National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for two districts of Odisha – Malkangiri and Koraput in the wake of heavy rainfall due to formation of a low-pressure area (LOPAR) over North-West Bay of Bengal. Reportedly, this is the third instance of heavy showers pounding Odisha under […]

Bengaluru: The total number of arrests in connection with the Bengaluru riots on Tuesday night has risen to 145. Section 144 has been extended in affected localities in the east of the city, an official said on Thursday. “Section 144 has been imposed till August 15, 6 a.m.,” the Central Crime Branch (CCB) Deputy Commissioner […]

New Delhi: Narendra Modi has yet another milestone to his credit – becoming the longest-serving non-Congress Prime Minister of India. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who held that distinction so far had three runs at India’s top post – first for 13 days from May 16, 1996 till May 28, 1996, followed by his 408 day second […]

Bhubaneswar: The community-based Sero-Survey conducted by Odisha government in Berhampur revealed that around 31 % individuals were infected with COVID-19 and anti-bodies were found present in them. Under the survey, samples of randomly-selected individuals from the community, five slums, high-risk groups were tested to evaluate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the population. Antibody tests […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to facilitate students appearing the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) 2020, Odisha government has added nine more online examination centres in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per official sources, six new places in the State and three places outside the state have been added to the existing places for the […]

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 recovery graph is showing a positive trend with Odisha registering over 1300 recoveries daily on an average since the first week of August. As many as 1,422 COVID-19 patients recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 37,900. #BIG_BREAKING 1,422 #COVID19 patients recover in #Odisha taking […]

Jagatsinghpur/Keonjhar: The idol makers whose art and craftsmanship are an integral part of our festivals are finding their life in tatters as COVID19 pandemic continues to steamroll their livelihood. Idol maker Banikar Andia of Kathuapatna in Jagatsinghpur district said his livelihood is in ruins with no work and money. Same is the story of 20 […]

New Delhi: To boost self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched a Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) on Thursday. The naval organisation will put in place dedicated structures for the end-users to interact with the academia and the industry to foster innovation and indigenisation for self-reliance in defence, in keeping […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Every rural household in Odisha will get tap water connection by 2024, according to the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) annual action plan presented by the State to the…

Bhubaneswar: For the first time on Thursday, Bhubaneswar recorded its biggest daily spike in COVID-19 local contact cases. As per the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), a whopping 237 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported on Thursday including 132 quarantine cases and record 105 local contact cases. It is for the first time that a record […]

Bhubaneswar: Ajay Kumar Das, special secretary to Revenue and Disaster Management department, was on Thursday arrested by Odisha Vigilance on charges of possessing disproportionate assets. The vigilance team made the arrest a day after carrying out raids at different locations in connection with a disproportionate assets case. During the search at several places, Das was […]

Berhampur: An eight-year-old girl from Odisha has made it to the ‘India Book of Records’ by becoming the youngest author to write Ramayana. A native of Berhampur in Ganjam district, Ishita Achary has written a summary of the world famous epic in English language in 57 pages within 22 days. Ishita is presently staying in […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority of Odisha has allowed resumption of driving licence/learner’s licence and VAHAN services in all the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) across Odisha. A letter in this connection was issued on Thursday by the State Transport Commissioner-Cum-Chairman laying out all the modalities. Notably, in an earlier letter Dated 22.07.2020 the General Administration […]

Kendrapara: While chemical fertilizers are being used abundantly in agriculture resulting in depletion of soil nutrients apart from environmental and health hazards, the municipal authorities of Kendrapara has set up one-of-its-kind micro composting centre at Hajaribagicha to prepare organic manure. The initiative is a replica of Tamil Nadu’s model of Micro Composting Centre for proper […]

New Delhi: The Bar Council (BCI) has urged the Centre to provide iPads and laptops to needy lawyers across the country to enable them to avail the facility of e-filing and virtual hearings of courts. In a resolution passed on Wednesday, the apex bar body also reiterated its demand to the Supreme Court and high courts […]