National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police’s Crime Branch on Friday arrested another director of Tresty Securities from here. The arrested director of Tresty Securities, Rashmi Ranjan Mohapatra, is the third official of the chit-fund firm who was nabbed by the Crime Branch. Earlier, the company’s director Hariranjan Panda was held from Bhadrak […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Odisha government recommended the Centre to involve National Investigating Agency (NIA) in the ongoing probe into Puri train fire case, DGP KB Singh said the incident has ramification in different parts of the country. Speaking exclusively to OTV, Singh said, “The Puri incident is not a solitary one. Before this, […]

Bhubaneswar: In a review meeting at State Secretariet here, Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday directed the district collectors to expedite the dispersal of agricultural input subsidies to the farmers in drought affected areas. One lakh farmers have been provided with Rs 40cr agriculture input subsidy already. Though the chief minister expressed satisfaction over the […]

Bhubaneswar: Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA) celebrated its 54th foundation day on Thursday. On the occasion, the company MD Subhrakant Panda inaugurated quantity control units of mines at Sukinda and Mahagiri. Among others, Senior Vice President Sanjib Das, Ferro Alloys unit head DK Mohanty, VP Mining Puranjaya Behera and Senior General Manager Sudhansu […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Friday arrested a youth from Vani Vihar area for allegedly slitting the throat of a five-year-old boy at Durgamandap slum in Satyangar area under Kharvela Nagar police limits here. The arrested person, Akash Behera, is a Plus II Science student and neighbour to the victim. He had fled the spot […]

Bhubaneswar: India today successfully conducted user trial of indigenously built nuclear-capable Agni-I missile, capable of hitting a target at a distance of 700 kms, from a test range off the Odisha coast as part of Strategic Forces Command (SFC) training exercise. The surface-to-surface, single-stage missile, powered by solid propellants, was test-fired from a mobile launcher […]

Baripada: The carcass of a female elephant was found inside Karidachua forest under Kaptipada forest division in Udala on Friday. It is assumed that the pachyderm could be in the age group of 12 to15 years. However, the cause of death is yet to be ascertained. Similarly, carcasses of a new born elephant calf and […]

Bhubaneswar: Unable to reach a definite conclusion due to varying statements of prime suspect Subhas Ramchandran in the investigation of Puri railway station fire, the Odisha government today recommended the Centre to involve National Investigating Agency (NIA) in the ongoing probe. The recommendation comes exactly two weeks after the incident on November 12 in which […]

Bhubaneswar: Protest by Odisha Contract Teachers’ Association continued today over government’s decision to cancel the appointments 4,000 contractual teachers done in June this year. Today the protesting teachers clashed with the police while they were on their way to gherao chief minister’s residence Naveen Nivas. Some of the protesting teachers were also taken into preventive […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Council of Ministers passed supplementary budget proposal of Rs 10,233 crore today. The proposal, double the amount of last year’s supplementary budget will be tabled in the ensuing Winter Session of Odisha Assembly. Official sources said, in the backdrop of deficit rainfall and impeding drought, focus has been given on agriculture and […]

Kendrapara: Seven Odias, who were stranded in Oman, finally returned home after the intervention by BJD’s Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda. Prakash Ghadei and Pratap Ghadei of Khadala Sahi in Pattamundei in Kendrapara were among the 7 persons who managed to safely return from Oman. According to sources, the duo had gone to Oman in search […]

Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: In barbaric incident, a severed head of a kid was found on the road connecting Dhamnagar and Dobala near Kuringa village in Bhadrak today. According to sources, the gender of the deceased couldn’t be ascertained as the dismembered torso is yet to be recovered. A sharp object was used to hack the head off […]

Bhubaneswar: To prevent the defection of the elected members of the Zilla Parishad and urban local bodies (ULBs) to other political parties, the state cabinet on Thursday approved amendment of the Zilla Parishad Act. To prevent defection in the Zilla Parishad, the cabinet approved a proposal in the amendment of the Zilla Parishad Act with […]

Rourkela: Contradictory to a recent statement of newly appointed Director-General of Police (DGP) Kunwar Brajesh Singh, CRPF Director General Prakash Mishra on Thursday said Maoist activities have increased in Kalahandi and Kandhamal districts. Mishra who was here to review anti-Maoist operation however said additional forces can’t be deployed in the region to tame their activities. […]

Bhubaneswar: Students of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Burla and Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati (MKCG) Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur moved Orissa High Court today opposing the re-allotment of Kalahandi-based Sardar Rajas medical college students in their respective institutions. The students knocked the HC doors citing that their […]