National News Updates

Jeypore: Even though the government has launched ‘108’ ambulance service to ensure proper transportation of patients to hospital, a man here in the city, unaware of the government’s free emergency service, was found shouldering his ailing wife on baskets tied to a bamboo pole to hospital. Laxmi Majhi, who is staying at Dangaguda area here […]

Bhubaneswar: With the non-government college teachers remaining adamant on their decision to stay away from the evaluation of plus two answer sheets starting tomorrow, the government has said it has made alternate arrangements for the smooth conduct of evaluation work while warning them of stern action. The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) is considering […]

Bhubaneswar: Bringing temporary solace to the consumers, the Federation of All Odisha Traders’ Association (FAOTA), which was on strike demanding exemption of VAT on pulses, wheat and wheat products, today postponed the agitation for two months and resumed import of essential commodities following an assurance of the government to consider the matter. In a letter […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior journalist and Odisha Bureau Chief of national news channel CNN IBN- Jajati Karan has been awarded ‘RNTC international scholarship for investigative journalism course’ by the government of Netherland. Only one from India Jajati is among eight experienced investigative journalists across the globe, who bagged the prestigious scholarship. Through this scholarship he would get […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Saturday asked the Additional Director General (ADG) to take immediate steps to restrain 12 Maoists from fasting inside Jharpada Circle Jail in Bhubaneswar and Bhanjanagar Sub Jail. The Commission also directed the Principal Secretary, Home and the Director General of Police (DGP) to ask government witnesses and […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the announcement by the teachers’ body of non-government colleges to boycott the evaluation of answer scripts of the annual Plus Two examinations scheduled to begin in Odisha from Monday, the state government on Saturday warned the striking teachers of disciplinary action if they boycott the evaluation work. In a letter to […]

Cuttack: The court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) here on Saturday sent Bhola Bhagat, a close associate and business partner of the Dhalasamant brothers, to Choudwar Circle Jail after the commissionerate police made no move to take him on a fresh remand. Talking to media persons here, Cuttack DCP Sanjeev Arora said the police […]

Burla (Sambalpur): Junior doctors of the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) deferred the cease work agitation scheduled to begin from today till April 30 following a discussion with the medical college and hospital authorities. The junior doctors association (JDA) had a meeting with the VIMSAR director and superintendent during which […]

Cuttack: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday appreciated the drive launched recently by Odisha police against anti socials and mafias across the State. Speaking at the 81st Foundation Day of Odisha Police at the police headquarters here, Patnaik said the drive must continue in the days to come. “I appreciate the drive of the police […]

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The government hopes to auction four ultra mega power projects (UMPPs), defined as those with above 4000 MW capacacity, in the next fiscal, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. “Hopefully in next fiscal we may auction three to four UMPPs,” he told reporters here on the sidelines of industry […]

Bhuabaneswar: Just as the war of words between Congress’ Lulu Mohapatra and BJD’s Sanjay Dasburma was starting to fade away from public consciousness, another standoff has kicked-off – this one between Cooperation minister Damodar Rout and Congress’ Bapi Sarkhel. Sarkhel has alleged that Rout and his family had received favors from scam-tainted chit fund company […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding full grant-in-aid and abolition of block grant, the School Teachers’ Federation of Odisha (STFO) on Thursday launched a civil disobedience agitation. Hundreds of teachers took out a rally from Master Canteen in Bhubaneswar and reached Lower PMG where they violated Section 144 and attempted to overcome police barricades. The teachers scuffled with the […]

Bhubaneswar: Regular classes of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Berhampur, for the current academic session would begin from July this year. A decision to this effect was taken at a high level meeting presided over by chief secretary AP Padhi at the State Secretariat here on Thursday. Principal secretary, Skill Development […]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Vigilance Court, Bhubaneswar on Thursday handed out a three-year jail term and a fine of Rs 10 lakh to former executive engineer, Rural Works Department (RWD) of Koraput Division, Jagannath Mohini and a one-year jail term and a fine of Rs one lakh to his wife Renubala Mohini for encouraging her husband […]

Bargarh: The last rites of CRPF jawan Ranjan Das, who was among the seven CRPF 230 Battalion personnel killed in a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, was performed at his Khandahata village in the district on Thursday. Das’ body was flown from Raipur to his native village this morning. He was given a guard […]