National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: Professor Byomakesh Tripathy was on Saturday appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Utkal University of Culture here. Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, who is also the chancellor of universities, appointed Tripathy for three years from the date of his joining or till he attains the age of 65, whichever is earlier, or until further […]

Srinagar: K. Vijay Kumar has been appointed as the new Inspector General of Police in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Kumar, a 1997-batch IPS officer, replaces S.P. Pani. Pani had completed his tenure as IGP in February and was given an extension till December. Pani has been moved to the Armed Wing of […]

Bhubaneswar: An old age lion named ‘Pichhan’ passed away today at the Nandankana Zoological Park in the outskirts of the capital city. Zoo authorities said the big cat died of old age complicacies. Pichhan was brought from Sakkarbaug Zoo in Gujarat on March 23, 2013 to renew the declining population of the lions at the […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Bhrugu Buxipatra on Saturday came down heavily on ruling-BJD leader Sanjay Das Burma for raising questions on the truth behind the Kosagumunda minor girl rape and murder case. Addressing a presser here, Buxipatra questioned how Das Burma could raise doubts over the incident at a time while the post-mortem report is […]

Pune: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday urged the Maharashtra government to ensure faster implementation of City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks in the state. Pradhan was speaking after the ground-breaking ceremony of a City Gate Station at Jategaon near here. “Availability of natural gas in the region will encourage consumers […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could bring more trouble for Apollo Hospitals in Bhubaneswar, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued fresh orders to cancel the registration of the hospital in connection with an illegal kidney transplantation of a patient. The NHRC has issued the direction to the Odisha Chief Secretary and has also asked to […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over police “manhandling” party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Lucknow and demanded imposition of President’s rule in the state. Addressing a press conference here, Congress leader Sushmita Dev said Priyanka Gandhi was acting as a responsible leader without disturbing the peace. The Congress […]

Bhubaneswar: A few days after the story of love and deception of Ollywood actress Chinmayee Priyadarshini became the talk of the town, more trouble seems to have befallen the actress after a businessman from Jharsuguda has alleged that she defrauded him of Rs 2.70 lakh on pretext of marriage. As per allegations levelled by the […]

Berhampur: Three minor sisters lost their lives reportedly after sniffing pesticide in Turibudi village under Digapahandi block of Ganjam district. As per reports, family members had sprinkled pesticide on rice kept inside a room where an elderly member and the girls were sleeping on the night of December 25. The next morning, all of them […]

Bolangir: Palpable tension prevailed in Sindhikela area of the district after allegations of sacrifice of a 12-year-old girl came to fore. As per reports, Sobhaban, the son of one Musur Rana of Salebarat village asked her 12-year-old sister to accompany him to the bus stop five days ago. But after several hours, the girl did […]

Bhubaneswar: The body of an Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise Department was found hanging in his residence at Baramunda Housing Board Colony in Bhubaneswar today. The deceased officer, Arjun Kumar Dhal was due to retire from service in the next 6-7 months. Though no suicide note was recovered from the spot, it is suspected that […]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Saturday criticised the BJD in Odisha for supporting BJP’s policies and blamed the ruling party for adopting double standards on the Citizenship Amendment Act and other issues. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Niranjan Patnaik, speaking at the party’s 134th foundation day programme here, said BJD is supporting the BJP in its […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing demand for a law for the protection of working journalists in Odisha, a woman scribe and her cameraman were allegedly thrashed and abused by some staff of a shopping mall in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The lady scribe, Swati Jena working for a web-channel was allegedly attacked when she had reportedly visited […]

New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India slammed BJP’s IT cell head Amit Malviya on Saturday for running an “offensive” online poll on journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, calling for its withdrawal and urging the ruling party to strongly caution its functionary over the matter. Malviya conducted a poll on his Twitter handle on Friday, asking whether […]

Bhubaneswar: People across Odisha woke up to severely cold weather conditions on Sunday. As many as 15 places recorded minimum temperature below 10 degree Celsius with Sonepur recording the lowest minimum temperature of 3.4 degree Celsius. As per the latest weather observations recorded by IMD at 8:30 AM today, Daringbadi recorded minimum temperature of 5.5 […]