News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is ready with all the requisite measures and infrastructure for starting the vaccination drive against COVID-19, said Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) Director Dr CBK Mohanty on Tuesday. As per the Centre’s guidelines, priority will be given on vaccinating health and frontline workers and vulnerable groups including people over 65-years […]

Manaus (Brazil): Call it a turtle tsunami! The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has released an amazing video showing tens of thousands of Giant South American River turtle hatchlings (Podocnemis expansa) emerging from a sandy beach in a protected area along the Purus River — a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil. WCS Brazil conservationists […]

Rajkummar Rao is known to be one of the most promising actors of the new generation. Not only with his acting, but also with his intense body transformations he proves his dedication towards the craft. Recently, the actor has bulked up and showed off his ripped body he worked hard on for Badhaai Ho. Rajkummar […]

Meerut (Uttar Pradesh): In a shocking incident, a man shot dead his sister because she refused to make ‘rotis’ for his dogs. He then surrendered before the police. Ashish, a pet lover with several dogs, apparently lost his temper when his sister in her 20s refused to feed his pets. The incident took place in […]

Cuttack: Cracking whip on the rampant illegal gun trade in the Silver City of the State, the Commissionerate Police on Tuesday busted another gang involved in the criminal activity. Seven country guns, 35 bullets, other weapons and a car were seized while 12 persons including a home guard involved in the racket were arrested during […]

BTS is time and again breaking several world records and easily the biggest band on the planet in 2020.  It is no surprise that everyone is curious and trying to figure out who the boys are dating. Usually, South Korean Idols often have “no public relationship” clauses in their contracts. BTS most likely has a […]

New Delhi: IT company Majesco Ltd on Tuesday has approved payment of interim dividend at the rate of 19,480 per cent i.e. Rs 974 per equity share of face value of Rs 5 each for financial year 2020-21. This is one of the highest dividend payouts seen in recent times. This interim dividend payout translates […]

Rourkela: In yet another instance of GST fraud in Odisha, a vegetable vendor of Koel Nagar area in the Steel city has been served notice for over Rs 100 crore tax fraud. The Good and service tax (GST) department has served a notice to the accused Kartik Kamila who happens to be a vegetable vendor […]

New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways and MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that the government is trying to create five crore jobs in the next five years. He said that the turnover of rural industries is Rs 80,000 crore, which is targeted to be Rs 5 lakh crore in the next five […]

Bhubaneswar: The registration process for the Joint Entrance Exam or JEE Main 2021 has begun. The National Testing Agency (NTA) today opened the registration window. Candidates can submit online application form through the NTA JEE Main website- jeemain.nta.nic.in. The last date to apply for the JEE Main Exam is January 15, 2021. Meanwhile, the JEE […]

New York: Kamala Harris made history as the first Indian-American and the first woman to be elected as the Vice President of the US after the Electoral College affirmed her victory and that of Joe Biden as President in the bitterly fought election for the nation’s leadership. The Electoral College officially sealed their election on […]

Bhubaneswar: After remaining shut for several months due to Covid-19 pandemic, the famous Shiva shrine, Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar will open door for devotees from December 27. A decision in this effect was taken in the administrative meeting, informed two servitors of the shrine- Kamalakanta Badu and Biranchi Pati. #BIG_BREAKING Lingaraj Temple in #Bhubaneswar to […]

New York: Many studies earlier showed that in the first few months after their Covid-19 hospital stay, patients face a high risk of ongoing health problems, trips back to the hospital, and even death, but now the researchers have found that the first week and a half maybe especially dangerous. Covid-19 patients had a 40 […]

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday that India is doing relatively well in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, besides speaking about the way forward – vaccines. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that 29,000 cold-chain points, 240 walk-in coolers, 70 walk-in freezers, 45,000 ice-lined refrigerators, 41,000 deep freezers and 300 solar […]

Bhubaneswar: After dampening numerous occasions of festivities in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic will now play spoilsport on the New Year’s merrymaking as restrictions have been imposed on Zero Night celebrations on the night of December 31. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has clarified that the current COVID-19 guidelines don’t allow any celebration on New Year’s […]