National News Updates

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday drew parallels between the Sunday’s violence in New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University and the November 26, 2008 terror strikes in Mumbai which had provoked a similar outrage 12 years ago. “Why were the attackers’ faces covered? Why were they hiding? Seeing them, I was reminded of the […]

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday announced February 8 as the date for the Delhi Assembly election. The model code of conduct comes into effect immediately, said the EC. The counting of votes will be on February 11. The date of notification is January 14, while January 21 will be the last date for […]

Nashik/Mumbai: Activists of Nationalist Congress Party and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad clashed here prompting the local police to use force to separate and disperse them, here on Monday, officials said. The incident happened when a large number of NCP activists staged a noisy protest outside the Nashik branch of ABVP – the youth wing of […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought an explanation from the Assam government in connection with the allegation the state coordinator for NRC had made communal statements. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant said that newly-appointed NRC coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma should have not […]

New Delhi: A day after attacks on students and teachers in Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in Delhi, officials of the Ministry of Human Resource Development on Monday met the varsity authorities here and held a detailed discussion about the situation. In a tweet, the Ministry said MHRD Secretary Amit Khare met Pro-Vice-Chancellor Chintamani Mahapatra, Registrar […]

Angul: In what could turn out to be a lesson for all those who feel that it is easy to get away with harassment of a woman, a bus conductor was made to do sit-ups in public for allegedly misbehaving with a woman at Athmallick bus stand in Angul district. A video of the incident […]

Bhubaneswar: The MSME International Trade Fair will begin at the Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar from January 8 and continue till January 12. The 4-day consumer-oriented fair will highlight handicrafts, home decor and handloom products from India and abroad, informed Hemant Sharma, Secretary of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) department. Apart from 280 stalls that […]

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his AAP will fight the upcoming Assembly polls on the basis of the work it has done in its tenure. “This election will be based on the work done,” he tweeted in Hindi, soon after the Election Commission announced that elections for the 70-member Delhi […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that children, whose parents have been given citizenship through National Register of Citizens (NRC), will not be separated from their families and sent to the detention centres in Assam. Advocate Aparna Bhat, appearing for Citizens of Justice & Peace – a public trust, filed an […]

Bhubaneswar: Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Monday asserted educational institutions cannot be allowed to become “political adda”, and vowed “strong action” against the perpetrators of Sunday night violence at JNU. Pokhriyal, who was here to attend some official events, said educational institutions were meant only for imparting education and should not be used for […]

Bhubaneswar:  In Prime Minister Modi’s LED revolution, it’s Odisha which has seemingly ‘led’ the country in LED revolution. The State topped the country in LED bulbs distribution. The State remained light years ahead of its big counterparts like UP, Bihar, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) scheme, which was […]

Bolangir: Despite the fact that government has laws to punish people involved in evil practices, interior areas of the State continue to remain in the grip of superstition. A 12-year-old girl, who went missing from Sindhekela of Bolangir district last month on 24th, was allegedly sacrificed by her own brother. Such a shocking revelation was […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress today extended support to the all-India strike called by Central trade unions to be observed on January 8. Earlier, various Left parties and Central trade unions had extended their support to the strike against the anti-labour policies of the Narendra Modi-government. It is pertinent to mention here that the Left parties are […]

Cuttack: As part of its nationwide campaign to clear misconceptions about Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today organised a massive rally to create awareness among the people in Cuttack, Odisha. Participating in the mega awareness rally, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today hit out at the opposition, particularly the Congress and accused it […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has announced the Civil Services result 2018. Debasis Panda has topped the exam followed by Rituparna Mohapatra. “On the basis of the Personality Test of Odisha Civil Services Examination, 2018 held from December 12, 2019 to December 28, 2019, the Commission has provisionally selected 218 candidates for appointment to […]