National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: The prospects of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form government in Odisha is very high as the party workers are working hard to achieve the mission, said party’s national president JP Nadda. While speaking on the sidelines of the virtual inauguration of six new district party offices in Odisha on Tuesday, Nadda congratulated […]

Bhubaneswar: The rising Covid-19 graph has led to concern among students and their parents ahead of the crucial Class 10 matriculation and Plus II examinations in Odisha. Putting the speculation…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced Rs 100 crore package for the all-round development of the ‘Swabhiman Anchal’ in Malakangiri district on Tuesday. He made the announcement following interaction with the locals in the Swabhiman Anchal ( area earlier cut-off from the rest of the state due to Maoist violence) via video conferencing from the […]

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has issued fresh guidelines limiting the attendance of people in marriages and funerals amid fears of a second wave of COVID-19 spread during the ensuing winter season. As per the latest guidelines, only 100 people will be allowed for any kind of marriage-related functions in the city. However, there […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Epidemic Act and questioned the petitioner as to why he has not moved the high court on the issue, as they also have powers to strike down central Acts. A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and […]

United Nations: India slammed Pakistan on Monday for making irresponsible and irrelevant remarks in the UN, saying the General Assembly is a forum for serious debate, not frivolous allegations. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said this while speaking in the UN General Assembly on question of equitable representation on and […]

Puri: The Sri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee on Tuesday approved Rs 154 crore budget for Srimandir for 2020-21 financial year, informed the temple chief administrator Krishan Kumar. Speaking to media Kumar said, “The income of Srimandir has nosedived due to the current Covid19 pandemic situation, while the temple expenses have increased. In a bid to […]

Khurdha: Tension erupted at Tansipatana village under the Tangi police station in the district on Tuesday after two groups of people clashed over a land dispute related to a cremation ground. The clashes broke out when some people were performing a cremation in the vicinity of some residential settlements to which another group opposed. The […]

Bhubaneswar: State BJP spokesperson Lekhashree Samantasinghar’s alleged statement on Puri has snowballed into a controversy, drawing criticisms from several political parties. Addressing party workers at an event, Lekhashree had reportedly stated that people used to think Puri was in Kolkata, but they came to know about the town being in Odisha only after Sambit Patra […]

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday inducted new cabinet a day after taking oath for a new term along with his ministerial colleagues and allocated portfolios among them. CM Nitish Kumar kept home, general administration, vigilance and three more departments with himself. Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad got finance, commercial tax, environment, forest […]

New Delhi: Addressing the summit of five-nation grouping BRICS via videoconferencing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that terrorism is the “biggest problem” facing the world and there was a need to ensure that countries supporting and assisting terrorists are held guilty, in an oblique reference to Pakistan. The prime minister also said there […]

Berhampur: Two criminals have been arrested by Chhatrapur police on charges of fraudulently withdrawing Rs 6.4 lakhs from the account of a person by swapping his ATM card. As per reports, the prime accused Simanchal Sahu had withdrew the money from the account of the complainant by cleverly swapping his debit card with another after […]

New Delhi: The navies of India, Australia, Japan and the US began the second phase of the Malabar naval exercise in the northern Arabian Sea on Tuesday involving two aircraft carriers and a number of frontline warships, submarines and maritime reconnaissance aircraft. The major highlight of the four-day exercise is participation of Indian Navy’s Vikramaditya […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the growing demands for reopening of temples, Odisha Law Minister Pratap Jena on Tuesday said the State government will take an appropriate decision in this regard after taking into the current scenario of COVID-19 situation and other aspects. On media query that several State governments have already allowed reopening of temples and other […]

Bargarh: Tension erupted at the Bheden Police Station in Bargarh after residents from Burdha village scuffled with the police and tried to storm the police station. They alleged that the police are soft-peddling the investigation into a murder that took place in July this year and delaying the arrest of the accused for a protracted […]