Odisha

Coronavirus: Latest updates on COVID-19 crisis around the world

7:23 pm September 10, 2020

New Delhi: Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Thursday. 5:34 p.m. Nepal’s novel coronavirus tally crosses 50,000-mark. 4:55 p.m. Serum Institute pauses COVID-19 vaccine trials in India. 2:48 p.m. Wearing mask mandatory for candidates taking civil services preliminary exam on October 4: UPSC. 2:13 p.m. […]

Hope people understand importance of tolerance with ‘Graham Staines…’: Sharman Joshi

4:15 pm August 28, 2020

Mumbai: Actor Sharman Joshi believes his next “Graham Staines, Ek Ankahi Sachai: The Least of These” is an important film as it deals with the issue of religious extremism that is very much prevalent in the society. The film, directed by Aneesh Daniel, is based on the ghastly killing of the Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor […]

Army cancels recruitment exam after paper leaked

Chorus grows for postponing entrance exams amid COVID-19 pandemic

11:30 pm August 23, 2020

New Delhi: The chorus for postponing various examinations, including NEET and JEE, grew louder on Sunday with over 4,000 students observing a day-long hunger strike to press for the demand in view of rising COVID-19 cases. The protest came on a day Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the government must listen to the ‘mann ki baat’ of students and arrive […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Odisha top officer sent to compulsory retirement in sexual harassment case

8:05 pm August 13, 2020

Bhubaneswar : Odisha government Thursday ordered compulsory retirement of a special secretary rank officer after his arrest and imprisonment in a sexual harassment case. The order was issued to Bibhu Prasad Sadangi, a senior Odisha Administrative Service officer posted as the director of AYUSH. He has already been suspended after the jail term following his arrest for […]

Large parts of country likely to receive heavy to very heavy during next 2-3 days: IMD

7:28 pm August 13, 2020

New Delhi: Large parts of the country are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall during the next two-three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. The IMD said a low pressure area has formed over northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha and West Bengal coasts. There is also a monsoon trough plus a convergence of southwesterly winds with […]