National News Updates

Puri: Going by Odisha government’s own guidelines, shifting of funds from one bank to another without valid reasons & approval will tantamount to financial irregularity and it is no surprise that the opposition parties are up in arms over reported transfer of Lord Jagannath’s funds to a private bank. As per a letter dated 04-10-2019 […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday asked government officials to treat the citizens with dignity. He said every public servant must understand that the citizen is the master. “The public servant is here to serve the citizens. There should be a conviction on this vision. So I would like to ask every public […]

Bargarh: After 11-days of euphoria, curtains finally came down on Bargarh Dhanu Jatra with the enactment of the final episode in which Mathura king Kansa was killed by Lord Krishna and Balaram. Devotees were filled with emotions as they got an opportunity to witness the mythological characters particularly Lord Krishna and Kansa Maharaj. #DhanuJatra: The […]

Kannauj (UP): Several people suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out after a bus collided with a truck near Uttar Pradesh’s Chiloi village on Friday, police said. Fire tenders have been rushed to the spot, they said. There were around 40 passengers in the bus, police said, adding that the accident took place […]

Kannauj(UP): Around 2O people were feared killed on Friday in a massive fire that broke out following a collision between a private sleeper bus and a truck near Chiloi village under Chhibramau police station area here, said police. Some 20 people are feared to have died in the incident while 21 have been rushed to […]

Nayagarh: As many as four persons, including three of a family were killed after the car they were travelling in rammed into a roadside tree near Karada under Saranakul Police limits of Nayagarh district Friday late night. The deceased have been identified as Chiranjib Sahoo, Aditya Sahoo, Madhusmita Sahoo- all members of a family and […]

Bhubaneswar: As part of its zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, the Odisha government on Friday ordered the compulsory retirement of two officers and dismissal of four others for corruption and inefficiency. Narayan Tiadi, working as assistant engineer in the rural water supply and sanitation division in Bargarh was one of the two officers retired compulsorily. The […]

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and also the dedicated National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to the nation, a citizen-centric initiative that will enable citizens to report cybercrimes online. This state-of-the-art Centre is located in New Delhi. The scheme to set up I4C was […]

New Delhi: At least 26 Delhi-bound trains were delayed on Saturday by one to five hours due to severe fog in several parts of northern India. According to northern railway officials, Raxaul-Anand Vihar Sadbhawana Express was running behind its schedule by 5 hours, followed by Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar Vikramshila Express delayed by 4 hours. Even the […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after an armed mob wreaked havoc at Market Building in Unit-II area of Bhubaneswar, the Commissionerate Police conducted raids at several places in the city & nearby areas last night to nab as many as 18 persons in connection with the violence so far. Out of them, 12 accused are minors who have […]

Puri: He could barely believe as joy-filled tears rolled down his eyes. Happiness knew no bounds for one Bipra Sahu of Rourkela when he welcomed back his minor daughter on Friday almost eight years after she went missing. According to reports, Bipra’s daughter had left the house in 2012 when he scolded her for some […]

Kolkata: The Railways claimed to have suffered losses of properties worth Rs 84 crore in violence related to protests against CAA and NRC in West Bengal from December 13 to 15, according to reports filed by it before the Calcutta High Court. The Eastern Railway said in an affidavit before a division bench comprising Chief […]

Gajapati: After the demise of Paralakhemundi Maharaj Gopinath Gajapati, his only daughter, Kalyani was on Friday coronated as the head of the royal family. With the coronation (Rajyabishek), Kalyani has officially become the first woman Gajapati in the history of the dynasty. Her father, Gopinath Gajapati passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Anshuman Kamila has topped the Indian Economic Service (IES) Examination 2019. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the final results of IES exam in its official website- upsc.gov.in on Friday. Anshuman is the son of former Chief Post Master General of Odisha, Santosh Kamila while his mother is a professor in Economics Department of […]

Kochi: Described as the first such implosion in the country of this dimension two Maradu flats in Kerala were demolished on Saturday. Delayed by about 17 minutes according to what was on offer on television within a few seconds after the trigger for the blast was pressed, at 11.17 a.m. the 19 storied H2O Holy Faith […]