National News Updates

New Delhi: An unusual story of a wedding is doing the rounds on internet in which a couple tied the knot at a mosque in Alappuzha district in Kerala on Sunday as per Hindu rituals. The news came out after the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took to Twitter to congratulate and appreciate the couple […]

Bhubaneswar: Following Council of Higher Secondary Education’s (CHSE) announcement with regard to implementation of qualifying marks in Plus-II first year examination from this year, flames of protest erupted across Odisha colleges with students hitting streets demanding the Board to revoke the decision. The Board had mentioned that if a student fails in the first year […]

Sambalpur: Four persons were killed and six others critically injured after a truck reportedly rammed into makeshift shops set up at a local fair during Dhanu Jatra festival at Paramanapur under Sasan police limits of Sambalpur district on Tuesday. According to initial reports, vendors were asleep when the truck driver lost control and rammed into […]

Malkangiri: It is sheer willpower and commitment to serve humanity that makes a doctor a living God and for Mili (name changed), he was nothing less than a guardian angel. Radheshyam Jena, a doctor in charge of the Pulse Polio programme at the inaccessible Godigandi village of the district displayed his exemplary courage and dedication […]

Jaipur: The vision of 15 youngsters, aged 10-20 years, were affected due to watching the December 26 solar eclipse with naked eyes, said Kamlesh Khilnani, head of the ophthalmology department at SMS Hospital, here. They were being treated at the hospital OPD, he said and added, their normal vision was unlikely to be restored. “Watching […]

Bhubaneswar: Spoken English programme will be introduced for students from Class I in all schools across Odisha soon, informed State School and Mass Education (S&ME) Minister Samir Dash. A decision regarding this has been taken keeping in view the keenness among parents and guardians of students for English education of their wards. Besides, stress will […]

Surat: A major fire broke out in a seven-storey market in Gujarat’s Surat city in the wee hours of Tuesday, engulfing several shops in the complex, a fire official said. While there was no report of any casualty so far, the fire brigade declared a ‘brigade call’ and deployed over 60 fire tenders, water tankers […]

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Pradipta Kumar Naik on Tuesday wrote a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while urging him to take appropriate steps for usage of Odia language in all State Assembly proceedings. Naik alleged that the use of the local language in administrative and judicial works was only confined to the […]

Bhubaneswar: A large number of endangered Irrawaddy Dolphins were sighted in new areas of the Chilika lake, the largest brackish water lagoon in the country, officials said. The total dolphins sighted during the annual census on Sunday was 146, said Susant Nanda, the Chief Executive Officer of Chilika Development Authority. He said the good news […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, jointly inaugurated the second Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Jogbani – Biratnagar on Tuesday. Jogbani – Biratnagar is an important trade point between the two countries. The ICP is equipped with all the modern facilities. The second Integrated Check Post at […]

Paradip: A huge Marlin weighing approximately 200 Kgs was caught by some fishermen in sea near Paradip today morning. The fish locally named as ‘Kaau Maacha’ owing to its long bill-shaped mouth resembling with that of a crow was caught by some local fishermen while they were fishing in deep sea near Paradip. Fishermen said […]

Dubai: An Indian storekeeper in the UAE has won a luxury car and a whopping 200,000 dirhams in a Dubai raffle, ending a decade-long wait to hit the jackpot, according to a media report on Tuesday. Sreejith has been buying raffle tickets every year for the last 10 years, Khaleej Times reported. The storekeeper claimed […]

Bhubaneswar: Congress veteran and Jatani MLA Sura Routray took a u-turn from his earlier remarks over gathering of bouncers in Congress Bhavan a few days ago. Going back on his previous comments that he will never tolerate such indiscipline in Congress, Routray surprised everyone by denying involvement of any Congress leaders behind the deployment of […]

Noida: Noida-based Neha Chandra had a shock of her life when, on a New Year vacation to Paris, got her wallet stolen in the Metro and within 15-20 minutes, hackers stole over Rs 1.5 lakh from her debit and credit cards without any OTP or PIN. The three fraudulent transactions — two on her HDFC […]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of massive protests by students over the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE)’s decision to make 33 per cent pass marks compulsory for Plus II first year students for promotion to second year, the Odisha government on Tuesday assured to reconsider the decision. School and Mass Education (S&ME) minister Samir Dash […]