National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: The Southwest monsoon has touched Odisha and is likely to cover the entire State by June 17, informed the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar through a tweet on Thursday. “The southwest monsoon has started advancing in some parts of Odisha, mainly in southern districts. While the monsoon has completely touched Malkangiri and Koraput, it touched […]

Nayagarh: An ancient temple, believed to be around 500-year-old in Nayagarh district, which had been submerged in the waters of Mahanadi River has emerged again. A survey team of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has located the temple in Mahanadi waters near Padmabati village under Bhapur block of Nayagarh. Archaeologists believe […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Thursday announced to relax the night curfew imposed in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak from 7 pm to 10 pm on June 12, giving a bit of cheer to people of the State ahead of the annual Raja celebrations beginning June 14. Special Relief Commissioner of the State, Pradip Jena in […]

Kolkata: Insisting that the COVID-19 crisis should be turned into an opportunity to create an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said this is the time to make bold decisions and investments. Addressing the 95th annual plenary session of the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata through video conference, he said, steps have […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 72 persons recuperated from COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the total recoveries to 2354 on Thursday. A highest of 17 recoveries have been reported from Ganjam district, followed by 9 from Sonepur district, 7 from Bolangir, 6 from Jagatsinghpur, 5 each from Cuttack, Kalahandi & Sundargarh, 4 each from Balasore & Mayurbhanj […]

Bhubaneswar: With Raja festival round the corner, Odisha government on Thursday advised people to exercise caution and avoid gathering during celebrations in view of the current COVID-19 situation in the State. Odisha government spokesperson, Subroto Bagchi today informed that the government has relaxed shutdown on June 12 with night curfew beginning at 10PM instead of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday accused the Odisha government of trying to hoodwink people by claiming that there have been no irregularities in the COVID-19 PPE kit procurement in the state. Soon after the ruling-BJD spokesperson, Sasmit Patra said that there was a spike in prices of masks because of high demand, […]

New Delhi/Islamabad: The government on Thursday derided Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan after he offered financial aid to India, claiming that Indians would not be able to survive for more than a week without assistance. Khan on Twitter cited a Pakistani news report which said that “nearly 34 per cent households across India would not […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Thursday cancelled all pending final semester and final year exams of various Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses in view of the COVID-19 situation in Odisha. As per the decision taken by Higher Education Department, Universities and Autonomous colleges will follow evaluation methodology recommended by UGC for evaluation or final/final semester […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the announcement to resume slot bookings for driving license (DL) and learners’ license (LL) tests, Odisha State Transport Department (STA) on Thursday withdrew the decision and informed that the process will remain suspended in view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the State. As per a notification issued by the STA, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered a case against nine persons including officials of Punjab National Bank’s branch in Bhubaneswar, along with the management team of a private firm and others in connection with a fraud amounting to Rs 31.92 crore (approx). As per official sources, the case has been registered […]

New Delhi: Finally, demand for isolation coaches prepared by the Indian Railways has started gaining momentum as the national transporter has received requests from Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi for the same. The Indian Railways had transferred 5,231 coaches into isolation wards for novel coronavirus patients. In May this year, it was decided that these […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of the COVID-19 situation, Odisha government on Thursday made a slight modification in the guidelines and issued SOP for admissions in schools. The SOP has been issued by the School and Mass Education department for admissions into elementary, secondary, higher secondary classes for 2020-21 academic session. Though the government on May 15 […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday decided to renovate the existing urban ‘haats’ to boost handloom and handicraft sectors in the post-lockdown period, a senior official said. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Secretary A K Tripathy where it was decided to initiate the process for renovating the […]

New Delhi: Historian Ramchandra Guha has been snubbed by Congress leader Ahmed Patel for his comparison between Gujarat and Bengal on culture and economy which has created a major controversy. Ramchandra Guha while quoting writer Philip Spratt had tweeted: “Gujarat, though economically advanced, is culturally a backward province… Bengal in contrast is economically backward but […]