National News Updates

Paradip: Abhaya Chandpur police rescued Saitanik Bali, the abducted HR Head of KSS Company located on Paradip Oil Refinery from Polanga village under Gadakujanga panchayat late on Wednesday night. The miscreants have abducted me for money. However they later released me in the Polanga forest after police intensified search operation and put checkpoints at several […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister on Wednesday asked Collectors to take departmental and legal action against government officials and panchayati raj members involved in getting illegitimate beneficiaries enlisted in rolls of the National Food Security Act (NFSA). In a review meeting of the NFSA implementation in the State through videoconferencing here, the chief minster asked the collectors […]

Boudh: In a tragic incident, a youth was axed to death by his father at Sanabagabara village under Boudh police limits late on Wednesday night. According to sources, in a fit of rage Sadananda Behera hacked his son Prahallada Behera with an axe over family disputes. Following the incident younger brother of the deceased filed […]

Bhubaneswar: With number of farmer suicides increasing each passing day and agricultural activities taking a hit in 139 blocks of 21 districts of Odisha due to scanty rainfall, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday reviewed the drought like situation in the state. In the meeting it was revealed that Rs 18 crore has been provided […]

Jeypore: In a fatal road accident, 3 persons were killed and 11 others were injured when a tractor in which they were travelling overturned. The accident occurred in Burmaguda area in Kundura block of Koraput district. According to sources, nearly 40 persons were returning from a marriage party in Talagaon in Muhuli Panchayat of Baipariguda […]

New Delhi: The union cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to provide state government jobs and transit accommodation in the Kashmir Valley for thousands of Kashmiri migrants forced to flee their homes in early 1990s. The proposal is estimated to cost Rs.2,000 crore, an official statement said. The cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]

Kalinganagar (Jajpur): Tata Steel will invest about Rs 1 lakh crore to ramp up the capacity of the 3 million tonne per annum (MTPA) greenfield plant to 6 MTPA by 2025, a company official said today. Amid sluggish demand of steel in the global market, it would take 4-5 years for the company to double […]

Lahli: Haryana managed to force a draw on the fourth and final day of their Ranji Trophy Group A cricket match against Odisha here on Wednesday. The hosts ended up with 250 for 4. Resuming their overnight score of 42 for 1 in the second innings after being bowled out for 216 in the first […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda has urged the Centre for release of funds under Coastal Security Scheme (CCS) to strengthen security in the coastal belts of Odisha. In a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday, Panda said while construction of five out of 18 sanctioned marine police stations […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging sexual harassment in the name of placements, students of Air Hostess and Hospitality Academy (AHHA) in Bhubaneswar today ransacked the institute and thrashed its officials. Irate students went berserk vandalizing the institute extensively and even thrashing the director of the institute along with other staff members. As per the allegations, the students were […]

Bhubaneswar: Bypoll for lone Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha would be held on December 14, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The bypoll would be held for one seat following the death of BJD leader Kalpataru Das. The Commission would issue a notification to this effect on November 26. As per the schedule, the last […]

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: In a major move, the central government today accorded approval to four Railway projects in Odisha,. The four projects which also span across Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have a total cost of around Rs 8351 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gave its approval […]

Cuttack: The Odisha High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to abide by its decision on readmission of students of Sardar Rajas Medical College. A division bench of the court of Justice Indrajit Mahanti and Justice BP Choudhury made it clear that the students, who had taken admission under government quota, would be readmitted […]

Scientist Binaya Kumar Das of Odisha was appointed as Director of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur of the district

Cuttack: Newly appointed Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh on Wednesday said the State Police has submitted a proposal to the state government for setting up of three cyber police stations in Odisha. The cyber police stations will be immensely helpful in effectively dealing with any crime in Odisha, Singh said, while inaugurating a […]