National News Updates

New Delhi: Taking a swipe at the protesting Jawaharlal Nehru University students, yoga guru Ramdev on Friday said the government should start a “pension scheme for the elderly students of the varsity so that they can quietly pursue their studies on the campus”. “I demand that the government start a pension scheme for JNU’s elderly […]

Aizawl/Agartala: In the wake of an agreement to rehabilitate 34,000 Reang tribals — living in northern Tripura after fleeing Mizoram 23 years ago due to ethnic unrest — the names of around 11,000 voters among these refugees would be deleted from the electoral list in Mizoram, official sources said on Friday. A senior official of […]

Keonjhar: A lady Sub-Inspector of Ghasipura Police Station here sustained injuries after she was allegedly manhandled by some villagers of Padanpur last night. The incident took place when she had gone to the village to resolve a family dispute. According to reports, a team led by the lady SI Anusuya Sethi reached the village after […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is yet to be counted among top-10 job creators in the country. The acuteness of joblessness in the State is well evidenced by the hard numbers. As per the net payroll data released by Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday, when the country sees new jobs counting to a high of over […]

Jaipur: In a symbolic protest, a BJP MLA in Rajasthan entered the Vidhan Sabha premises carrying a basket full of locusts on Friday and asked the state government to expedite the distribution of compensation to farmers who have suffered losses in the insect attack. Eleven districts of the state are facing the worst locust attack […]

Mumbai: Horse-riding police personnel would be deployed on Mumbai’s streets for traffic and crowd control after a gap of 88 years, the Maharashtra government has announced. The mounted police unit which patrolled the streets of the bustling metropolis was disbanded in 1932 due to the growing vehicular traffic. It will be the cynosure of all […]

Bhubaneswar: In a move which will drastically simplify & streamline land & property related transactions, people in Odisha can now get land documents including sale deeds within one hour of registration at the sub-registrar offices across the State. Informing about the new process, Revenue Secretary, Pradipta Mohapatra on Friday informed that district collectors, sub-collectors and […]

Bhubaneswar: Tata Steel Kalinganagar has been honoured at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2020 for its recent admittance into the Global Lighthouse Network. The network is a small but growing group of global corporations that are showing leadership in applying fourth industrial revolution technologies to drive financial and operational impact. Tata Steel’s CEO & MD […]

Berhampur: The conduct of the staff of 108 ambulance service in Odisha has come under scanner after a critically ill 2-month-old baby was abandoned by an ambulance driver near Ganjam after the family members failed to pay Rs 200. According to reports, the infant was referred by Berhampur MKCG hospital doctors to Cuttack hospital at […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has expressed with full optimism that it is ready at all fronts to vaccinate people above 18 years of age against Covid-19 from May 1. Under the…

New Delhi: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrived here Friday on a four-day visit with an aim to further expand the already close strategic partnership with India. Bolsonaro will be the chief guest at India’s 71st Republic Day Parade on January 26, besides holding talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind. Secretary […]

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel on Friday said he would take up the issues relating to conservation of the Sun Temple at Konark with ASI authorities. The Union culture and tourism minister, who is on a two-day visit to Odisha, said that he would like to know from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of Higher Education Minister Arun Sahoo’s announcement to abolish the practice of inducting local MLAs and politicians in governing bodies of colleges, Odisha government today dissolved the governing bodies/managing committees of all non-government aided degree colleges. The announcement came through a notification by the Odisha government. “Government after careful consideration […]

Jajpur: A police constable and three others were arrested today in connection with the alleged rape and abduction of a minor girl in Jajpur. As per reports, the arrested cop Santosh Barik is brother-in-law of the prime accused in the case, Pintu. Apart from Santosh, Pintu’s aunt and two of his friends have been arrested […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite the unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases in the State and the Capital City, several private coaching centres as well as educational institutions seem to be flouting the Covid…