Bhubaneswar: Stressing the fact that 90 per cent of liver diseases are preventable, doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, Friday, said that one needs to avoid alcohol, processed and junk foods, and undergo screening at regular intervals to keep the liver healthy. This was revealed during a patient awareness and interaction programme...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Friday arrested a notorious narcotics smuggler and recovered a whooping three quintals of marijuana (ganja) which he was supposed to deliver to receivers in neighbouring Jharkhand. Interestingly, the police said Rahul Sethi, the alleged smuggler, was intercepted with the narcotics consignment in his car when he was on his way to meet his...

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha reeling under intense heatwave conditions over the last few days, the state has reported the season’s first sunstroke death, officials said Friday. Sixty-two-year-old Laxmikanta Sahu of Maheshpur in Balasore district died due to sunstroke April 15. This was the first sunstroke death this summer, an official at the Special Relief Commissioner’s office said. Public...

Aries: Today, you will focus your lens on the one you've taken a fancy to! You are high on energy, but low on commitment to work. It won't be surprising if your bosses are miffed. But still, says Ganesha, it's a day of flowers and love notes. Taurus: There ain't no mountain high enough and there ain't...

Lucknow: Openers KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock, who made classy fifties on a slow pitch, produced a chasing masterclass to power Lucknow Super Giants to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match here Friday. Asked to bat first, Ravindra Jadeja came up with a solid unbeaten 57 before Mooen Ali (30...

Kohima: Election officials across 738 polling stations in six Eastern Nagaland districts waited for over nine hours Friday, but none of the 4 lakh (approx) voters from the region showed up due to a call to abstain from the electoral process given by the Naga organisations pressing for their demand for a separate ‘Frontier Nagaland Territory’. Elsewhere,...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD Friday moved Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), seeking action against BJP MP candidate from Bhubaneswar, Aparajita Sarangi, for alleged misuse of children in poll campaigns. “It has come to our notice that Sarangi has been using small children in BJP election meetings and rallies for political gains. This is a clear violation of...

ISL: Odisha FC vs Kerala Blasters match held at Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar   A clay idol of goddess Basanti Durga being taken in procession for immersion at Devighat in Cuttack   Hot and humid day in Bhubaneswar

Kendrapara: The Odisha government suspended Kendrapara District Excise Superintendent, Debi Prasad Mishra, Friday for dereliction of duty. Acting on the inquiry report of the Joint Commissioner of the Excise Department, the state government placed Kendrapara Excise Superintendent under suspension for negligence in his duty. Additionally, the district Collector of Kendrapara had also submitted an inquiry report to...

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha reeling under intense heatwave conditions over the last few days, the state has reported the season's first sunstroke death, officials said Friday. Sixty-two-year-old Laxmikanta Sahu of Maheshpur in Balasore district died due to sunstroke April 15. This was the first sunstroke death this summer, an official at the Special Relief Commissioner's office said. Public...