National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: The untimely Rath Yatra organised by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on the occasion of Basant Panchami in Mumbai on Thursday sparked a major controversy with Puri Srimandir authorities and Jagannath culture experts in Odisha opposing such arbitrary conduct of the festival. The idols of deities- Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra were […]

Bhubaneswar: Two police officers in Odisha were placed under suspension for indiscipline and dereliction of duties, the police said on Thursday. Inspector-in-charge of Kankadahad police station in Dhenkanal district, Pramod Kumar Lenka, has been placed under suspension with immediate effect for gross misconduct and indiscipline. Arakhita Sethi, the sub-inspector of Angul police station, has also […]

New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said here on Thursday the new transport policy would be announced within a month. Speaking at an event, organised by the FICCI and the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings, Gadkari asked corporates to share suggestions to transform the sector. “I assure you within […]

New Delhi: Pawan Jallad, a hangman from the Meerut Prison, reported to the Tihar Jail administration on Thursday, two days ahead of the Nirbhaya case convicts’ scheduled execution, officials said. They said Pawan, a third-generation hangman, will be staying on the jail premises and check the strength of rope and other related things on Friday. […]

New Delhi: Death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya case on Thursday took another step, which may delay their scheduled February 1 hanging, by moving a trial court with a plea to adjourn the execution “sine die” saying they are yet to avail their remaining legal remedies even as the Supreme Court dismissed the third curative petition. […]

Rourkela: After facing discrimination and financial problems, an armed Maoist of Sambalpur-Deogarh-Sundergarh division surrendered before Rourkela SP on Thursday. Maoist Poga Soren aka Suman, who is a resident of Jharkhand, was involved in a number of Naxal violence cases in Odisha. Rourkela SP K. Shiva Subramani informed that Suman had joined the Maoists in 2013-14 […]

Mumbai: In a shocking development, the Directorate-General of Shipping (DGS) has detected a fraud in which a whopping 3,762 Merchant Navy personnel were issued fake qualification certificates with the involvement of some Maritime Training Institutes (MTIs), a top Indian shipping official said here on Friday. DGS Amitabh Kumar said that the MTIs issued the certificates […]

Farukkhabad: In a shocking incident, a man with a criminal background invited about 20 children to celebrate his ‘birthday’ and then held them hostage. The incident took place on Thursday evening in Mohamadabad area of Farukkhabad when Subhash Batham, accused in a criminal case, invited about 20 local children to his house for a party […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Thursday witnessed two parallel agitations, one against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC)and NPR (National Population Register), and another in support of them. While a number of social organizations supported by the Congress and the Left parties under the banner of “We the People of India” staged agitation […]

Konark: One person was killed while 20 others were injured after a passenger bus hit another bus near Konark Eco Retreat festival venue on Puri-Konark Marine Drive road in Puri district on Thursday. According to reports, a passenger bus which was going to Puri hit another tourist bus from behind. The driver of the passenger […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Padma Vibhushan awarded to former Mauritius prime minister Anerood Jugnauth is a token of affection from 130 crore Indians for his continuous efforts towards deepening friendship between the two countries. Modi was responding to a tweet by Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth who thanked India […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced two men to 20-year jail for kidnap and gang-rape of a five-year-old girl in 2013. Special POCSO judge also directed the convicts to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to the victim. Sentencing the two — Manoj and Pradeep — the court said, “In our society the minor […]

Lucknow: The 11-hour hostage drama in Uttar Pradesh’s Farukkhabad ended early on Friday as angry villagers stormed the house of the kidnapper with bricks and hammers and police managed to rescue 23 children unscathed after shooting dead the criminal. According to an eyewitness, the villagers lost patience as the evening ended into the night without […]

Khurda: Residents of Damiabarbara village under Banapur block in Khurda district have expressed their resentment over the alleged irregularities in construction of a road in the area. A six-kilometre road between Bhatapada and Damiabarbara is being constructed by a private firm under the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana with an estimated cost of Rs 3.3 Crore. […]

Balasore: In today’s competitive world where survival of the fittest is the only mantra, often people are finding it difficult to follow the heart and mind both at the same time, due to which finding the right balance between profession and passion is really tough. While many compromise with their zeal under sheer pressure of […]