News from Odisha

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 98.57 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 93.57 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 94.93 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 98,57,029 with 30,254 infections being reported […]

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the qualifying pathway for the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup which will he held in South Africa. The 10-team tournament which has now been rescheduled to February 9-26, 2023 will see the hosts South Africa and the seven top teams on the ICC rankings as of November […]

Sushant Singh Rajput’s death triggered a huge debate on nepotism. Netizens targetted almost all the star kids including Alia Bhatt, Sara Ali Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Varun Dhawan, Ananya Panday, and more. The SSR fans even vowed to boycott movies of these star kids. On the other hand, they ensured that SSR’s last movie Dil Bechara […]

Nayagarh: Police have intensified its probe to trace three-year-old girl Swati, who has gone missing since the last three days from Badhipatana village under Sarankul block of Nayagarh district. A complaint in this regard was lodged by Swati’s father Sanjay Kumar Sahoo at Rajsunakhala Police Outpost on December 11. Investigating the case, Sarankul SDPO along […]

Bhubaneswar: The decision of the administration to recommend Odisha government for reopening of Puri Jagannath temple ahead of New Year has been welcomed by devotees from across the State and outside. The excitement among the devotees has reached its zenith as they have been deprived of the darshan of the Lord Jagannath and his siblings […]

New Delhi: If you like to share animals in augmented reality (AR) with friends and family, Google has just added 50 new AR animals in its Search platform. In addition to the red panda and cat, there’s a giraffe, cow, zebra, pig and hippo among the new animals in AR. “Hip(po), hip(po), hooray! There are […]

Balasore: In a tragic incident, two persons including a minor boy were killed when a speeding dumper knocked down their motorcycle on State Highway 57 near Satasulia area under Kamarda police limits in the district on Sunday morning. Upon receiving the information by some passersby, police reached the spot,and rushed the victims to the nearby […]

New Delhi: The 2013 railway bribe scam looked inspired by the Bollywood thrillers of late ’70s and ’80s in which the villains could be seen carrying one half of a rupee note to match it with the other half as the modus operandi to receive and deliver money. A similar tactic of matching the code […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of their upcoming Foundation Day on December 26, Naveen Patnaik-led ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) aims at strengthening their party further in the State. According to sources, the party has decided to give more responsibilities to the newly elected members and enroll more members in the grassroots. “A political draft will be prepared […]

Bhubaneswar:  Parents across Odisha are now distraught over, what they allege, ‘the forcible payment of fees by private schools’ though the matter is still to be decided by the Orissa High Court. The Organisation of Parents’ Foundation, a state-wide body of parents and guardians, on Sunday gheraoed Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Sameer Ranjan […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Police arrested Republic Media Network’s Chief Executive Officer Vikas Khanchandani on Sunday morning in connection with the alleged TRP (Television Rating Points) rigging scam, a police official said. Khanchandani was arrested from his residence here by the police’s Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU), he said. He will be produce before a court for further […]

Bargarh: People will miss the much awaited Krishna leela during the Dhanu Yatra in Bargarh which is the largest open air theatre in the world this year. The district administration on Sunday decided not to hold the mega event in view of the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Such decision was announced by Bargarh Collector after a […]

Bhubaneswar: The death toll due to Covid-19 in Odisha mounted to 1803 on Sunday with five more fatalities in the last 24 hours, as per State Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department. The positive tally jumped to 3,23,757 as 393 people tested positive for coronavirus infection during the period, as per the data revealed by […]

Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif lead the mantle of female stardom in Bollywood. Both of them have a huge fanbase and following on social media. Leaving aside a few movies, both Deeps and Kats have been associated with some major blockbusters of the past few years. There was a time when Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi […]

Bhubaneswar: The Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS) will be available round the clock on all days from December 14. The Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) Governor Shakti Kant Das informed that, “RTGS facility becomes operational 24X7 from 12.30 pm tonight. Congratulations to the teams from RBI, IFTAS and the service partners who made this […]