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Banking services across the country are likely to be affected today and tomorrow (March 16), due to a two-day pan India bank strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) which is an umbrella body of nine bank unions. More than 10 lakh bank employees are expected to take part in the strike against government’s recent announcement regarding the privatization of the banking sector.

A man and his son were arrested on Monday (March 15), for allegedly setting ablaze forest areas at the Mundeswar Reserve Forest under Madhapur Range in Boudh District.

In a shocking incident, a man and his family members were arrested by the police for allegedly killing his wife by setting her ablaze and then dumping her body near the forests of Kanakpur village under Kenga Police limits in Kalahandi district.

Police on Sunday (March 14) arrested a tutor on charges of thrashing two 9-year-old kids. The incident was reported from Purusottampur under Marshaghai Police limits in Kendrapara district.

A wild bear was spotted in the Raingha area under ward-12 of Nilagiri NAC in Balasore district on Monday (March 15). The bear was spotted in the backyard of a villager triggering panic among the villagers. However, there were no reports of any man-animal conflict. As per reports, fear continues to prevail as the bear has been roaming in the fields in the area.

Odisha Congress members staged a massive protest demanding withdrawal of the rise in holding tax in Bhubaneswar. '

In an unfortunate incident, a bus helper was killed on spot and more than five passengers were injured, after their vehicle collided with a tipper truck on Monday (March 15) near Sompeta on Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border.

Former Indian captain & IPL team Chennai Super Kings’ skipper MS Dhoni has always set trends with his unique makeovers. He is back again in a ‘Monk look’ that has set the internet on fire.

Bollywood celebs thronged Karan Johar’s residence on the night of March 14th, to celebrate Alia Bhatt’s birthday party. As the actress turned 28 years old, popular celebs like Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora Khan, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Ranveer Singh were spotted by the shutterbugs outside the director’s residence.

As a part of the beautification drive, Puri Srimandir, 'Chunara' servitors are applying new paint to the upper portion of the temple.

Odisha government orders stay on holding tax collection as per revised rates of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). The additional holding tax will not be collected until the final order of the High Court, where the hike in taxes has been challenged.

In a bid to curb noise pollution, an enforcement drive was conducted in Rourkela to check the use of modified exhausts in two-wheelers. The enforcement drive was conducted jointly by Rourkela Police, Traffic Police and the Transport department at Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) square today.

Amid spike in COVID19 cases in some states, Odisha Public Health director Niranjan Mishra said that it is too early to say whether the current trend is a new wave or a local spike.

In a bid to curb street crimes in the city, the twin city Commissionerate Police launched a WhatsApp number on Monday. The WhatsApp number 7077798111 can be now used to report street crimes like robbery and chain snatchings in Bhubaneswar.

A massive fire broke out in the bus terminal in Puri on Monday. At least three buses were gutted in the fire in the terminal.

The final 3 T20Is in Ahmedabad will be held behind closed doors. The BCCI in consultation with the Gujarat Cricket Association has said that the final 3 T20Is between India and England scheduled on March 16, March 18, and March 20 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will be played without audience.

Looks like the horror days of 2020 might come back to haunt people again. In view of fresh spike in the cases of Covid-19 in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and other States, the Odisha government has alerted people about a new strain of the virus which is said to be more dangerous and contagious than the previous strains.

A 75-year-old woman patient succumbed to her injuries that she had sustained after a ceiling fan had fallen on her at Cuttack’s SCB Medical College & Hospital.

Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh was spotted in a fresh haircut from celebrity hair stylist, Aalim Hakim’s hair salon at Bandra, Mumbai. He graciously posed for the shutterbugs and even posed with Aalim outside the salon’s premises while interacting with the paparazzi.

In another incident of cyber fraud, a youth from Bhubaneswar was allegedly scammed and duped of Rs 1 Lakh online, when he was trying to sell his cow online.