National News Updates

New Delhi: Ex-BJD MP and the former Union Minister of State for coal Dilip Ray can heave a sigh of relief as the Delhi High Court has suspended the 3-year jail term pronounced by the Special CBI Court here for Ray in a case pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a coal block in […]

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday reviewed the efforts by the states ruled by her party to tackle the second wave of the coronavirus infection and the vaccination…

Bhubaneswar: The active cases of coronavirus in Odisha dropped below 15000 mark on Tuesday after 2010 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours. After today’s recoveries, the total active cases in Odisha currently stand at 14,502. The maximum number of 269 patients were cured of the viral infection from Khordha district followed […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday effected a minor reshuffle in the bureaucracy involving five senior IAS officers. According to a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance department, Parag Gupta has been appointed as the Chairman of Odisha Forest Development Corporation Ltd, Bhubaneswar, a post equivalent in status and responsibility to the post […]

Keonjhar: Three passengers sitting inside a moving car had a narrow escape after the vehicle caught fire on Naranpur-Duburi Road near Ramchandrapur in Keonjhar on Tuesday. According to initial reports, the fire in the car was caused by an electric short circuit. Keonjhar: Moving car catches fire on Naranpur-Duburi Road near Ramchandrapur; close shave for […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched integrated Odisha State Scholarship portal on Tuesday, to help eligible students avail scholarship benefits in a seamless and transparent manner. More than 11 lakh beneficiaries will be benefited from this unified portal. The Portal is linked with State Treasury Portal IFMC for automated payment directly into the bank accounts […]

Sambalpur: A 90-year-old woman, admitted to a hospital here after testing positive for the virus recuperated from the lethal disease in just 10 days. Despite having other health complications, she has managed to defeat the virus and was congratulated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik following her recovery here on Tuesday. The nonagenarian Shehnaz Begum from […]

New Delhi: Facebook India’s controversial public policy head Ankhi Das is leaving the company with immediate effect “to pursue her interest in public service”, the social networking giant announced on Tuesday. “Ankhi has decided to step down from her role in Facebook to pursue her interest in public service. Ankhi was one of our earliest […]

Baripada: The Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district will reopen for the public and tourists from November 1, an order issued by the field director of the tiger reserve mentioned. All activities in the park would be carried out in strict adherence to Covid-19 guidelines in place. As per the order, a maximum of 35 […]

Berhampur: The farmers in Mujagada Forest Range under North Ghumusar Forest division in Ganjam district are forced to live on trees to save their crops from the constant threat of elephants. As per the allegations of locals, despite repeated complaints, the Forest department is yet to take any action to ensure protection from elephants, forcing […]

New Delhi: India and the US on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region, in a direct challenge to China’s expansionist moves in the South China Sea. The commitment was made in a joint statement issued by the two countries in their third annual India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue held in […]

Patna: A person was killed and nearly 20 others, including a dozen-odd police officials, injured during a police baton charge and firing by unidentified persons during the immersion of Maa Durga’s idol in Munger in Bihar, police said on Tuesday. The mishap was reported from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Chowk around 11.30 pm on Monday. As […]

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to carry out the silver-plating work of the Sata Pahacha Dwar (gate) first. The decision to this effect was taken today at a meeting chaired by temple administrator (development), Ajay Kumar Jena. “The experience gained from the silver coating of the Sata Pahacha gate will be […]

Sambalpur: Police on Tuesday arrested two brothers and detained a minor boy on charges of extortion and seized Rs 5000 cash and a car from them. The police action came after a complaint was lodged by one Goutam Kumar Reddy, HR and Admin of a private company. In his complaint, Reddy alleged that five persons […]

Malkangiri: After a brief lull, the red rebels are making their presence felt again in ‘Swabhiman Anchal’ – the remote cut-off areas in Malkangiri district. It seems repeated appeals by police and administration to shun violence and join the mainstream failed to make an impact on these left-wing extremists. “Tulsi Pahad area, Kalimela area and […]