National News Updates

Koraput: A massive search operation using power boats has been launched on Tuesday to trace three youths who went missing after the boat they were travelling in the Machkund River capsized on Sunday. A rescue team began the search and rescue operation in the Jalaput dam in the Machkund River, located around 70 km from […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the state of the economy with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday to identify possible policy action including need for another stimulus to push up economic activity in the country. Sources said that Sitharaman is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday evening around 6 pm. […]

Bhubaneswar: As the globe observes World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH) today, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called upon the people to preserve the traditional knowledge systems which are at great risk due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Taking to twitter, Naveen highlighted that as the Covid-19 infection continues to spread across the globe, it poses […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo, and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is all set to begin his campaigning for the upcoming by-elections to Balasore Sadar and Tirtol Assembly constituencies in the State. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the CM will hold campaigns in virtually mode, informed BJD leader and Law Minister, Pratap Jena. Jena said the CM will campaign […]

New Delhi: Government has declared 18 more individuals as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 including Hizbul Mujhadeen chief Syed Salahuddin involved in the Mumbai terror attack as well as the IC 814 hijacking. The MHA in a statement said that under the strong and iron-willed leadership of the Prime Minister, the central […]

Balasore: A delegation of the BJP today moved the office of Balasore Collector seeking his intervention into the alleged violation of the election code of conduct by the leaders and members of the ruling-BJD. The delegation comprising LoP Pradipta Naik, deputy leader Bishnu Sethi, State BJP general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar and others, in its complaint […]

Koraput: Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday caught the Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) of Nandapur here red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 1.75 lakh. As per sources, the officials of the Jeypore division laid a trap based on a complaint and held the CDPO Snigdharani Mishra who in her office was receiving the bribe amount […]

Lucknow: A ‘bhabhi’ in Hathras and a ‘mausi’ in Agra. The woman who was masquerading as the Hathras victim’s ‘bhabhi’, earlier this month, is the same one who was posing as the ‘mausi’ of Sanjali, a 15-year-old girl who was burnt alive by a jilted lover in Agra in December 2018. She had then visited […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today issued an order with regard to the guidelines for re-opening issued on 30th September. The ministry in its latest order mentioned that the current reopening guidelines will remain in force up to 30th November, 2020. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an order today to extend […]

Puri: The ‘Baisi Pahacha’ or the flight of 22 stairs of Srimandir in Puri will be repaired. A decision on this will be taken after the next Chhattisa Nijog meeting in Srimandir. As per reports, a team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has already inspected the historic ‘Baisi Pahacha’ and they will undertake […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Capital recorded less than 100 cases for the second consecutive day with 88 testing positive for the viral infection on Tuesday. Of the total new cases, 71 were local contact cases while the remaining 17 were under quarantine, informed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). 88 new #COVID19 cases reported from #Bhubaneswar -71 […]

Cuttack: As many as 61 new cases of coronavirus were detected from Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) area in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. According to the information shared by the civic body, 11 out of the total new cases were from institutional quarantine, four from home quarantine and 46 were local contact […]

Cuttack: Central Range Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) Anil Samal today inaugurated a dedicated Covid facility on the premises of SCB medical college and hospital in Cuttack. The facility set up by combining three buildings (two from the ophthalmology department and one from medicines) has 500 general beds and 70 ICU beds and will be operationalised […]

New Delhi: In a significant move, the Centre has notified the new Land Laws for Jammu & Kashmir. In a gazette notification, the union home ministry has notified this on Monday. It paved way for any Indian to buy land in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir. The MHA notified what it calls […]

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark T Esper called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and conveyed the American government’s continued interest in building stronger relations with India as well as discussed several issues of regional and global concern. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, […]