National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: As many as 29 police personnel from Odisha will be awarded Police Medals on the occasion of Republic Day tomorrow. Surprisingly, no police personnel from the State has been selected for the President’s police medal for gallantry this year. The officers will be decorated with medals at a special function to be held in […]

Bhubaneswar: The authorities of the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here on Saturday began a probe into the collapse of roof of an under-construction link building at the airport in which one person was killed and many were left injured last night. BPIA Director VV Rao informed that a slab of link building connecting domestic […]

Balasore: Despite assurance of finding a concrete solution regarding unclaimed bodies being dumped in open near Mukti Dwara crematorium in Balasore, the district administration is yet to get its act together. In a recent report, OTV had highlighted how human corpses were being dumped in a huge pit near Mukti Dwara crematorium situated near Nunia […]

Sambalpur: There seems to be no end to the plight of farmers as thousands of sacks of paddy are piled up outside different market yards in Kuchinda area of Sambalpur district due to lack of procurement. Unable to sell their paddy, farmers are spending nights under the open sky guarding their harvests outside the mandis […]

Bhubaneswar: With an objective to transform SCB Medical College and Hospital into a world-class institution, Odisha government on Saturday announced to begin eviction drive for the developmental project from January 27. Cuttack District Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani today informed that the eviction drive will be launched from Monday and over 300 families likely to be […]

New Delhi: A total of 54 persons will be conferred the Jeevan Raksha Padak awards, a civilian lifesaving award, on the occasion of Republic Day. Out of 54 persons, seven have been awarded the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, eight Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and 39 Jeevan Raksha Padak. Five awards are posthumous. These awards are […]

Thiruvananthapuram: The southern state of Kerala will see the Tricolour in mosques, reading out of pastoral letters in churches, and a 700-km long human chain as a protest against the CAA and proposed NRC on Republic Day on Sunday. The human chain, which will be organised by the ruling CPI-M, will run from Kasargode till […]

New Delhi: A total of 104 personnel have been awarded Fire Service Medals on the occasion of Republic Day this year, the Union Home Ministry said on Saturday. Of these, the President’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry has been awarded to 13 personnel, Fire Service Medal for Gallantry to 29 personnel, President’s Fire Service Medal […]

New Delhi: Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said central teams have been sent to conduct thermal screening of Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) at seven designated airports – New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kochi. Although no nCoV cases have been detected in the country so far, government is […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though the weather across Odisha will remain dry, cold wave conditions will prevail over several districts in the next 24 hours, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday. Cold wave conditions are likely to prevail in the districts of Angul, Sonepur, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, and Bolangir between January 26 and 27. As per the […]

New Delhi: The Health Ministry on Saturday issued a travel advisory to those visiting China from India or coming back from there in the wake of the outbreak of the contagious novel coronavirus. The ministry urged the travellers to cut their further travelling plans in case they felt sick and had fever, cough and cold. […]

New Delhi: A total of 1040 police personnel will be conferred President’s police medal for gallantry award and distinguished service on Republic Day on Sunday. Jammu and Kashmir Police will receive the maximum number of gallantry honours with 108 medals followed by the Central Reserve Police Force (76). Total four police personnel will receive President’s […]

New Delhi: The State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday said the Central government has nominated Debashish Panda, Special Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Finance Ministry as a director on the Central Board of SBI. Panda, a 1987-batch UP Cadre IAS officer, who hails from Odisha, is appointed with immediate effect replacing the earlier nominee […]

New Delhi: In a major boost to their strategic partnership, Brazil and India on Saturday laid down a comprehensive action plan to enhance their cooperation in all areas, amid an economic slowdown. While thanking President Jair Messias Bolsonaro for accepting his invitation to attend India’s 71st Republic Day tomorrow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Brazil […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid outbreak of novel Coronavirus in China and some suspected cases of its infection in the country, the Odisha government on Saturday issued an advisory with precautionary measures and asked departments to closely monitor the situation. The State Health and Family welfare department principal secretary today chaired a preparedness meeting to review gap analysis, […]