National News Updates

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC 2020) in this tech city amid tight security in the presence of a galaxy of top scientists, Nobel Laureates, dignitaries and students from across the country and the world over. About 15,000 delegates, including two Nobel Laureates and eminent scientists from across […]

Bhubaneswar: Several places across Odisha including capital city Bhubaneswar, Balasore and Bhadrak received light rainfall today which affected normal life of people. According to the Regional Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar, rainfall is likely to affect several places today and tomorrow under the impact of a trough line. Cloudy weather is likely to be witnessed in […]

Berhampur: Family members of former Congress MLA Daitari Behera, who passed away at MKCG hospital in Berhampur on Thursday, have accused the hospital authorities of negligence. As per reports, the two-time legislator from the State was admitted to hospital in critical condition on Wednesday where he breathed his last after he was allegedly denied Intensive […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court, based on a report of the Amicus Curiae, has directed Odisha Police DG to file an affidavit in connection with the alleged inaction of police during recent motorcycle rally by Biju Janata Dal (BJD), when hundreds of party workers were seen driving bikes without wearing helmet. The directive came when […]

New Delhi: Indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, neutralises multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 and effectively works against the double mutant strain as well, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said…

New Delhi: In a bid to protect consumer interests, TRAI on Wednesday made amendments to the new regulatory framework for cable and broadcasting services under which cable TV users will be able to access more channels at the lower subscription price. This will be effective from March 1. Significantly, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could come as a good news for residents of Bhubaneswar, the Smart City has been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) ++ city. The information regarding the ODF status was announced by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation(BMC) Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary at a special function today. “We are making a self declaration that Bhubaneswar is […]

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological department has indicated that light to moderate rainfall or thundershower is very likely to occur at many places across Odisha for the next three days, which subsequently hints at fall in minimum temperature as soon as the rain subsides. In view of the prevailing situation, the Special […]

Bhubaneswar: No respite from wintry rains for five districts of Puri, Khurda, Ganjam, Gajapati and Nayagarh for next 24 hours. Widespread rains are predicted for tomorrow in the five districts. As per the latest IMD bulletin (see the image below), except the five districts mentioned above, districts like Kandhamal, Boudh, Subarnapur, Balangir, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Odisha Television Limited will be conferred with the Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS)-2019 in the category of Electronic Media -TV (Odia) for its valuable contribution in spreading the message of Yoga and commemoration of International Yoga Day. The award will be presented by Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, at […]

New Delhi: Budget airline IndiGo on Friday announced that over the next two months it will start daily flights on six new routes which come under the Centre’s regional connectivity scheme UDAN. The flights will be to and from Prayagraj-Gorakhpur, Aizawl-Agartala and Varanasi-Bhubaneswar. Under the UDAN scheme, financial incentives in terms of concessions from the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Revenue and Disaster Management Department of Odisha government released a notification on Thursday relaxing the requirement of several certificates for applying to various institutions and recruiting agencies. According to the notification, the recruiting agencies shall allow the applicants to file application for jobs based on self-declaration of their Caste (ST/SC) and resident status, […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday wrote to the Chief Ministers of 11 non-BJP ruled states in the country seeking support against the passing of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and wanted these states to do what the Kerala Assembly did on Tuesday by passing a resolution against CAA. He has written to his […]

New Delhi: HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ will conduct a monthly review of the functioning of all Central universities and anomalies will be dealt with strictly, officials said on Friday. The Minister will meet the Vice Chancellors every month to seek report and accountability will be fixed for irregularities of any nature, they said. “The […]

Siliguri/Kolkata: Blasting Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day after he asked the Opposition to protest against Pakistan and not the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wondered whether Modi was the ambassador of Pakistan with a habit of glorifying and dragging in the neighbouring nation on every issue. […]