacier burst that took place on Sunday. As many as 26 bodies have been recovered and at least 197 people are missing so far after a flash flood inundated a power project at Raini village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. The youth from Odisha has […]

By Aurl Louis New York: US President Joe Biden and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi have committed themselves to work closely on a range of issues from fighting terrorism and upholding territorial integrity to defeating the Covid-19 pandemic and rebuilding the global economy, according to the White House. The call to Modi on Monday was […]

Bhubaneswar: In recognition of the sacrifice and services rendered by the COVID Warriors who have lost their lives fighting the pandemic, Odisha government has decided to construct a ‘COVID Warrior Memorial’ at the Biju Patnaik Park in Bhubaneswar. This is being done to pay tribute to the COVID-19 warriors who died after contracting the infection […]

Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday resigned from the Uddhav Thackeray-led ministry, the party announced. The development came shortly after the Bombay High Court directed the CBI to…

Bhubaneswar: Passengers in Odisha will now have to spend more while travelling in buses as the State government has revised the fares across all categories. The new fares will be applicable from today. Informing about the bus fare hike, Secretary of Private Bus Owners’ Association Devendra Sahoo said that the revision was done keeping in […]

Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 106.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.32 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at […]

Bhubaneswar: Throwing law and order to wind, unidentified miscreants snatched gold chain from a woman near Jharpada jail in the State Capital city early Tuesday morning. According to sources, three bike-borne miscreants intercepted the woman, who was out for morning walk and snatched the jewellery from by threatening her with sharp weapons. The woman sustained […]

New Delhi: Actor Deep Sidhu, who was wanted in connection with the Red Fort incident on Republic Day, has been arrested by the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday. Sidhu was absconding ever since as the police searched for him in various places in Punjab and Haryana and even declared a reward of Rs 1 […]

San Francisco: Facebook has announced to expand its efforts to remove false claims on its own platform and Instagram about Covid-19 and its vaccines. The expanded list of false Covid-19 and vaccine-related claims that will be removed include: Covid-19 is man-made; vaccines are not effective at preventing the disease they were created to protect against; […]