National News Updates

New Delhi: India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday inked a $273 million loan agreement aimed at improving rural road infrastructure in five states, including Odisha, Assam and West Bengal, it was announced here on Monday. A finance ministry statement said under the agreement, the funds will be used for laying 6,000 km […]

Bhubaneswar: Public Sector aluminium major Nalco will set up an alumina refinery in Odisha, Union Mines secretary Balwinder Kumar informed on Monday. He said the proposed refinery with an annual output of one million tonne would come up at Damanjodi in Koraput district with an investment of Rs 5600 crore. He also said the Odisha […]

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police have made elaborate security arrangements for the ensuing Kali Puja in the Millennium city of Cuttack scheduled on Tuesday. Briefing mediapersons after a preparatory meeting here on Monday, police commissioner RP Sharma said a total of 33 platoons of armed police forced would be deployed at several puja mandaps to maintain […]

Bhubaneswar: Markets and jewellery shops across the city witnessed a huge rush on Monday as people across Odisha celebrated Dhanteras. In the Capital City, people were found making a beeline at markets to buy gold, silver, electronic items and utensils. Dhanteras or Dhantrayodashi falls on the 13th day of the lunar phase or krishna paksha […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Monday the state government is planning to set up at least one polytechnic in each sub-division to make technical education more accessible to rural students. “Priority should be given to those sub-divisional headquarters which are now uncovered by any diploma level institution – government or private,” Patnaik […]

Bhubaneswar: In its bid to help thousands of pensioneers in the state, Odisha government today launched a portal to facilitate them to create digital life certificates for smooth transaction of their montly pensions. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) portal under the Finance department and flagged off the launching of […]

Dashing all the hopes of Odia cricket lovers, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today excluded Barabati stadium here from the list of newly declared Test venues

Bhubaneswar: A man was arrested and around 50 gram brown sugar seized from his possession at Haldipadia near Jharpada here during a raid by the intelligence wing of Excise Department on Monday. The estimated price of the seized contraband is about Rs 10 lakh. Arrested person has been identified as Mustaq Ahmed, hailing from Midnapore […]

Malkangiri: In yet another instance of superstition, 15-day old newborn was branded with red hot bangles by its parents on the advice of a local quack at Gummajharan village in the district. The baby is battling for life at district headquarters hospital here. The baby’s belly had swelled. In the absence of doctors and poor […]

Bhadrak: A person went missing and two others were rescued after a boat in which they were fishing capsized at Dhamra near Chandbali here on Monday. The missing person, Ratan Mondal, is a resident of Dhamra. The rescued fishermen, who belong to Basudevpur area in the district, were first admitted to Dhamra health centre and […]

Bhubaneswar/ Berhampur: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday conducted searches at four places including office of ‘Akshaya Gold’ chit-fund company in Berhampur. The Vishakhapatnam headquartered ponzi firm had allegedly conned over Rs.1 crore from depositors in south Odisha. The CBI sleuths held discussions with some depositors and agents of this firm at Badabaar police […]

Sambalpur: The Western Odisha farmers’ association will stage demonstrations in front of the offices of collectors of 11 districts. The association along with farmers will stage the demonstrations in Sambalpur, Bolangir, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapara, Kalahandi, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh and Angul districts. According to sources, the association had decided to launch the stir from 10:00 […]

Rayagada: A skill development training centre was inaugurated here at Amlabhat in cooperation with Bansidhar and Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) of IMFA on Sunday. Managed by the Centre’s Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), the training centre was inaugurated by Rayagada Collector Jagannath Mohanty in presence of Executive vice-president of BIPF Trijib Chnadra Hota, […]

Mumbai/ Bhubaneswar: Odia cricketers Debashis Mohanty, Shivsundar Das and Sanjay Raul will be the beneficiaries of slew of monetary benefits announced by BCCI. BCCI yesterday announced monetary benefits for former cricketers, both domestic and international, including monthly and one-time payments, ahead of its Annual General Body Meeting of the Board. The Board also announced the […]

Bhubaneswar: Panic gripped Palasuni area under Mancheswar police limits here after a hyena was spotted at Bhoi sahi area on Sunday evening. The hyena seems to have lost its way. The full-grown 4 feet long animal was spotted by some local residents and they ran away to save themselves from possible attack. Two youths were […]