News from Odisha

A security guard engaged at the Nuapada District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), who had reportedly received COVID-19 vaccine, passed away on Tuesday (January 26). The family members of the deceased alleged that he felt uneasy after taking the COVID-19 vaccine on January 23 which led to his death.

Panic gripped the residents of Banki Gada village in Cuttack after several migratory birds were found dead. The villagers spotted the carcasses of around half a dozen Ruddy Shelducks lying in a field adjacent to the village. Some other migratory birds were also seen wriggling in pain.

New Delhi: Samsung on Monday announced that its recently launched Galaxy Watch3 (41mm) will be priced at Rs 29,990 and Rs 34,490 for the Bluetooth and 4G variants, respectively. The Galaxy Watch3 (45mm) Bluetooth and 4G variants will be available for Rs 32,990 and Rs 38,990, respectively. The Galaxy Buds Live will cost Rs 14,990 […]

A woman from Sundergarh is now Mrs India! Navdeep Kaur from Odisha has bagged the top honours at Mrs India Beauty Pageant held in Mumbai recently.

In a shocking incident, two youths dumped the body of a girl student on the roadside and fled the spot. Police recovered the body from the roadside near Mulapala Chhak under Kuakhia Police limits in Jajpur district. Soon after, a CCTV footage from a nearby spot emerged showing two youths carrying the body of the girl on a scooter.

Last rites of someone who is alive? Yes, that is how regressive superstitious beliefs can get. Parents of a minor boy in Odisha were allegedly forced to perform the last rites of their living son to cure him of a disorder. The incident was reported from Baghua village under Jagannathprasad block of Ganjam district.

Odisha has urged the Centre to allocate Rs 7,200 Crore in the 2021-22 Railway Budget for various projects in the state. Odisha has sought Rs 3,500 Crore for different ongoing projects, for the second, third and fourth lines in existing routes.  Rs 3,700 crore has been demanded for new projects. All these demands were put forth at the pre-budget consultation meeting.

This tribal poet and singer from Kandhamal district, Purnamasi Jani is among the six persons from Odisha who will receive the Padma awards this year. Jani has never received formal education, but her songs have reached masses and have addressed pertinent social issues. Jani has sung over 10,000 devotional songs in her lifetime.

This is the bizarre story of 8 families in Silapokhari village under Rajnagar block of Kendrapada district. They have been the victims of a diktat of a kangaroo court, which has ostracized them. The court has also ordered a penalty of Rs 151 if they speak to anyone or they are spoken to. It is alleged that it is an offshoot of a dispute related to a construction of a village community centre. Khageshwar Das, who is a resident of the village, objected the construction of a community centre in front of his house.

Lord Jagannath in Rajarajeshwar Besha! Today is the auspicious Pausha Purnima. The Holy Trinity at Srimandir today will be adorning the ‘Rajarajeswara Besha’ also known as ‘Suna Besha.’

As many as 40 passengers travelling in a bus had a narrow escape following an accident on NH-57 in Boudh district today.

Police have claimed breakthrough in the death of Ramadevi Women’s University girl, whose body was found dumped on the roadside.

In a shocking mishap, a worker engaged in the construction of a bridge under Biju Setu Yojana died today.

New Delhi: Taxpayers will not be required to mention their high-value transactions in their income tax returns, officials aware of the development said. “There is no such proposal to modify income tax return forms,” an official said, responding to reports of the proposed expansion of reportable financial transactions to include hotel payments over Rs 20,000, […]

To provide a good research base for students and enthusiats, the Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH) in Bhubaneswar is planning to conserve the specimens of migratory birds that throng Chilika Lake every year.