National News Updates

Bhadrak: Hundreds of tribals took to the streets protesting disconnection of power supply in Rajghat area of Bhadrak. As per reports, the electricity connection of more than 40 tribal families was disconnected by the authorities on August 1. After all their complaints fell in the deaf ears, the residents decided to march to the District […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday allowed all the street vendors to operate in the Smart city by following certain guidelines in view of COVID-19 pandemic. All the eateries like roadside food vendors, food vans, thellas serving ‘gupchup’, ‘chaat’ and also tiffin stalls, lassi and juice stall have now been allowed to operate […]

Ayodhya: Eight months after the Supreme Court verdict paved the way for the historic Ram Mandir in Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi, PM Narendra Modi is set to lay the foundation stone for the temple today. The ceremony is said to take place at 12:40 pm, which is the auspicious ‘mahurat’ for the groundbreaking ceremony. PM Modi […]

New Delhi: India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan, saying it is obsessed with territorial aggrandisement after the Imran Khan government issued a new political map which includes parts of Gujarat and the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan released its official “political map” which includes the erstwhile princely states of Junagadh and Jammu […]

Cuttack: Gymnasiums, yoga, and other fitness centres in several places of Odisha reopened today after a long hiatus of over 4 months as per the Covid-19 Unlock 3.0 guidelines issued by the Central government. However, they are allowed to open with a proper set of preventive guidelines issued by the State government as well as […]

Ayodhya: After centuries of wait for a ‘bhavya mandir’,  people cutting across all sections of society will finally witness the historic moment of realising the temple of Lord Ram in his holy abode. The project is likely to be completed in the next three years once the construction work commences. While the stage is set […]

Bhubaneswar: The coronavirus curve shows no sign of declining trend in Odisha as nine more people succumbed to the virus and 1337 persons were tested positive in the last 24 hours, informed the State I&PR Department on Wednesday. With this, the Covid-19 death toll in the State jumped to 225 while the total number of […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked the collectors of all districts to remain in full readiness to meet any eventuality as heavy rainfall continues to lash several parts of Odisha under the influence of a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal. The Special Relief Commissioner in a letter to the district authorities has asked to […]

Ayodhya: Bringing centuries of wait to an end, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the historic Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The PM performed the rituals amidst chorus of Vedic chants in presence of invited dignitaries, seers including 175 religious leaders from all over India. Here are the updates: Prime Minister […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Director General of Police Shyam Narayan Tiwari passed away today at a private hospital in the State capital. He was 81. His family sources said that he was battling cancer for quite some time. A native of Rajkhariar (now Khariar), the veteran cop is survived by his wife and two sons. Passed from […]

Puri: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday raided the houses and offices of Puri District Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF). The anti-corruption agency conducted simultaneous raids at five places including the house belonging to the ACF, Prashant Swain over disproportionate assets charges. According to sources, five teams of vigilance conducted raids at Swain’s rented house, office in […]

Cuttack: Keeping in view the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in the city, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) revised the Unlock 3 guidelines by ordering closure of all shops barring medicine shops by 8:30 PM in place of 9:00 PM. It will be applicable for all the areas falling under the CMC jurisdiction. As per […]

Bhubaneswar: With fresh 1,255 COVID-19 patients getting cured in the last 24 hours, Odisha’s total recoveries crossed 25000-mark on Wednesday. The number of cured patients in the State now stands at 25,737. According to the information provided by the Health and Family Welfare Department, Ganjam reported the highest recoveries at 485 followed by Khurdha (125), […]

Berhampur: The total number of Covid positive cases (11812) in Odisha’s Ganjam so far makes it the worst-affected hotspot in the State, and the toll count of 118 without a doubt indicates the gravity of the pandemic in the district. While the local administration citing a decrease in daily cases claims of a gradual improvement […]

Sundergarh: A leopard was found dead on the railway tracks near Badarampia village in Sundergarh district on Wednesday. The carcass was recovered from the railway tracks under Hemagiri forest range in the district. Though speculations were rife that the big cat was killed before being thrown on the railway tracks to give it a colour […]