National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: An official of the horticulture department was arrested on Tuesday on the charge of acting as a conduit for IAS officer Bijay Ketan Upadhyaya who is in jail for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a private company, officials said. Police arrested Pitabas Pradhan who joined as a data entry operator […]

Berhampur: A 65-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant near a forest in Ganjam district on Tuesday. Alu Laccheya was working in a farm along with another man near Changudidei hill at Nimapalli village under Digapahandi forest range when the tusker reached the site and attacked him, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Berhampur, […]

Bhubaneswar: Since the day Odisha Cabinet passed a resolution to move Centre to conduct an enumeration of socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC) and other backward castes (OBC), the issue has heated up the State politics with the Opposition accusing the government of playing caste-based political gimmick to garner votes. As per reports, the Central […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to make an investigative assessment of the present state of affairs on the tiger and elephant corridors from Similipal Tiger Reserve of Mayurbhanj district to Satkosia Tiger Reserve of Angul district, an 11-day Corridor Walk covering a distance of about 400 kms ended today. Save Elephant Foundation Trust, an organisation working […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and Hockey India to allow Hockey Odisha to participate in the upcoming senior national championships for men and women. While the men’s championship will be held in Jhansi from January 25, the women’s event will be held in Kollam from January 30, Hockey Odisha general […]

Cuttack: Even after a month since an elderly couple from Beleswar area of Cuttack was murdered, the Commissionerate Police is yet to get any clue in the case following which family of the victim has announced Rs 50,000 cash reward for information on the culprits. “My parents had no enmity with anyone so I am […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of Odisha government’s announcement to make traffic rules stricter from March 1 in a bid to reduce the number of accidents, as many as eight people died today in separate road accidents across several districts of Odisha. In Sambalpur, four persons were killed while six others were injured after a […]

Kalahandi: Pratap Barik, a youth from Kalahandi district who had earlier committed suicide at Titlagarh railway station, had allegedly lost Rs 70,000 in an online fraud in the name of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC). The startling fact emerged from a video recorded by the deceased Pratap himself prior to his suicide. As per reports, Pratap […]

Cuttack: Two cricketers from Odisha have been banned for two seasons by the BCCI from playing domestic cricket after being found guilty of fudging their age in under-23 tournaments. The banned cricketers identified as Somen Chand and Biswajit Mallick who were registered with the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) have been banned from playing in 2021-22 […]

Jharsuguada: Flight connectivity from Veer Surendra Sai (VSS) Airport in Jharsuguda to Varanasi will commence in the last week of January 2020. Air India’s subsidiary, Alliance Air will run the fight from Jharsuguda to Varanasi via Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA), Bhubaneswar from January 31. Similarly, the carrier will also begin Jharsuguda-Kolkata direct flight from […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is now passing a through a crucial stage of Covid-19 surge. Under such circumstances, it has now become imperative to ensure that hospitals and other healthcare institutions do…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Centre four weeks to respond to pleas challenging the validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said it will set up a five-judge Constitution bench to hear the petitions. While making it clear that it will not grant any stay on the CAA without hearing […]

Rayagada: A group of over 60 suspected Maoists allegedly thrashed workers and burnt several vehicles engaged in a road construction work near Gumma village under Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada district late Tuesday night. Posters, bearing the name of the naxals of Rayagada division, opposing the road construction project were also found from the spot. Sources […]

Bhubaneswar: Welcome Aboard, Junior Flyers. The dream of flying high finally became a reality for 43 specially-abled children of Odisha as they took a joyride for the first time aboard a special flight from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here today. After a few special programmes like art exhibition ‘MY DREAMFLIGHT’ and performance by children […]

New Delhi: “Don’t get into a trap. Your security is in your hands,” the Border Security Force (BSF) has said issuing its social media rules for its officers and men. It has directed them not to use 42 mobile applications and show caution while using Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. “Be cautious while using social media,” said […]