National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: Odisha captain Natraj Behera smashed a double century in the ongoing seventh round Group A Ranji Trophy cricket match at Chaudhry Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Lahli today. This is Behera’s second double ton in his career. His earlier highest score was 209. The Odisha captain has also scored seven first class centuries in 45 […]

Bhawanipatna: The farmer suicide cases in the State has refused to die down with one more peasant committing suicide on Monday in Kalahandi district even as two other cases were reported from Balasore and Bargarh districts on Sunday. Somnath Majhi of Pujipadar village under Narla block here had consumed poison on Sunday and was admitted […]

Bhubaneswar: Even after 24 hours, the Commissionerate police remained clueless in the sensational doctor couple murder case which raised serious concern about safety of elderly people in the capital city. Police sources said four special teams have been formed to probe the incident which occurred in the morning hours of Sunday in the posh Sailashree […]

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Financial constraints have prevented the family of K Jagannath Pradhan from bringing him back from Qatar to his native village Manikpur under Khallikote block of Ganjam district. Pradhan who is undergoing treatment at Rumailah hospital in Doha after meeting a severe car accident in May 2013, had left his village for job some six […]

Bhubaneswar: The passengers would no more get bored in waiting lobby at Biju Patnaik International Airport here before boarding their respective flights. The airport authorities are planning to showcase Odisha’s classical dances including odissi, gotipua, sambalpuri at the airport terminal for the entertainment of passengers. The flyers can also interact with the artistes and take […]

Sundergarh: A businessman was shot at near Hanuman square here late last night. The grievously injured youth, identified as Jitu Sekhar Deo of daily market area, has been admitted to Ispat General Hospital (IGH). Sources said Deo was standing near a beetle shop when one Ghanashyam Singh arrived in the scene. A little later, both […]

Fine unbeaten centuries by captain Natraj Behera and Ranjit Singh put Odisha in the driver’s seat against Haryana on the opening day of a seventh round Group A Ranji Trophy cricket match at Chaudhry Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Lahli on Sunday

The Private Bus Owners’ Association of Odisha on Sunday called for a bus strike from December 1 protesting against plying of the JNNURM buses outside the cities

The National Food Security Act (NFSA) will be implemented in 14 districts of Odisha on Monday

The Sardar Rajas Medical College at Jaring in Kalahandi district, against whom the Odisha government is likely to take action for its poor infrastructure and inadequate teaching staff, has come to the limelight again with fresh allegation by the students

Insulin is a hormone produced by beta cells of pancreas. It regulates the levels of glucose in the blood by unlocking the cells for entry of glucose, so that glucose can enter the cells and be used as source of energy. It also helps in synthesis of protein, lipids in the body. There are 2 patterns of insulin secretion. Insulin secreted during fasting state is known as Basal Insulin. Another is the secretion of insulin which increases in response to increased blood glucose levels after taking food, is known as Prandial insulin

Bhawanipatna: In a bizarre incident, three villagers including a ward member were killed and two minors injured when the security personnel opened fire at them during a combing operation in the Karlapat forest in Kalahandi district in the evening on Sunday. According to reports, the District Voluntary Force (DVF) and the SOG personnel, while on […]

Bhubaneswar: The BJP on Sunday launched a broadside against the Odisha government for the death of farmers. Talking to mediapersons after the party’s core committee meeting here, BJP state in-charge Arun Singh said, “Farmers have taken short-term loans. However, due to crop loss they did not get recovery of their investment. Moneylenders also heckle him […]

Balasore/Bargarh: The spate of farmer suicide continues in Odisha as two farmers ended their lives in Balasore and Bargarh districts on Sunday. Tarani Pariha of Biripali village under Sohola block, who consumed poison yesterday, died at the Bragarh district headquarters hospital while undergoing treatment. Pariha took his life due to his failure to repay debt […]

Despite a number of schemes for senior citizens on paper, the commissionerate police reportedly failed to show the required urgency in ensuring the safety of elderly people in State Capital