National News Updates

Berhampur: The Industrial Training Institute, Berhampur is aiming for a place in the Guinness Book of World Records with its students building a giant fishing lure out of scrap materials. The application has already been sent on the New Year Eve to the Guinness authorities, who will visit the ITI campus soon to inspect the […]

Bhubaneswar: In an unfortunate turn of events, an engineering student allegedly hanged herself after her boyfriend stopped speaking with her over phone. As per reports, the body of Jhumpa Devnath, who was studying in a private engineering college in Bhubaneswar, was recovered from her rented house on Thursday. Though police detained Devnath’s boyfriend Rahul for […]

Bolangir: Despite a lot of awareness on caste-prejudices, a woman had to pay a heavy price for marrying outside her caste in Odisha. The woman even had to perform the last rites of her father as the villagers had allegedly ostracised the family and refused to help. The shocking incident has been reported from Ghuna […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing wrangle over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), the survey process to update the National Population Register (NPR) in Odisha has begun. Door to door survey, collection and updation of data and house-listing process are scheduled to begin from April 16 and continue till May 31 […]

New Delhi: India strongly condemned vandalism at the revered Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan and called upon the neighbouring country to take immediate steps to ensure the safety and security of the Sikh community there. The External Affairs Ministry said members of the minority Sikh community in Pakistan have been subjected to acts of violence […]

Panaji: After the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets, “our Abhinandan will not need to fly into Pakistan and can attack the enemy soil from the Indian border itself,” BJP national working President J.P. Nadda said here on Friday. “Thanks to the purchase of 36 Rafale planes, our Abhinandan will not need to go to […]

Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday condemned the attack on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan by a mob led by the kidnappers of a minor Sikh girl, and threats to rename the holy town. In a statement here, the SAD president said it was shocking that the local administration in […]

Sagar: A trainer aircraft of a private aviation academy crashed in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday night, killing two persons who were on board, the district police said. The pilot of the aircraft of ‘Chimes Academy’ was trying to land at Dhana airstrip when it crashed in the adjoining field, said Sagar Superintendent […]

Angul: Commuters faced hardship after Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express was delayed by more than six hours today due to some technical snag. The express train which halted at Angul Railway station for over 3 hours late last night was also stranded at Bamur station today for more than 3 hours before departing. Ex-Union Minister and BJP […]

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday rejected reports that Gurdwara Nanakana Sahib near Lahore was desecrated by certain groups. Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, also known as the Gurdwara Janam Asthan, is the site where the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak, was born. It is regarded as one of the holiest Sikh sites. Foreign Office in a […]

Bhubaneswar: For the first time, a 10-member State Lawn Ball team from Odisha will participate in the Khelo India Youth Games to be played at Guwahati from January 10 to 22. The Odisha State Bowling Association (OSBA) on Friday announced that five women and five men players from the State will be a part of […]

New Delhi: A terrorist belonging to a Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba was arrested from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday morning. The 23-year-old terrorist Nissar Ahmad Dar, who hails from Wahab Parray Mohalla at Hajin, was active for the last few years and is a categorised terrorist in security establishment’s data base. He […]

New Delhi/Islamabad: The attack on the Nankana Sahib Gurdwara, the birthplace of Guru Nanak, in Pakistan has triggered protests among Sikhs in India. While several Sikh groups were to protest outside Pakistan High Commissioner in New Delhi on Saturday to condemn the attack, Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]

Puri: In what seems to be a malafide motive to defame a police official, the woman who had accused Balanga Police station Assistant Sub-Inspector Chittaranjan Das of raping her, decided to stay mute when her statement was recorded before the Magistrate under Section 164. Speaking to media persons, Puri SP Umashankar Dash on Saturday informed […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as six residents from Odisha were killed while another person suffered injuries in a road accident near Manjusa in Andhra Pradesh today. As per reports, all the victims are from Bhubaneswar and have been identified as Trilochan Jena, Banita Jena, Ritu Jena, Adarsh Jena, Pratap Jena and another person whose identity is […]