National News Updates

Davos: India’s richest 1 per cent hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up for the bottom 70 per cent of the country’s population, while the total wealth of all Indian billionaires is more than the full-year budget, a new study said on Monday. Releasing the study ‘Time to […]

Bhubaneswar: Following assurances from Odisha government, cyclone Fani affected people had expectations that they would soon get help and build their houses which were damaged in one of the worst calamities to have hit the State. However, they are yet to have roof over their heads even after almost eight months have passed since Fani […]

Berhampur: Days after police recovered the half-burnt body of K Jagannath Patro, Secretary of Cooperative Society in Lochapada under Sadar Police limits in Berhampur, from inside the office, his wife lodged a complaint alleging that it was not an accident rather a pre-planned murder. While initial reports suggested that the victim died due to electrocution, […]

Keonjhar: Despite a ban on corporal punishments, incidents of students being tortured and beaten up are being reported at regular intervals in several schools in Odisha. This time a video of a teacher forcing students to kneel down and thrashing them has shocked people across the State. The barbaric act has been reported from Pitatangar […]

Srinagar: Three militants of the proscribed terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen were gunned down by security forces in an encounter in Shopian district on Monday, Jammu and Kashmir police and Army said. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, J&K DGP Dilbagh Singh said the three militants Waseem Ahmad Wani, Adil Sheikh and Jehangir were involved in […]

Kolkata: The West Bengal government is planning to pass a resolution in the state Assembly against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the next three-four days, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday. Banerjee also appealed to other states, particularly those in the North-East, to pass such resolutions. “We have also passed a resolution against NRCA […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: The Government of India has appointed Odia officer Atanu Kumar Das as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bank of India. He has been the Executive Director of the BoI since February 17, 2017. An alumnus of Unit-I Boys’ High School and BJB College in Bhubaneswar, Das is a […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will host BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise in February, informed National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) DG, SN Pradhan on Monday. Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation to foster socio-economic cooperation among Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal. All the countries are prone […]

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 […]