National News Updates

New Delhi: Google and digital payments major Paytm were questioned by a parliamentary panel in India on a range of issues including data privacy and China links. The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill on Thursday also provided the two companies time to submit written responses to questions on several issues including […]

Bhubaneswar: At least three to four cases of COVID-19 reinfections have surfaced in Odisha, informed Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) director, Ajay Parida on Friday. While speaking to reporters, Parida said, “We cannot rule out COVID-19 reinfections. I personally know three to four persons who have again tested positive for coronavirus after their recovery. But […]

Athagarh: Even as religious places across Odisha remained closed due to Covid-19 pandemic, the servitors of Dhabaleswar temple in Athagarh area of Cuttack district on Friday demanded reopening of the temple in view of the holy Kartik month. According to sources, special rituals of Lord Dhabaleswar are performed during Kartik month. Gaja Bhoga is also […]

Keonjhar: In an unfortunate incident, a man and his grandson died today after they were hit by a rice-laden truck on National Highway-20 near Barapada market in Anandapur here. The deceased have been identified as Kirtan Nath of Haripur village and his grandson Keshab Pagala. As per sources, both of them were returning from Keonjhar […]

Balasore: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has lashed out at the ruling-BJD for calling late Balasore MLA Madan Mohan Dutta a ‘defunct transformer’. Condemning the remark by BJD leader Kuna Tripathy, Pradhan maintained that such irresponsible and insensible comment is one of the many shreds of evidence which points that ego has completely consumed the party. […]

Giridih (Jharkhand): Ten CRPF personnel were injured, some of them critically, when a truck carrying them overturned after losing control while trying to save some bovine animals in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Friday, police said. The incident took place in Madhuban police station area when around 25 jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force’s 154th […]

Berhampur: Preliminary investigation by the Berhampur police into the IPL betting syndicate which was busted in the city earlier during the day has revealed that the conduits were in close touch with bookies across major cities in the country as well as Dubai. Southern Range Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Satyabrata Bhoi said that […]

Puri: The Jagannath Temple at Puri (Srimandir) will be setting up two special counters to avail Mahaprasad to Habishyalis and devotees during the month of Kartik. A decision in this regard was taken in a meeting between the Suar-Mahasuar Nijog and the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Friday. As per reports, there will be […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could decide the future roadmap in the ongoing fight against COVID-19 in the State capital, nearly 50 % residents have developed antibodies against coronavirus infection. The findings were revealed by RMRC Director, Sanghamitra Pati on the basis of the results of the third round of sero-survey conducted in the smart city. In […]

Jagatsinghpur: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday called for the reopening of temples in Odisha. Pradhan made the statement over the contentious issue while campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the forthcoming by-elections in the Tirtol assembly constituency. Pradhan who spoke to OTV after paying a visit to the Maa Sarala temple […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a 2-day tour of his home state Gujarat, on Friday inaugurated the world’s first-ever technology-driven nutrition park for children amid other projects. This sprawling nutrition park is spread over an area of 35,000 sq ft. A Nutri Train runs across the park to various exciting theme […]

Bhubaneswar: Sanitation and effective Solid Waste Management (SWM) systems are the major prerequisites towards making a smart city smarter. In an effort to ensure segregation of waste, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated a campaign through which the civic body aims to create awareness among people about separating dry and wet waste and not dump […]

Bhubaneswar: With detection of 87 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, the total virus tally in the capital city rose to 29072, according to the data shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Of the fresh cases, 68 are local contacts while the remaining 19 are from quarantine, the civic body said […]

Mumbai: Cracking the whip against people who don’t wear face masks in public and refuse to pay the fine, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has warned that they will have to sweep the city roads as a punishment. In the past two days (Thursday-Friday), over a hundred persons caught without face masks who refused or […]

Bhubaneswar: The results of the final semester exams of Arts, Science, Commerce (UG and PG) streams conducted by the Ramadevi Women’s University in Bhubaneswar were announced today. According to the Controller of Exams, the varsity has registered a total pass percentage of 89.46 in PG examinations. Similarly in UG exams, the pass percentage is 94.48 […]