National News Updates

Guwahati: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) working president J.P. Nadda on Saturday said that the Congress leaders are ignorant about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and are driven by “politics” and not “nationalism” in their protest against it. While addressing the BJP’s booth level functionaries here, he challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to speak just “ten […]

Bhubaneswar: As a part of its reformation process to enhance the quality of education and discipline in colleges, the Odisha Higher Education Department is bringing stricter attendance guidelines for lecturers. In a seminar organised in Bhubaneswar over enhancement of quality of education in government and government-aided colleges, Higher Education Minister Arun Sahoo informed that lecturers […]

Bhubaneswar/Jagatsinghpur: Over a decade ago, Budhia Singh made history by running 65 kms from Bhubaneswar to Puri in seven hours and two minutes. He was only 4 years old then and now, another 5-year-old boy from Odisha has made a record by finishing a 72-km marathon run. Budhaditya Swain, who stays in Kesura in Jharpara […]

Cuttack: Not one or two, it seems so far that notorious criminal Shakil was operating his crime network with the help of three girls, of which two have already been arrested. Cuttack Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Akhileswar Singh today informed that the involvement of one more girl has come to the fore and already […]

Jaipur: Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Saturday took an apparent dig at his own government on the ‘number game politics’ over the death of children in Kota’s JK Lon hospital, and said accountability should be fixed for the deaths of innocent children. “Either administration, medicos, or government… someone needs to be held accountable […]

Kendrapara: The number of crocodiles in Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha’s Kendrapara district has increased as per the findings of the latest headcount of the reptiles. At least 1,757 salt-water crocodiles including albino species were counted this year along the water-bodies of Mahanadi deltaic region while the census figure recorded last year stood at 1,742, […]

Puri: A group of 133 Hindu pilgrims from Pakistan on Saturday visited the Shree Jagannath Temple here. The pilgrims included 70 men, 50 women, and 13 children, who reached here on Friday night. They visited the Shree Jagannath Temple and took the blessings of the Trinity Lords. The delegation will leave for Varanasi on Sunday, […]

Bhubaneswar: After successfully organising mega international sports events, Odisha is fast turning into the next sports capital of the nation. Even cricketer, Anil Kumble was amazed to see Odisha’s efforts in setting up state-of-art-infrastructure. Kumble, who was here to attend the Odisha Knowledge Hub Lecture series today, said that great initiatives have been taken by […]

Hyderabad: Tens of thousands of people participated in the biggest ever protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) here on Saturday. The ‘Million March’ against CAA, National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) drew huge crowds from the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and surrounding districts. The three-hour-long protest passed off […]

Cuttack: In a decision which will benefit aspiring law students from Odisha, the National Law University Odisha (NLUO) today approved 25 % reservation under domicile quota. As per an official notification, the General Council of NLUO approved the 25 percent horizontal reservation to domicile of State of Odisha across categories for admission to undergraduate and […]

Amreli: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the banks of Hari Krishna Lake in Gujarat’s Amreli district was vandalised by unidentified persons late Friday night, the police said. The statue was installed in a garden near the lake in 2018. The lake was built by the Dholakiya Foundation of Surat-based diamond baron Savjibhai Dholakiya. It […]

New Delhi: Passengers on-board an Air India flight resorted to unruly behaviour after they got restive with the delay. Aviation regulator DGCA has asked the national carrier to look into the issue after the video shot by a passenger went viral. The Air India flight 865, was scheduled to depart at 10 a.m. on January […]

Kolkata: Four to five persons were injured when a portion of the Burdwan railway station of Eastern Railway in West Bengal collapsed on Saturday evening. Train movement was not affected, a senior official said. “A portion of the portico beside the enquiry counter close to the main entrance has collapsed. As per prima facie information, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has notified appointment of Sanju Panda as the acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. Justice Panda, who is the senior most judge of Orissa High Court, will succeed Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri who retired today. As per a notification issued by Ministry of Law and Justice, President Ram Nath Kovind on […]

Bhubaneswar: Manmath Routray, youngest son of senior Congress leader and MLA Suresh Routray, is all set to foray into active politics. Manmath has been closely observing and assisting his father in his ongoing efforts to serve people in the constituency. “I have never seen my father as a politician rather he is a social activist […]