News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: After a span of almost 65 years, both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh have decided to renovate the Machkund hydro-electric project. The renovation cost will be equally borne by both the states and is expected to take around three years for completion. “Odisha and AP will provide Rs 250 crore each for the renovation. Already […]

Sundargarh/Gajapati: An assistant executive engineer of public health department and a teacher have landed in the vigilance net for allegedly possessing wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income. Vigilance officials on Tuesday conducted raids at six places including official residence and property belonging to one Narayan Pradhan, assistant executive engineer of the public health […]

Koraput: The body of a 17-year-old girl was recovered from a well at Chorimaliput under Semiliguda police limits of Koraput district on Tuesday. The girl, who hailed from Sorisapadar, reportedly had a love marriage with one Upendra Khara of Chorimaliput recently. However, Khara’s parents were reportedly against the marriage and did not accept the girl […]

Cuttack: Ollywood actress and wife of Lok Sabha member Anubhav Mohanty, Varsha Priyadarshini moved Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) reportedly over her ongoing marital discord on Tuesday. The exact reason of her latest plea at the SCW however still remains unknown. Varsha had earlier lodged a police complaint alleging offensive statements made against her […]

Jajpur: In another major crackdown on wildlife smugglers, Jajpur Forest Division sleuths busted a wildlife smuggling racket and arrested two persons in this connection from Bhikipur Reserve Forest area under Jajpur Road police limits in this district on Tuesday. Antlers, tusks and rarest chameleon were seized from their possession. Acting on a tip-off, the forest […]

Baripada: Needless to say, women love a long hair. For them, it is one of the many facets of beauty which they never want to do away with at any cost. Well, doing the unimaginable, a girl from Odisha has garnered applauds from all and sundry after she cut off her hair to zero to […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved a stimulus package of Rs 289.42 crore for MSMEs in the state that have been facing stiff challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, official sources said. The package includes assistance measures such as interest subvention, top-up subsidy, reimbursement of state GST and waiver of annual institutional maintenance […]

Washington: White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has described as “appalling” the desecration of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue outside the Indian embassy here and said his reputation should be respected, especially in the US capital. A violent group of Khalistani separatists on Saturday desecrated Mahatma Gandhi’s statue outside the Indian embassy in Washington during a demonstration […]

Bhubaneswar: Prevalence of easterly winds in the State has led to a slight rise in the mercury level in the last few days, but by this weekend night temperature across interior and coastal districts would gradually fall, the Regional Centre of the IMD here has said. Latest forecast suggests that during the next 2-3 days […]

Mumbai: The title track Rishton ke bhi roop badalte hain of the superhit Ekta Kapoor show, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, would seem apt for Bigg Boss 14 at this point of time. The show is increasing resembling a K-soap rather than what it actually is supposed to be — a controversial reality show. […]

New Delhi: Twitter on Wednesday announced to discontinue its live-streaming service Periscope as a separate mobile app by March 2021. The company will, however, continue to offer live video streaming through its integrated Twitter Live feature within the main app. “The truth is that the Periscope app is in an unsustainable maintenance-mode state, and has […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the massive public outrage over the alleged lackadaisical investigation into the abduction and subsequent murder of 5-year-old girl ‘Pari’ in Nayagarh district, a seven-year-old girl from the Capital City has jumped on the bandwagon as well. Seeking justice for the family of the deceased, little girl Ashwini and her friend rode bicycles from […]

New Delhi: Google photos will turn your 2D photos into 3D ones and over the next month, people will start to see the Memories feature brought to life with Cinematic photos. Google said that Cinematic photos use machine learning to predict an image’s depth and produce a 3D representation of the scene, even if the […]

New Delhi: With 26,382 new coronavirus infections and 387 deaths in the past 24 hours, India’s overall tally stood at 99,32,547 on Wednesday, while the death toll reached 1,44,096, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. With over 33,813 patients taking the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to […]

Vikas Gupta who entered the Bigg Boss 14 house as a challenger along with Rakhi Sawant, Kashmera Shah, and Arshi Khan was evicted at the start of this week for throwing Arshi Khan in the pool. Earlier today the television celebrity shared a picture of himself with Sushant Singh Rajput’s ex-girlfriend Ankita Lokhande and her […]