National News Updates

Bhubaneswar/ Bargarh: The design of the much awaited Gangadhar Meher Lift Irrigation Project has been changed. The State Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the new blueprint of the project on Wednesday. As per the revised outline, the project will draw water from zero point of Hirakud Dam. The water will be […]

New Delhi: Almost 80 per cent of Indian students said new jobs and skill needs will arise as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic while 77 per cent revealed the pandemic has made them rethink their career path, a new survey said on Wednesday. The digital learning company Pearson surveyed more than 7,000 people, including […]

Malkangiri: Heavy downpour, under the influence of a low-pressure, has disrupted normal lives causing a flood-like situation in several parts of the district. Vehicular movements on many routes have been affected as several roads and bridges submerged due to incessant rain. As per reports, major rivers are in spate causing rainwater water to flow over […]

New Delhi: Nabbed in a crackdown on a multi-billion hawala racket operating in Delhi-NCR, Luo Sang, alias Charlie Peng, is suspected to be an agent of the Chinese intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security (MSS). Luo Sang, who created the fake Indian identity of Charlie Peng through forged Aadhaar cards and travel documents, was […]

Bhubaneswar: Alarmed at the unabated surge in Covid-19 cases in the State, the Odisha Government on Wednesday decided to bring an ordinance to enhance the punishment for non-compliance of the guidelines laid down for containing the spread of the viral infection. The State cabinet meeting chaired by CM Naveen Patnaik decided to ensure strict observance […]

Bhubaneswar: While Odisha has increased its testing capacity, the daily cases have also risen. As many as 1981 persons were tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, informed State Information and Public Relations Department on Thursday. This apart, nine patients have succumbed to the disease. With the biggest single-day spike, the cumulative coronavirus […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched ‘’Transparent Taxation-Honoring the Honest’ platform, the next phase of direct tax reforms aimed at easing compliance and rewarding honest taxpayers, as the government looks to rebuild the pandemic-hit economy. While launching the platform PM Modi said, “This platform has big reforms such as faceless assessment, faceless […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday stated that it has distributed more than 3.04 crore N95 masks and over 1.28 crore PPE kits to states, union territories and Central institutions free of cost in the last five months. Over 22,000 ‘Make in India’ ventilators have also been delivered. The Centre has been strengthening the health […]

Bhubaneswar: Raising questions over Odisha Crime Branch’s alleged snail-pace investigation into social activist Aditya Dash’s suspicious death, members of ‘People For Seva’ trust on Thursday demanded Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) investigation into the matter. Members of the trust alleged that even after 45 days have passed, mysteries still shroud Dash’s death while the State […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 15 higher secondary schools in Odisha that have recorded nil results in the Plus-II Science examination this year were served notices by the Directorate Of Higher Secondary Education with regard to the imposition of admission restriction, withdrawal of temporary or permanent recognition. The directorate has issued show-cause notices to the Principals […]

Rourkela: The Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) on Thursday announced final semester online exam results of BTech and MSc (Integrated) courses. According to a release issued by BPUT, the pass percentage in the final semester stands at 93%. Students can check their results by visiting www.bputexam.in BPUT had conducted online examinations for Bachelor in […]

Sonu Sood and Malaika Arora recently recreated the magic of Munni Badnam Hui on the sets of India’s Best Dancer. The Dabangg’s Chedi Singh was invited as a guest on the dance reality show as a part of the 15th August celebration. On the other hand, Malaika Arora is one of the judges of this […]

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 […]