National News Updates

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…

Mumbai: A political slugfest broke out in Maharashtra over Home Minister Anil Deshmukh’s allegation that phones of Congress-NCP leaders were tapped by the previous BJP regime during 2019 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls as ex-chief minister Devendra Fadnavis stoutly rejected the charge on Friday. A day after Deshmukh made the sensational claim and ordered a […]

New Delhi: India on Friday successfully test-fired the K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile off the coast of Visakhapatnam for the second time this week, seen as a major milestone to augment India’s naval prowess. The missile, developed by the DRDO, with its range of 3,500 km can bring almost all parts of Pakistan and several areas […]

Bhubaneswar: The Khurda-Bolangir railway project might see some brisk progress as Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the status of the project at the first ‘Pragati of 2020’ meeting held at New Delhi yesterday. Expressing concerns over the inordinate delay in the completion of the project, Modi sought cooperation from Odisha government and directed Forest and […]

Jaipur: Stressing that the ruling government doesn’t believe in Mahatma Gandhi and is just using his name for its brand value, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that those in power come from a very different political tradition. “During the nationalist movement, there was one major split. It was not about geography or ideology but whether […]

Bhubaneswar: If everything goes as per plan, visitors coming to Nandankanan Zoo will be able to see some new variety of animal species from a number of other countries. During the managing committee meeting of the zoo on Friday, discussions were held on the proposed animal exchanges from other States as well as other countries […]