National News Updates

Puri: Close on the heels of the allegations over two deaths in police custody in Puri and Sundargarh respectively, another allegation of custodial torture has been received from Pipili on Saturday. As many as six persons, arrested by the police in connection with the assault on a youth at Bhabanipur village under Pipili police limits […]

Jaipur: The celebrated civil servant couple of Tina Dabi, topper of UPSC civil service examination in 2015 and Athar Amir, a UPSC topper from Kashmir, recently filed for divorce in Jaipur. The couple married in 2018 soon after their romance and love story made national headlines. Tina, who was the topper of UPSC Civil Services […]

Koraput: Two days after talks were held between officials from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to diffuse the long-drawn tension between two border villages, a fresh row has erupted after unofficial demarcation marks and flags were cited in one of the disputed areas on Saturday. Odisha’s Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), Southern Division on Saturday visited Sambai […]

Puri: In a startling revelation, uncle of the K Ramesh– who allegedly died in the custody of Puri police Wednesday– claimed that the police tried to induce him with the promise of allotment of land if he maintained silence over the death of his nephew. “Police told us that Ramesh had been killed in a […]

Bhubaneswar: On the second day of the monsoon session Saturday, Opposition BJP and the Congress stalled the proceedings of the House and cornered the ruling-government over its decision to close down thousands of primary and upper primary schools. Speaker SN Patro issued a ruling on the closure of schools in the state, asking the Mass […]

Puri: A delegation of BJP members led by party’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra today upped the ante by demanding registration of a murder case in connection with the alleged police custodial death of 33-year-old Baselisahi resident K Ramesh on Wednesday. Patra demanded the Puri district administration to direct an investigation after registering a murder case […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today reviewed the preparedness of Covid-19 vaccine delivery, distribution and administration. Prime Minister appreciated the efforts of innovators, scientists, academicians and pharma-companies in their efforts to develop vaccines and has directed that every effort should be made to facilitate the research, development and manufacturing of the vaccine. Five vaccines […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha has come a long way since October 29, 1999 in mitigating the cataclysmic effects of cyclones, on the National Disaster Management Day today the important fact is the State is yet to have a full-proof disaster plan at hand. Facts did show the disaster management in Odisha has seen a paradigm […]

New Delhi: India slammed Pakistan for cross-border terrorism on Saturday and warned that it will take every possible action to safeguard its national security. The government summoned the High Commissioner of Pakistan and conveyed its message to him in New Delhi reacting to the November 19 terror attack planned by the globally banned Pakistani terror […]

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha will experience rain and thunderstorm activities in the next couple of days under the influence of a fresh low pressure system over Bay of Bengal. As per India Meteorological Department (IMD), the low pressure area has formed over Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining central parts of South Bay of Bengal […]

Bhubaneswar: The alertness of locals foiled an ATM loot attempt by miscreants in the capital city on Saturday. As per the plan, in the wee hours, the robbers targeted the Indian Bank ATM situated at the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Road but failed to execute the robbery after locals rushed to the spot hearing noise from inside the […]

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the eighth convocation of Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) here via video conference on Saturday said the country was moving forward with the goal of reducing its carbon footprint by 30 to 35 per cent. He also said that efforts were on to increase the use of natural […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Rengali constituency, Nauri Nayak, has alleged discrepancy in his Covid 19 test reports. On Saturday, Nayak alleged that the Covid-19 test he underwent on the Assembly premises on November 19 came out positive while the findings made in the report of an ICMR-approved private lab showed him […]

Nayagarh: Body of a man has been kept waiting for cremation since Friday following a dispute between two groups of villagers over the cremation ground at Bhaliadihi under Sarankul police station in the district. Palpable tension prevailed in the village after relatives and neighbours of the deceased blocked the Kadalipalli-Sikharpur road on Saturday. A police […]

Keonjhar: The famous Chaiti Parba of Maa Tarini kicked off at Ghatgaon in the district from today with all Covid-19 guidelines in place. According to reports, the temple and district…