National News Updates

Balasore: Surface to surface nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile test-fired from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur here, off Odisha coast. With a strike range of 250 km to 350 km, the nuclear-tipped missile was tested at 12:10 pm from launch complex-3 of the ITR. The missile which has a capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg […]

Dhenkanal: Three antique idols, made of stone, were allegedly stolen from Chandrasekhar Jew temple located in Kapilash. The matter came to light after the priest of the temple did not find the side deities inside the temple in the morning today. According to sources, the stolen antiques are Lord Ganesh, Goddess Durna and Bhairabi which […]

Bhubaneswar: Election process for by-poll for the lone Rajya Sabha seat, which fell vacant after death of BJD’s Kalpataru Das, began on Thursday as the Odisha Legislative Assembly issued a formal notification for filing of nominations. The process of nomination filing will continue till December 3. Verification of papers is on December 4 and the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued notification for Joint Entrance Examination (Main)-2016. As per the notification, students seeking admission to engineering courses can fill up of forms online from December 1 by visiting the official website of JEE- www.jeemain.nic.in . The last date for online filling up of forms is December […]

Bhubaneswar: Meetings of the State Council of Ministers and Cabinet are scheduled to be held at the Secretariat on Thursday. The State Council of Ministers meeting under the chairmanship of chief minister Naveen Patnaik will finalise the Supplementary Budget of Rs 7,000 crore ahead of the winter session of the State Assembly, which is scheduled […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Contract Teachers’ Association on Thursday will gherao Naveen Nivas, the chief minister’s residence and Mass Education ministers’ residences here protesting government’s decision to cancel the appointments 4,000 contractual teachers done in June this year. The teachers’ body will gherao the chief minister and Mass Education ministers’ residences alleging irresponsible attitude of state […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today carried out searches at 19 places across the country including six in Odisha in connection with Nirmal Infra Group chit fund scam. Official sources said, the investigating agency officials are conducting searches at the company’s offices in Soro and Salipur. The sources added, residences of the company’s […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday conferred the “Kalinga Samman 2014” on physicist and Padma awardee Trilochan Pradhan for popularising science among the common man. “Pradhan is considered an iconic personality and role model for others in the field of advanced scientific research, particularly in the field of physical sciences. The next generation […]

Bhubaneswar: With notification for by-poll for the lone Rajya Sabha seat, which fell vacant after death of BJD’s Kalpataru Das, the ruling party is contemplating various candidates who might replace him in the upper house. Some BJD parliamentarians have urged the party supremo Naveen Patnaik to send a leader from the party to Rajya Sabha. […]

Bhubaneswar: Three days after bringing out a white paper on farmer suicides in the State, the Congress today came down heavily on the ruling BJD for submitting an ‘incomplete and biased’ memorandum to Centre on drought situation in Odisha. In a public hearing in the capital city, which was attended by 16 families of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Nine including six kids met watery grave in separate incidents in Odisha during the auspicious Kartika Purnima on Wednesday. Two girl children drowned in Sana Genguti river at Shakuntalapur village in Jajpur district when they were trying to collect tiny boats which were set afloat on the occasion of Kartika Purnima. Similar kind of […]

A day after the murder of Balakrushna Patra, former chairman of Buguda NAC in Ganjam district, the local police on Wednesday claimed to have found some clues in the course of their investigation.

Bhubaneswar: As a part of an operation called Black Smoke, the Commissionerate Police today arrested three robbers, who were planning a robbery in the capital city. The three arrested have been identified as Sarada Moharana, Shankar Moharana, and Shalu Dehuri. Police have seized two stolen guns and 2 rounds ammunition, which are expected to have […]

New Delhi: State Housing and Urban Development minister Pushpendra Singhdeo inaugurated the Odisha Day at Hamsadhwani Theatre in New Delhi during the 35th India International Trade Fair(ITTF) on Tuesday. State Health and Family Welfare and I&PR minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak graced the event as the chief guest. On the occasion, Nayak released the special issue […]

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, bodies of a couple and their son were found hanging in a staff quarter in Utkal University premises here on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Brajabandhu Acharya, his wife Pratibha and son Biswajit. Sources said the bodies were found hanging in the garage of G-20 in the campus. […]