National News Updates

Cuttack: The Odisha Government on Thursday gave compulsory retirement to the suspended Director of National Ayush Mission in Odisha, Bibhu Prasad Sarangi. He was arrested on July 9 on charges of sexually harassing a woman employee of the AYUSH Directorate and remained in judicial custody till July 13. Later on July 21, the OAS officer […]

Bhubaneswar/Jajpur: In what could be an indication of things to expect this festive season, community celebration of Ganesh Puja has been restricted in the Twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar this year in view of the Coronavirus pandemic. No mandaps in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack will be allowed to conduct puja as […]

Ranchi: Senior journalist and bureau chief of PTI news agency P.V. Ramanujam was found dead on Thursday. According to the police, Ramanujam was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his office-cum-residence. According to his colleague he was under pressure for the last few days. He is survived by his wife and son. The Ranchi […]

Lucknow/Mathura: The head of the Ram temple trust, Mahant Nritya Gopal Das (80), tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and was rushed to the Medanta hospital in Gurgaon, officials said. According to the officials, Das was rushed to the Gurgaon hospital on instructions from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. “A team of doctors tested […]

Cuttack: Reel life often shows police in cahoots with criminals to facilitate escape from prisons and out of border to seek relief from justice. However, the dramatic escape of notorious…

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 […]