The BCCI has today announced a 20-member squad for the upcoming World Test Championship final against New Zealand along with the 5-match test series against England that follows. The team has included KL Rahul and Wriddhiman Shah, whose selections have been subject to fitness clearance, while all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been left out. The squad…
Bhubaneswar: Showing solidarity towards the people of Mumbai who are battling the second wave of Covid19, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday waived off the rent of Odisha Bhawan in Navi Mumbai. The Odisha Bhawan is being used by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) as a quarantine centre for health workers since April 2020. The…
BHUBANESWAR, May 7: Following the Mumbai model, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched the drive-in Covid-19 vaccination center in Bhubaneswar. People above 45 years can avail the facility at the parking lot of Esplanade Shopping Mall near Rasulgarh. BMC informed that the slot booking will start at 5 PM on Friday. Total 400 slots are…
With the rising covid cases in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned additional funds from Chief Minister Relief Funds (CMRF) to three districts on Thursday for Covid Management. Patnaik sanctioned Rs 2 crore for Puri district. The district had previously received an amount of Rs 14,59,74,408. With this additional release, Puri district now…
Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill was kidnapped and assaulted by four men in Sydney. Former leg-spinner MacGill was abducted from near his home on April 14. According to media reports, Kidnappers took him to some unknown place where he was beaten and threatened. On Wednesday, Australian police arrested four men in this connection. According to…
In a rare incident, a Malian woman in Morocco gave birth to nine babies on Tuesday. 25 year old Halima Cisse from West Africa was earlier thought to deliver seven babies and for her better care the African government shifted her to Morocco on March 30. However, she surprised everyone delivering nonuplets. A woman delivering…
Bhubaneswar: The first day of statewide lockdown starts in Odisha on Wednesday morning. In the wake of increasing COVID-19 cases in the state, Odisha government on Sunday announced the 15 days lockdown from May 5 to May 19. While during the lockdown from Monday to Friday, essential services like groceries, vegetable shops, non-veg vendors among…
The Odisha government on Tuesday announced an International Literary Award in memory of eminent writer Manoj Das who died on April 27 at Puducherry after prolonged illness. Announcing about the award, Chief minister Naveen Patnaik informed that the award will carry a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh and will be presented to Odia writers…
Known for her outrageous posts on Twitter, Kangana Ranaut lost the popular social media platform after her Twitter account got permanently suspended on Tuesday. With this action of Twitter, she lost around three million followers of her on Twitter. This came after Kangana posted a controversial tweet about post election violence in West Bengal. In…
In view of rising Covid-19 cases in India and players testing Covid positive, BCCI has suspended the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) for this season. Stating about the situation in India, BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla said India on Tuesday made this announcement. Earlier today, Delhi Capitals’ Amit Mishra and Sunrisers Hyderabad’ Wriddhiman Saha…
