National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: Uncertainty looms over the future of 150 medical students of the State after the Supreme Court has ordered a stay on the admissions in Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital, Rourkela and Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar (KIMS). The apex court has ordered a stay on admissions conducted for 100 seats of Hi-Tech Medical […]

Bhubaneswar: Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda today sought the intervention of High Commissioner of India to Malaysia TS Tirumurti for safe return of a youth of his constituency from Malaysia. In a letter to Tirumurti the parliamentarian said, Ajay Kumar Behera (42) of Kendrapara has been arrested by the local police in Malaysia after he changed […]

Sambalpur: Over one hundred bottles of collected blood units at Red Cross blood bank in Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) will go to waste on Thursday. Reason, all the units are nearing the date of expiry. Labels on the blood units accessed by OTV showed the units were collected on […]

Boudh: In a bizarre incident, a young lawyer was axed to death at Bahira village under Baunsuni police station in the district on Tuesday morning. The incident took place when lawyer Hemant Sahoo, who was a former block president of BJP, was on a morning walk. Unidentified miscreants attacked him from behind before fleeing. Profusely […]

Cuttack: Middle order batsman Natraj Behera will replace Biplab Samantray as the captain of the Odisha team in their next Ranji Trophy match against Haryana. This was announced by the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) here on Tuesday. The Association made some few changes in the team following its sloppy performance after it went down to […]

Bhubaneswar: With a large number of posts lying vacant in tribal dominated KBK regions and western districts, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed authorities to appoint newly recruited persons in backward areas. Patnaik issued such direction at a high level meeting last night. He asked all departments to adhere to this direction and said any violation […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the rising farmer suicide cases in Odisha, an expert group has recommended the State government to amend the Odisha Land Reforms (OLR) Act for empowerment of tenants and sharecroppers as well to minimise their insecurities in case of crop loss due to natural calamities. The group has proposed provision of Minimum Support Price […]

Mysore: Odisha went down by an innings and 64-run defeat against Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy Group-A tie at SDNRW Ground in Mysore on Tuesday. Resuming their overnight score of 0 for one wicket, the miseries of Odisha batsmen continued as wickets fell at regular intervals. Barring Anurag Sarangi (44), none of the batsmen could […]

Bhubaneswar: The State of States Survey conducted by the renowned news magazine India Today has put Odisha as the fifth best state in the country for the year 2015. The magazine, which has been conducting the survey since last 12 years, makes a gradation of states taking the performance in sectors like agriculture, education, administration, […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad may be known for its famous Irani chai available at several outlets run by Iranians, but this historic city has also something more to offer – the Arabic ghava. The historic and cultural ties the city has with different countries are thus reflected in its cuisine. Be it the famous haleem available during […]

Bhubaneswar: The three-day counselling for admission to Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) would begin in the Odisha capital from November 13. The counselling would be conducted by the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) at its Gandamunda office near Khandagiri for three days on November 13, 14, 15. The registration process for the said […]

Rourkela/Rairangpur: In a tragic incident, two persons including a woman were trampled to death by elephants in separate incidents in Sundergarh and Mayurbhanj districts on Tuesday morning. The deceased woman was identified as Phuduli Singh of Relaposha village under Kunwarmunda forest range in Sundergarh district. The incident occurred when Phuduli was asleep in the room. […]

Paradip: Tension prevailed at Essar company here on Tuesday after a face-off erupted between police and protesters near the main gate of the company. The irate mob attacked the police in which an official was injured. Police vehicle was also ransacked by the mob. In view of any possible untoward incident, two platoons of police […]

Bhubaneswar: In order to ensure a noise and pollution free diwali, the State Pollution Control Board has appealed to the public to maintain the guidelines set by the government over use of firecrackers during the festival of light. The board requested all the diwali revellers not to burst crackers emitting sound beyond 125 decibel between […]

Kendrapara: Lok Sabha member from Kendrapara on Monday visited a number of under construction projects including Danapur bridge over Luna river near Derabish in the district. The parliamentarian reviewed the work progress of the bridge. Eastern India Construction, a private contract organisation, has been entrusted with the job of constructing the bridge with an investment […]