News from Odisha

New Delhi: Just when Hackers are busy duping people through sophisticated hacking techniques in the pandemic, some users in India have reported receiving a letter in their emails, promising $450,000 (nearly Rs 3.3 crore) from “Microsoft” for being winner of the “Microsoft Relief Grant and Support Initiative”. This letter, which bears the name of Microsoft […]

New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday unveiled the logo for its bid to host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, and the campaign slogan, ‘Brighter Future Together’. India is among five countries bidding for the tournament along with Asian champions Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Uzbekistan. “Hosting Asia’s biggest football event, the […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal today released the schedule of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021. The first session of JEE Main 2021 will be conducted by NTA between February 23 and February 26, in multiple shifts. The JEE Main will be conducted in multiple sessions for the next academic session in February, […]

Bhubaneswar: Since the death of Bhubaneswar-based Social activist Aditya Dash, the investigation into the case seems to be heading nowhere as it continues to witness new twists and turns with the addition of new facts and characters into the scene so far. The latest chapter in this saga is that of the suicide attempt by […]

Bhubaneswar: Akash Pathak, son of arrested IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak, was on Tuesday sent to judicial custody after completion of his five-day remand by the Odisha Crime Branch. The CB had taken Akash on five-day remand for further interrogation in connection with fraud allegations against his name. After completion of the remand, he was […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha keeps recording the ever-rising cases of missing children and sexual violence against women and children, the State slips up in utilising the technology of the CCTNS (Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System) to combat the growing menace. A reality check shows Odisha is yet to digitise all the database on crime […]

Gajapati: A youth was charred to death while clicking selfie by climbing atop a train at Paralakhemundi railway station on Wednesday. A bogey of the train also reportedly catches fire following the incident. As per reports, the youth came in contact with the live wire over the stationary train while clicking a selfie. Soon, the […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma has shared her pregnancy woes in her new social media post. Anushka posted a pre-pregnancy picture on Instagram. In the image, she is seen sitting all curled up on a chair and holding a bowl of food. “Throwback to when I could sit like this and eat . Now I […]

Nabarangpur: Residents displaced by Indravati reservoir project in the district on Wednesday gheraoed the administrative office of the hydroelectricity project and warned the authorities of escalating their protest in case their demands are not fulfilled within the stipulated time period. The protestors threatened that they will not hesitate to release water from the dam into […]

Bhubaneswar: Notwithstanding the COVID lockdown, all sort of police bandobust, major restrictions like night curfew in the State since March -June this year, the rape count in Odisha didn’t show any pandemic let up signs. Rather it touched a new high during the first six months of this pandemic year. The rapes this year have […]

New Delhi: NASA has shared a stunning picture of snow-covered Himalayan mountains captured by a crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The picture shared on Instagram has already received over 11.6 lakh “likes” on the platform. “The snow-covered Himalayan Mountains are in splendid view in this enhanced, long-exposure image taken by a crew […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has sent notices to the University Grants Commission, Centre, Odisha and all other parties to file response in connection with a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the State government’s decision to promulgate amendment to Odisha Universities Act 1989. The State’s apex court has scheduled January 11, 2021, for […]

Bhubaneswar: After the Odisha government’s nod to open Puri Jagannath and Lingaraj temple amid the pandemic with strict adherence to COVID-19 norms, hopes are high that around 18000 remaining temples in the State will also be opened soon. As the State government has already left the responsibility of taking decision regarding opening of the places […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved a stimulus package of Rs 289.42 crore for MSMEs as COVID assistance, the opposition parties in the State lashed out at the government with the BJP alleging irregularities in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). BJP leader Pradeep Purohit alleged that those […]

Nayagarh: A pall of gloom descended on Budhipatna village in Nayagarh district after the body of three-year-old girl Swati reached the locality on Wednesday. After completion of SNT test at Cuttack, the body of the minor girl was brought to her native village. The minor girl was found dead and her body was recovered from […]