National News Updates

Gajapati: While mostly followed chemical intensive farming practices and increased dependency on mechanical solutions have turned out to be profitable for short-term prospects but the realisation of its adverse impacts in the long run seems to have stirred a more likeness towards organic approach in agriculture. In Odisha, some farmers of Liligada and Merapalli panchayats […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has issued rain forecast for the next 24 hours in some of the districts in southern Odisha. As per officials, as many as eight districts including Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Sundergarh, Nuapada and Nayagarh are likely to witness unseasonal rains in the coming 24 hours, following which […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is the most disaster prone State in the country. The State scored the highest of 60 out of 70 in the Disaster Risk Index (DRI) prepared by the Fifteenth Finance Commission (FFC). The vulnerability of the State to disasters has also been rated highest owing to high poverty. The FFC has awarded the […]

Bhubaneswar: ArcelorMittal India Pvt Ltd has bagged the Thakurani iron ore block in Odisha, said an official on Monday. The company won the iron ore mines committing to pay 107.55 per cent of its sale value of ore to the state government when production starts, said the official. Besides, the company will pay taxes, district […]

IRCTC Ticket Fraud: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), which is the e-ticketing and catering arm of Indian Railways, cautioned its users against fraudulent websites. So, if you are planning to book tickets for any tour package, be alert or you may get duped. The IRCTC portal offering tour packages recently warned against […]

New Delhi: The BJP-led Central government will provide ‘pucca’ houses to all poor families by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while addressing an election rally ahead of the February 8 assembly polls. The Aam Aadmi Party will continue to stall welfare schemes for people if it is voted back to power, the […]

Bhubaneswar: With protests gaining ground in Odisha over the conduct of untimely Rath Yatra by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Mumbai, State Culture and Tourism Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi on Monday broke his silence on the issue. Talking to reporters, Panigrahi clearly stated that the matter is in government’s notice and conduct […]

New Delhi: Facing a 96-hour ban by the Election Commission for communally divisive remarks, BJP MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma on Monday again raised the pitch in the Lok Sabha calling the ongoing Shaheen Bagh protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) “anti-national”, and declared that the law will not be rolled back as it […]

Mumbai: Twelve people were killed and five others injured after a dumper truck collided with their sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, a police official said on Monday. The mishap took place around 11 pm on Sunday when Balu Narayan Chowdhary and his family members were on their way to Chinchol village after […]

Bhubaneswar:  Even as expenditure under the Corporate Sector Responsibility (CSR) bounced back in Odisha, it is yet to witness a uniform spending of CSR across the State. A high of 13 districts in the State are yet to receive a single penny. An analysis of the data available with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs reveals […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after accusing BJD’s Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty of furnishing false information about his educational qualifications, Odisha Congress on Monday claimed that the Parliamentarian’s evasive stance on the issue proves that the allegations are true. Addressing a press conference, Congress leader Nishikant Mishra stated that “We had hoped that the MP would face […]

New Delhi: SpiceJet on Monday said it is offering “hundreds” of “free” tickets, where the base fare will be waived but taxes and other surcharges have to be paid, to select people who want to fly to Delhi to vote in the upcoming assembly elections on February 8. The budget carrier clarified that the participants, […]

Bhopal: After Tiger State, Madhya Pradesh has now got the status of Alligator State. This is due to the increasing number of alligators in the Chambal river sanctuary. Madhya Pradesh had again got the distinction of being the Tiger State with 526 tigers in its wildlife reserves, now accompanied with another big achievement in the […]

New Delhi: What could spell trouble for Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s wife Gauri Khan and actress Juhi Chawla’s husband Jay Mehta, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached Rs 70 crore bank accounts of Knight Riders Sports (KRSPL), St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, and others in connection with the Rs 17,520 crore Rose Valley chit fund […]

Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) on Monday informed that as many as 5, 60,891 students will appear for the upcoming annual High School Certificate Examination in the State at 2,888 exam centres. BSE Exam controller, Nihar Ranjan Mohanty said a total of 307 nodal centres have been set up for the exams which […]