National News Updates

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered surveillance of 20 airports in the country including Biju Patnaik International Airport here after they were found prone to wildlife intrusion and bird strikes. The move by the aviation regulator follows in the wake of a serious security breach at Nagpur airport in […]

Dhenkanal/Rourkela: Barely 24 hours after a slew of sops announced by chief minister Naveen Patnaik for the farmers at BJD’s Sohela ‘Chasi Samabesh’, three more peasant deaths were reported one each from Dhenkanal, Sundergarh and Nuapara districts on Friday. On the other hand, farmers in Jeypore districts are protesting nonpayment of dues after the rabi […]

Kendrapara: A batch of skilled plumbers from the district is stranded in Oman undergoing a “harrowing ordeal” following which the Kendrapara MP has urged the Indian Embassy to initiate steps for the safe and early return of the migrant workers. Allegedly tortured and “held captive” by their employers, the workers are stuck in the Arabian […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today decided to develop four existing airstrips in the State and plans to make these operational from next year. This was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at secretariat here. Highly placed sources said runways of the airstrips in Baripada (Mayurbhanj dist), Rangeilunda (Ganjam dist), Padmapur […]

Angul: District BJP President Ashok Kumar Mohanty was arrested and dragged to court by police on early hours of Friday for allegedly misbehaving with Kaniha Block Development Officer (BDO) Seshdev Mishra. On November 2, BJP workers and local farmers of the district led by Mohanty had gheraoed the Kaniha block office over increasing farmers’ death […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday wrote a letter to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley urging him to reduce interest rate on crop loans. The chief minister wrote, “As crop loans are converted into medium term loans, the interest rate should remain at the same level instead of charging higher interest.” Besides, in […]

Puri: On the occasion of Amla Navami, devotees thronged Sakhigopal temple in Puri to have darshan of the feet of Goddess Radha on Friday. The district administration has made elaborate arrangements for the smooth conduct of the festival. To avoid any untoward situation, 14 platoons of police force have been deployed. Also, proper arrangements were […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Friday fixed its interim hearing during the first week of February on an interim appeal filed by Anil Agarwal Foundation regarding Vedanta University in Puri. While accepting the interim appeal on the proposed Vedanta University, a three-member bench of SC headed by Chief Justice upheld the directive of the […]

Gajapati: Boxer and Adaba police station Sub Inspector (SI) Mamata Panda attempted to end her life by jumping into a well on Thursday. Panda is undergoing treatment at the MKCG hospital in Berhampur. Though the reason behind Panda’s bid to commit suicide is not known yet, family dispute is suspected to be the trigger behind […]

Jeypore: Normal life was affected in Jeypore town due to a 12-hr bandh called by Koraput Jilla Krusak Kalayn Manch on Friday demanding payment of dues of rabi paddy procurement to farmers in the district. Buses and vehicles were off the roads in the town while shops have downed their shutters. The town wore a […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday acquitted a 30-year-old man sentenced to death by a lower court for killing a minor boy at Ichhapur under Sukinda police limits in Jajpur district in February 2010. The court exonerated Pitambar Gaipai from all charges due to lack of evidence. Gaipai was convicted and awarded the death […]

A youth attacked the manager of Canara Bank in Anandpur on Thursday after being denied a loan of Rs 2.5lakh

Bhubaneswar: Rumours are doing the rounds in the political circles over the absence of four senior BJD leaders in the Chasi Samavesh at Sohela in Bargarh district on Thursday. Though the reason behind the absence of these four leaders were not immediately known, sources in the BJD said they might have been asked by their […]

Kolkata: Weeks after a lower court granted bail to Trinamool Congress lawmaker and Saradha scam accused Madan Mitra, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday cancelled the relief and directed the politico to surrender. A division bench of Justices Nishita Mhatre and Tapash Mookherjee allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea for cancellation of the […]

Bhubaneswar: After Onion, now irregularities are being alleged in distribution of groundnut seeds in Odisha. According to allegations, adulterated and substandard varieties of groundnut seeds have been provided to the farmers. While in some places farmers who have used the seeds waiting for the shoots to appear, in other places farmers are doubtful whether the […]