National News Updates

New Delhi: The country’s per-capita monthly income is estimated to have risen by 6.8 per cent to Rs 11,254 during 2019-20, government data on national income showed on Tuesday. In 2018-19, the monthly per-capita income had stood at Rs 10,534. “The per-capita net national income during 2019-20 is estimated to be Rs 1,35,050 showing a […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has removed three curses of Indian politics — appeasement, casteism and dynastic politics — and taken certain bold decisions which no one dared to take in the last 70 years, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. Shah also said Modi is the epitome of selfless service to the […]

Bhubaneswar:  Only in the last month of year 2019, Odisha saw nearly half a dozen suicides. The count of 12 suicides every day in State is simply devastating. The victims’ status ranges from housewives, students to professionals. While 2019 provisional data available with State Health Department shows Odisha recorded 923 suicides by adolescents and adults, […]

Nabarangpur: The Head Master of a High School landed in Vigilance net on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. As per the reports, the vigilance department today raided five places belonging to Ranjit Kumar Panigrahi, the Head Master of Boragaon Project High School under Raighar block of Nabarangpur district. Sources […]

Bhubaneswar: Talent can take you to the doorsteps of success, but it’s only hard work that catapults you over the threshold to achieve it. For Birendra Tripathy, securing 67th rank in Odisha Civil Services Examination, 2018, was nothing less than a dream come true. For his mother, three sisters, father, who cooks at marriage parties […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday issued death warrants against the four convicts in the Nirbhaya Rape and murder case. The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora. All the convicts were produced before the court through video conferencing. During the hearing, Akshay, a convict, alleged that the jail superintendent had […]

Bhubaneswar: No respite seems to be in store for the consumers as potato prices are following the trajectory of onion and have been rising in several parts of Odisha. Potato was being sold at Rs 35 per kg in Bhubaneswar while volatility in its retail prices was observed in different parts of the State today. […]

Dhenkanal: Two Class VIII students of Brajanath Badajena High School (BB High School) in Dhenkanal town who went missing on Sunday are yet to be traced. As per reports, Ayushman Nayak and Om Prakash Parida, both class VIII students hailing from Kunjakanta and Gudianali areas respectively went out on Sunday morning informing their parents that […]

Bhubaneswar: Worried over instances of criminals using mobile phones and operating their crime syndicates from inside the jails, the authorities have now decided to make extensive use of technology to curb such menace. As per official sources, high-tech mobile phone detectors will be provided to jail authorities to trace cell phones sneaked in by inmates […]

Bhubaneswar: With four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha all set to fall vacant by April this year, speculations have begun over the ruling-BJD’s choices and strategies. Three Rajya Sabha seats will fall vacant following the end of tenure of – Sarojini Hembram, Narendra Swain and Ranjib Biswal. Besides, one more seat in the Upper House […]

Bhubaneswar: Leader Of Opposition (LoP), Pradipta Nayak on Tuesday urged the Odisha government to ban sale of liquor and non-vegetarian food on Puri Bada Danda, the grand road in the pilgrim town. In a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Naik congratulated the State government for undertaking the beautification drive in 75 metres around […]

Rourkela: Tension prevailed at NIT Rourkela after a scuffle broke out between two student groups during a demonstration organised today to protest the recent attack on students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi campus. According to reports, a group of students were staging a dharna in solidarity with JNU students when another group of […]

Bhubaneswar: Normal life has been severely affected across Odisha with the beginning of 24-hour all India strike called by 10 Central Trade Unions (CTUs) protesting hike in price of essential commodities, unemployment, “anti-people” policies of the Centre and several other issues. Educational institutions remained closed in several districts while public transport like bus and train […]

New Delhi: Banking services were impacted on Wednesday as employees went on a nationwide strike called by 10 central trade unions to protest against the government’s “anti-people” policies. Branch activities including cash withdrawal deposit in public sector banks in many places across the country have been affected due to the strike. Most of the lenders […]

New Delhi: The DGCA on Wednesday asked Indian airline companies to remain vigilant and take all precautions in the airspace over Iran, Iraq, Gulf of Oman and waters of Persian Gulf, hours after Ukrainian International airlines carrying 170 passengers crashed near Tehran in Iran. “We had held meetings with the concerned Airlines and have sensitised […]