News from Odisha

Berhampur: In yet another major loot in the Silk City, miscreants have allegedly decamped with 400 gm of gold ornaments and Rs 1.5 lakh cash from a jewellery shop located at Badabazaar area late last night. As per reports, the miscreants entered the Keshav jewellery shop through the iron ventilator on the fourth floor of […]

Saif Ali Khan’s first look from his upcoming political thriller Tandav is out. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the web series also stars Dimple Kapadia, Kumud Mishra, Tigmanshu Dhulia, and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub. The one-minute trailer indicates that the entire series is going to keep the audience glued to their seats. Importantly, it is the […]

Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) on behalf of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment on Thursday invited applications from eligible candidates for National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities (NFPwD) for the selection year 2020-21. The last date for making online applications is January 17, 2021. Under […]

Adelaide: Virat Kohli’s enduring love affair with Adelaide Oval resulted in a classy 74 but his untimely run-out triggered a batting collapse as India ended the opening day at 233 for 6 against Australia in the first Day/Night Test here on Thursday. Kohli, who looked in complete command, was run out when his deputy Ajinkya […]

Sara Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan are currently promoting their upcoming movie Coolie No. 1 on social media as the latter is in isolation after testing corona positive. Today, the Kedarnath actress shared a short but sweet clip of Varun Dhawan’s transformation into a girl for the upcoming remake. The clip shows the makeup team […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda Yoga and Naturopathy Unani Sidda Homoeopathy) and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports formally recognised yogasana as a competitive sport on Thursday. The announcement was made at a joint press conference held here by the Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju. […]

Balasore: After relaxations in COVID-19 induced lockdown restrictions in the country, a group of girls from Odisha who went to Andhra Pradesh to work in a spinning mill have been allegedly subjected to torture and put under house arrest by middleman. The girls working at Digital Cotton Mill in Kadapa were reportedly beaten whenever they […]

The Kapil Sharma Show’s Bharti Singh was spotted outside the home of the famous standup comedian Kapil recently. Paps spotted her leaving Kapil’s house and even interacted with her. Bharti thanked the paparazzi for supporting her and even confirmed that she is returning to The Kapil Sharma Show. During the interaction, Bharti Singh said that […]

Bhubaneswar: The Centre is hoping that the toll income may rise up to Rs 1.34 lakh crore in five years using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the Government has finalised GPS-based(Global Positioning System) technology toll collection to ensure seamless movement […]

New Delhi: In a big relief to exporters, the government had decided to credit all duty drawback claims made by them within a period of three days. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has instructed all zones under its jurisdiction to immediately take necessary action that will facilitate credit of drawback claims […]

Bhubaneswar: There has been no substantial progress in the on-going investigation by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to nab the ‘real culprit’ involved in the alleged rape and brutal murder of the five-year-old girl from Nayagarh district, observed the Orissa High Court on Thursday. The Court’s observation came following the submission of a status report […]

Bhawanipatna: An 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 55-year-old man in Kalahandi district, police said on Thursday. Though the incident took place in the Jaipatna police station area on December 8, it came to light after the parents of the girl, a student of class 6, lodged a complaint on Wednesday. As per the […]

New Delhi: While the Central Government has geared up for the vaccination drive, more than 50 per cenr of India’s population has expressed caution towards taking the coronavirus vaccine, a survey revealed on Thursday. The survey holds importance at a time when questions are being raised on both the safety and efficacy of the vaccines […]

Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday directed Universities to ensure the compliance of its previous order in respect of refund on academic calendar for the first year Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate students for the Session 2020-21 in view of COVID-19 pandemic. Taking stern note of several references in the form of RTI applications/ complaints/ […]

Rourkela: Police on Thursday arrested four persons including three women on charges of kidnapping a five-year-old boy from Rourkela railway station area. The cops have reportedly rescued the boy from Medinipur area of the neighbouring West Bengal. As per reports, the accused had abducted the boy from the railway station area on December 4. Later, […]