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Odisha launches online portal for home delivery of liquor

Earlier, the state allowed home delivery of liquor by retailers or food agencies, but chose to switch to a direct portal as volume of orders has been rising.

Photos of man breaking woman’s body at the hip goes viral, but it’s not from this year

Social media users claimed absence of govt facilities during lockdown forced man to break the body in order to transport it in a sack.

Odisha records highest single-day spike with 129 new Covid-19 cases, tally jumps to 1,948

Out of these new cases, 119 had recently returned to the state from various parts of the country and were in different quarantine centres across districts.

Sonu Sood arranges chartered flight for 177 migrant workers stuck in Kerala

The group, comprising of 147 women and 20 men, were airlifted by an Air Asia chartered flight from Kochi to the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar.

Challenging days ahead, Odisha to re-strategise to fight Covid-19, says Naveen Patnaik

The Chief Minister suggested conducting an awareness campaign over the fortnight and stated that one has to remember that social distancing is not social boycotting.

First lockdown, now Amphan — Paddy, betel farmers in West Bengal and Odisha are devastated

Cyclone Amphan has added to the woes of farmers in West Bengal and Odisha who were only just beginning to harvest and sell their crop following the easing of lockdown restrictions.

Odisha receives Rs 500 crore interim aid from Centre for restoration work post cyclone Amphan

The state govt also stepped up the restoration operation in 10 cyclone-hit districts in the coastal and northern regions where 44,44,896 people have been affected.

India braces to fight cyclone Amphan— PM chairs meet, NDRF deployed in Odisha, WB

National Disaster Response Force personnel deployed in Odisha and West Bengal are ready to evacuate 11 lakh people likely to be severely hit by cyclone 'Amphan'.

MHA says Odisha govt to take call on Rath Yatra but allows chariot construction

The Home Ministry said chariot construction would be allowed in the 'Ratha Khala', but only if complete segregation and no religious congregation was ensured.

On Camera

Swraj Paul was the original NRI powerbroker. Helped Indira’s return, shaped India Inc

When he was asked why he was so loud in his criticisms of Indian industry when his purpose could be better served by a shrewder approach, he said, “Because I am a Punjabi, not a Marwari”.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

India and France to jointly develop and manufacture 120 kN engine for homegrown AMCA

The new engine, set to be developed over the next 10 years, will power the second tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. First set will be equipped with GE 414 engines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?