Bhubaneswar: Popular Sambalpuri actor Atal Bihari Panda passed away in the early hours of Saturday while undergoing treatment at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR). He was 92. He passed away at 3.45 am after multiple organ failure. At the age of 83, Panda debuted in films with ‘Sala Budha’ directed…
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday provided vaccination for inmates of Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUHs) across the capital city. The drive started in the morning and covered Chandrasekharpur SUH in North Zone, Bhimpur and Ganga Nagar in South West Zone and Ashok Nagar SUH in South East zone respectively. More than 120 people…
Guwahati: The students, academicians, politicians, artists, professionals and others from eight Northeastern states on Friday evening bombarded Twitter, a popular microblogging site with tweets demanding inclusion of a chapter on Northeast region, its geography, history, culture, ethnicity, lifestyle on the textbooks of NCERT. A group of students from Northeast came together to organise a ‘Twitter…
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Yami Gautam tied knot with ‘Uri’ director Aditya Dhar in a private ceremony on Friday. The actress announced her marriage on social media and shared a picture from her wedding venue. She wrote, “In your light, I learn to love – Rumi. With the blessings of our family, we have tied the…
Bhubaneswar: After CBSE, CICSE and boards of different states, the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha has also decided to cancel the Plus II board examination. This has been decided in view of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic situation and safety of of students, teachers and parents. Announcing the cancellation of Plus II…
Bhubaneswar: A green corridor was created for a critically ill youth Amit Pradhan from AIIMS Bhubaneswar to Biju Patnaik International Airport on Thursday. He was airlifted to Apollo hospital in Chennai. Amit, a 24 year old youth from Berhampur tested Covid Positive and has been undergoing treatment in AIIMS since May 2. His condition deteriorated…
Bengaluru: India’s first Covid-19 self test kit CoviSelf has been commercially launched by Biotechnology company Mylab Discovery Solutions on Thursday. Designed as a nasal swab test, the kit detects the virus in 15 minutes and costs Rs 250. It will be available in chemist shops across the country in two-three days. It will also be…
Shillong: A rescue operation is underway for over four days to save five miners who are trapped in an illegal coal mine after it got flooded following a dynamite explosion at Umpleng in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The five miners have been identified by the district administration, four from Assam and one from Tripura and…
Bhubaneswar: A free oxygen shelter named ‘Amrit Dhara’ has been launched at Trishna Banquet in Patia Big Bazaar with approval from Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). With this facility, Covid patients in need of oxygen can be saved from hypoxia (drop in blood oxygen level) with timely oxygen supply in the shelter until they get a…
Bhubaneswar: The severe cyclonic storm Yaas which made landfall at Bahanga area of Balasore districts on May 26 has caused a damage of Rs 610 crore to Odisha. State’s Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena informed during a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday evening. Jena informed that 60 lakh people…
