News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 407 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, pushing the total positive tally to 3,24,796, while the death toll mounted to 1,820 with five more fatalities. Of the new cases detected in 26 of the 30 districts, 236 have been reported from different quarantine centres and the remaining 171 are related to local transmission […]

Hathras: The Hathras police have unearthed a manufacturing unit making spurious and counterfeit spices of local brands using donkey dung and acid. The factory is located in Navipur area and the police raided it on a tip-off. The unit owner, Anoop Varshney, who is also the office bearer of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, has been arrested. […]

New York: Nearly a quarter of the world’s population may not have access to a Covid-19 vaccine until at least 2022, revealed researchers in a major study. The findings, published in the journal The BMJ, suggest that the operational challenges of the global Covid-19 vaccination programme will be at least as difficult as the scientific […]

Malkangiri: Maoists ultras, who were lying low following a series of setbacks at the hands of security forces recently, once again made their presence felt in the district by torching vehicles engaged in the construction of a road at Alabada village in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Malkangiri border on Wednesday. Opposing the road construction […]

On 16th December 1971, India won the war against Pakistan which also led to the formation of a new country-Bangladesh. Every year the country celebrates it as Vijay Diwas. Today is the 50th anniversary of this Indian win and hence 1971 Vijay Diwas 2020 is more special. Several celebrities took to social media to share […]

New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has rescheduled the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Stage-II examination to February 14, 2021. Earlier examination was scheduled to be held on February 7, 2021. An official notification in this regard was issued by the NCERT in its website on Tuesday. “In order to […]

Whenever one thinks of a prison cell, images of a dark, dirty room comes to our minds.  However, Nordic prisons will change your whole perspective about prisons. Pictures of a high-security prison in Sweden went viral on the internet recently. Netizens since then are shocked to see how beautiful these prisons are, some were even […]

Cuttack: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Wednesday submitted an affidavit  before the Orissa High Court over the progress of the investigation in the dastardly murder of five-year-old- Nayagarh girl ‘Pari’. The SIT submitted the status report to the Court in a sealed envelope. The Advocate General informed the court […]

Bhubaneswar: The members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will take out a march from December 20 to intensify the agitation against alleged inaction of the government and police over the kidnapping and brutal murder of 5-year-old girl Pari. Addressing a press conference today in Rourkela, BJP’s State president Samir Mohanty said that the party […]

Lata Mangeshkar made her debut on All India Radio on 16th December 79 years ago. Recalling her AIR debut, the nightingale of India revealed how her father reacted after hearing her sing very difficult padas from Marathi drama at the very young age of 12 years. Lataji wrote, “Aaj se 79 saal pehle 16 December […]

Bhubaneswar: In a sensational twist to the abduction and brutal murder of five-year-old girl Pari, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Odisha Crime Branch in its affidavit submitted before the Orissa High Court today mentioned that the minor was raped before being murdered, sources said. Sources further said that the prime accused has been […]

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the 20 rescheduled series in the pathway to the 2023 World Cup and the dates for the World Cup Qualifier. All Covid-19 affected series which were postponed in 2020 have been rescheduled in a new look calendar extending to 2023, with the World Cup Qualifier confirmed to […]

For the Sallu fans, Salman Khan’s birthday is no less than a festival. Every year, from fans to Bollywood stars, everyone showers wishes on him on his birthday. Salman celebrates his birthday with grandeur by inviting the industry’s who’s who. His birthday party is one of the biggest events of the industry from telly actors […]

New Delhi: Eight years after the Nirbhaya case of gang-rape and murder of a physiotherapy student shook the conscience of the nation and led to hanging of four rapists earlier this year, the conviction rate in rape cases still remains abysmal despite stringent anti-rape laws in place. As per the recent National Crime Records Bureau […]

New Delhi: Smartphone maker OPPO on Wednesday launched a new A-series smartphone ‘OPPO A15s’ for Rs 11,490 in India. According to the company, the smartphone will be available across all mainline retail channels and Amazon starting December 21 in three vibrant colour variants – dynamic black, fancy white as well as rainbow silver. The smartphone […]