National News Updates

Berhampur: One person was killed while two others were critically injured in an explosion while they were allegedly making country-made bombs to be used for hunting in a house at K Bhimpur village under Badagada police limits in Ganjam district on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Bulu Mallick of K Bhimpur village while […]

Berhampur: An unidentified woman was found in serious condition near the Bhanjanagar bus stand on Thursday morning. As per reports, the grievously injured woman is still to be identified. She has received deep injuries on her hands. It is still unclear as to how and when she came to the place and the injuries suffered […]

Rourkela: Fire department personnel rescued a man who climbed atop a tree and threatened to commit suicide at Rourkela on Thursday morning. Reportedly, the drama unfolded when the man, perched atop a tree, in the Munda market area of 19 Sector, threatened to commit suicide in the morning hours. The Fire Brigade was subsequently informed […]

Rourkela: A man residing in the Sector-20 area here has been charged with gross tax liability under Section 74(5) for allegedly receiving taxable goods amounting to Rs 23.96 crore and further availing Rs 4.31 crore under CGST and SGST on the strength of fake invoice. The Good and service tax (GST) department has served a […]

Baripada: A 21-year-old man sustained critical injuries to one of his eyes after he was allegedly hit by a police personnel with a baton during a motor vehicle checking in Baripada on Wednesday. The man, identified as Sipu Das, was reportedly trying to escape from being caught by a group of policemen who were carrying […]

New Delhi: The Centre has issued an ordinance, making pollution an offence with a jail term, which can go up to 5 years and a penalty up to Rs 1 crore. The ordinance, was issued on Wednesday night after the approval of the President. Earlier, this week Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, during the hearing of […]

Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa’s “legs were shaking” while Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told the meeting of parliamentary leaders that India was about to attack their country, said a Pakistani lawmaker as he recounted the events of February 2019 meeting during which Imran Khan government decided to release Indian Air Force pilot […]

Khordha: The alleged child marriage attempt at a temple which was foiled by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and the police on Wednesday took a new turn when both the bride and groom claimed that the girl was more than 18 years-old and they fell in love after meeting over Facebook. The man–Ramesh Nayak of […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has severely criticised the growing trend of police in different States summoning individuals from far corners of the country over social media postings. Hearing a petition concerning a Delhi resident Roshni Biswas who was reportedly summoned by Bengal Police for posting objectionable content on Facebook, the Bench of Justices DY […]

Ahmedabad: Former Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel died here on Thursday after prolonged illness, family sources said. Patel (92) had recovered from COVID-19 recently and was rushed to a hospital in Ahmedabad Thursday morning following health complications, the sources said. The BJP veteran was the state chief minister in 1995 and again during 1998-2001. Narendra […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 14.97 lakh farmers have registered themselves with the government to sell their paddy under this year’s kharif season procurement process which is set to begin in the State from November 1. Nearly three lakh additional farmers have registered themselves this year as against the total registration of 12.35 lakh farmers in […]

Bhubaneswar: In a big development, the Comissionerate Police today confirmed that the body parts collected from the site of the filling station blast near Raj Bhawan Square that shook the capital city on October 7, was that of missing Simanchal Parida. With this, the number of casualties in the mishap has gone up to two. […]

New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday suggested to state governments, Finance Commissions and local bodies to encourage green buildings by way of tax incentives and other measures. Inaugurating the CII’s Green Building Congress 2020 through virtual mode, Naidu said it is time to consider making all new buildings to mandatorily go green […]

Mayurbhanj: An elephant calf was rescued by the forest department officials on Saturday after it reportedly fell into a dilapidated well in Bisusola village under Deuli forest range in the…

Bhubaneswar: Former Director of Town Planning and the first Chief Town Planner of Odisha, Surendra Behera passed away at the age of 68 in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. Behera was a resident of Balanga village under the district of Puri. An alumnus of Ravenshaw College and Utkal University, Behera had obtained his Masters Degree in Regional […]