News from Odisha

Washington: The coronavirus pandemic has hit the world like never before. Here are some updates on the COVID-19 cases and death toll from around the world on Tuesday. The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 72.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.62 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. […]

Bhubaneswar: After facing severe criticism during the Assembly proceedings in the winter session, the Odisha Government decided to change its decision on merger of schools in scheduled and non-scheduled areas. The Odisha government has said that the primary and upper primary schools having less than 15 students, and not 20 as decided earlier, will be […]

Bhubaneswar: It seems the fraudsters of Jamtara –infamous as the cybercrime capital of India– are now on the prowl and in search of their next target, this time in the smart city of Bhubaneswar. The Commissionerate Police recently released a video and cautioned people to remain alert as the cyber fraudsters of Jamtara in Jharkhand […]

New Delhi: Apple Watch users can now view their cardio fitness levels in the Health app on iPhone, and receive a notification if it falls within the low range. According to the company, with iOS 14.3 and watchOS 7.2 software updates, people can measure low cardio fitness for dramatic long-term health benefits. “Using its advanced […]

Dubai: Team India will being their campaign against a qualifier on March 6at the Bay Oval in Tauranga in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022, which begins on March 4, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Tuesday. The World Cup will see 31 matches played across 31 days between March 4 and April 3, […]

New Delhi: India’s daily COVID-19 case count fell below 23,000 after a little over five months, while the national recovery rate stood at over 95 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. The coronavirus caseload mounted to 99,06,165 with 22,065 infections being reported in a day, while the death […]

Puri: In an unusual sight, around 25 dolphins were spotted swimming in the Chandrabhaga Sea in the district on Monday. According to reports, the Euryhaline species of oceanic dolphins popularly known as Irrawaddy dolphins were spotted playing only 100 metres away from the sea shore. “Irrawaddy dolphins are shy of boats and generally they dive […]

Violence, abuse, and fights are a part of the Bigg Boss house. Vikas Gupta who entered the Bigg Boss 14 house as a challenger was ousted last night for throwing yet another challenger Arshi Khan in the pool. Arshi kept on provocating the Bigg Boss 11 contestant but he never reacted. He always chose to […]

New York: “In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed,” declared Joseph Robinette Biden after his election as the 46th president of the United States and Kamala Harris made history as the first woman and the first Indian American elected as vice president. The electoral college formally voted them to the offices on […]

The controversial saga of the Kangana Ranaut – Hrithik Roshan feud continues. In another series of events, Hrithik’s FIR against Kangana was transferred to the CIU (Criminal Intelligence Unit) of the Mumbai police and the latter has reacted to the legal move on Twitter. Recently, Hrithik’s FIR was transferred from Cybel Cell to Crime Branch […]

Bhubaneswar: Trouble seems to mounting for Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi who has been arrested on the charges of complicity in the high-profile Tata Motors ‘recruitment fraud’ allegedly in connivance with his would-be son-in-law Akash Pathak. More skeletons are likely to tumble out in the alleged recruitment fraud which has created a political stir in Odisha. […]

The pair of Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande became a household name through their portrayal of Manav and Archana in Ekta Kapoor’s hit serial Pavitra Rishta. They fell in love during the making of this serial and even participated together as independent contestants in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 4. nazdikiyan yaa ho dooriyanbas pyaar […]

Mumbai: By now every season, it is all about evictions and surviving them — at least, that is what Bigg Boss fans used to expect. The ongoing season 14, however, has been different. The drama of elimination is yet to kick in. Instead of people leaving, contestants from past seasons as well as eliminated housemates […]

Malkangiri: Tension ran high at different mandis in Malkangiri and Sambalpur districts on Tuesday with a large number of farmers alleging massive irregularities in the paddy procurement process. Raising slogans against discrepancies in the procurement of paddy crop, hundreds of farmers at MV-72 mandi in Malkangiri demanded intervention of the district administration and State Government […]

London: A new variant of coronavirus has been found which is growing faster in some parts of England, British MPs have been told. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said at least 60 different local authorities had recorded Covid infections caused by the new variant, the BBC reported on Monday. He said the World Health Organization had […]