The petrol price in Bhubaneswar was unchanged on Thursday with the rate in the capital city at Rs 101.81 while diesel price at Rs 91.62. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Thursday were Rs 102.17 and Rs 91.97, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis. The…
On the occasion of NSS Day on Friday, an awareness rally on Covid-19 was conducted by the NSS bureau on Utkal University campus, in collaboration with the NSS post-graduate units. The awareness rally was flagged off by chief guest Professor Sabita Acharya, vice-chancellor of Utkal University in presence of guest of honour Dr Avaya Kumar…
Greater Noida: Vaibhav Singhal, a 16-year-old allegedly murdered by friends over a personal dispute, had his body recovered on Sunday here after an intensive 11-day search. The accused, Maaz Pathan, 19, and a juvenile accomplice, had dumped the body in the Khareli canal near Hinauti village. The body, found 12 km from the dumping site,…
A low pressure is likely to form along West central Bay of south Odisha- north Andhra Pradesh coast on Sept 9. Under its influence, moderate rain at many places in south Odisha with heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places in south Odisha districts from Sept 8 to…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to experience cold wave conditions on Sunday as mercury dropped in many districts of the state. Due to northwesterly dry and cold winds, at least 16 weather stations logged a minimum temperature below 10 degree Celsius. Similiguda in Koraput district with 5.3 degrees Celsius was the coldest place in the state, the…
Bhubaneswar: The services of 18443/18444 Cuttack-Palasa-Cuttack Express will be extended up to Gunupur, East Coast Railway said on Friday. Meanwhile, services, scheduled stations and timings of the trains between Cuttack and Palasa from both the directions will remain unchanged. 18443 Cuttack-Gunupur Express from Cuttack from July 20 after arriving at Palasa will leave at 2225hrs…
The selectors have picked two new players in the 16-member Odisha squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Odisha have included Amin I Khan and Mushtaq Beg for the 50-over domestic tournament, starting in Mumbai from November 12. Squad: Kartik Biswal, Anshuman Rath, Shantanu Mishra, Subhranshu Senapati, Abhishek Raut (capt), Rakesh Pattnaik, Rajesh Dhupar (wk), Jayanta…
Dehradun: Nearly 20 acres of land located close to the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun has come under the scanner over its alleged allotment for setting up an Islamic educational institution. The land was reportedly allotted about 20 years ago during the Congress government’s tenure. A preliminary inquiry by Vikasnagar sub-divisional magistrate Vinod Kumar…
New Delhi: The preliminary investigation into the Red Fort car blast that killed nine people and injured more than 30 has revealed strong indications of a terror plot hastily executed after the busting of a module in Faridabad, sources in the security establishment said. According to investigators, the Hyundai i20 that exploded near Gate No….
Kishore Kumar Jena has made Odisha proud by bagging gold medal in the 3rd National Open Javelin Throw Championships at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, held at New Delhi. This is the first National title for Jena who achieved the feat with a throw of 74.26m on Sunday. On Saturday, Jena had topped the list of 12…
