National News Updates

Director General of Police (DGB) Kanwar Brajesh Singh on Sunday said operation against the Maoists will continue in Odisha

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said the process is underway to set up a Law Commission in Odisha very soon

Bhubaneswar: Good news for denizens of Bhubaneswar. The Smart City-Bhubaneswar page in Facebook has received the highest ‘likes’. Figures in the official page of the city, opened by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) show it has got a growth of 40% compared to last week. According to sources, as many as 11,000 people have liked the […]

Two female elephants reportedly died at Tithipali reserve forest in Subarnapur in the district on Sunday morning

Malkangiri: At least four women Maoists were killed and a top Maoist leader injured in a gun battle with security forces in Gajiraj forest in insurgency-hit Sukma district close to Malkangiri-Chhattisgarh border on Sunday morning. According to sources, the operation was conducted jointly by Special Task Force (STF), District Reserve Group from Dantewada district and […]

Sambalpur: The students of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Burla on Saturday staged a silent protest in front of the main gate of the institution protesting against the readmission of 45 students of Sardar Rajas Medical College in the government-run medical college. Protesting against the decision the students said […]

Cuttack: Boat services to Dhabaleswar temple from Bidanasi ghat in Cuttack which was disrupted on Saturday following the protest by the boatmen against the decision of the district administration for compulsory insurance resumed from Sunday. According to sources, the boat owners’ association on Saturday evening called off their stir after a discussion with the district […]

Balasore: The Interceptor missile developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation test-fired from Dhamara Abdul Kalam island here on Sunday. The flight test of the improved version of indigenously developed endo-atmosphereic interceptor missile was conducted against an electronic target from the Kalam Island at Dhamra at about 9.40 a.m., said DRDO sources. After getting signals […]

Malkangiri: After a report on illegal ganja cultivation at the cutoff areas in the district was aired on OTV, Excise officials on Saturday conducted a raid at Kandel village under Orkel police limits and destroyed ganja plants grown over two acres of forest and government land. According to sources, a 20 member team headed by […]

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Congress today raised issues including farmer suicides and drought condition in Odisha at the party’s third phase of Jagran Yatra in Salipr of Cuttack district. Leading attack on the ruling BJD while addressing a gathering, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Prasad Harichandan said, “There is a wave of frustration against the […]

Bhubaneswar: IDCO authorities on Saturday recommended the Odisha government to take action against two chief engineers in connection with the death of a contractor who committed suicide by jumping from the IDCO Towers here in October. The two chief engineers against whom the IDCO has recommended action are Ratan Agarwal and Gaurang Mangual who are […]

Bhubaneswar: The BJP has targeted the Odisha government on the issue of Sardar Rajas Medical College at Jaring in Kalahandi district. Talking to the mediapersons here, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the state government had decided to set up Sardar Rajas Medical College in Kalahandi district. “However, the government is yet […]

Cuttack: In a major development in the Rs 1,800 crore Uliburu mining scam, the special vigilance court here today directed police to produce all the accused before it on December 2. The court is expected to conduct a hearing of the accused on the scheduled date, sources said. The Vigilance sleuths submitted supplementary chargesheet against […]

Kamakhyanagar (Dhenkanal): Adding to the number of farmer deaths in Odisha, one more farmer died in Dhenkanal district on Saturday due to crop loss and debt burden. According to reports, Sarat Mahabhoi, a farmer of Bijadihi village under Kamakhayangar block had grown paddy in his three-acre land this year for which he had borrowed loan […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police today arrested four students of city-based Air Hostess and Hospitality Academy (AHHA) on charges of ransacking the institute two days back. Informing this to media, Bhubaneswar DCP Satyabrat Bhoi said, ”All the four students arrested will be forwarded to court today.” The official stated more students are likely to be booked […]