National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: Even as the Odisha government has initiated process for a probe by Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the murder of five-year-old girl Pari in Nayagarh district, the parents of the minor girl seem to unhappy with the move and have demanded CBI probe into the case. “I want CBI investigation into the abduction and […]

Cuttack: Despite slew of crackdowns over the past few months, putting a lease on food adulteration practice has turned as a major challenge for the police of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Twin Cities. The Commissionerate Police on Saturday busted yet another such factory allegedly manufacturing adulterated spices like turmeric and chilli powder. The duplicate spices processing unit was […]

Bhubaneswar:  BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Saturday said that his party will take the fight to the National Capital to ensure justice to five-year-old girl Nayagarh girl ‘Pari’ whose skeletal remains were found in the backyard of her house days after she was kidnapped in July this year. In a series of tweets, Patra […]

Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance department on Saturday formed a 20-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the alleged possession of disproportionate assets by arrested IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak. Both Pathak and his son Akash were remanded to judicial custody till December 9 following their arrests on Friday. Odisha government has also suspended Pathak from […]

Hyderabad: AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi was on Saturday booked for his comments on the samadhis of former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao and TDP founder N T Rama Rao. On the other hand, the city police also booked a suo motu case against Bandi Sanjay Kumar of the BJP for his retort to it. […]

Bhubaneswar: All State government department and sub-ordinate offices in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack will function with 75% strength of employees during the month December 2020, said the General Administration & Public Grievance Department on Saturday. All the government offices across the State will remain closed on Saturdays, a notification issued by the […]

New Delhi: The prime ministers of Russia, China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan will attend the summit of the heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on Monday. However, Pakistan will be represented by its parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said. India is hosting the summit for […]

New Delhi: Amid intense protests against the newly passed farm bills, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday appealed to the farmers saying that the government is ready to hold talks on every issue around the recently introduced farm laws. Shah said: “I appeal to the protesting farmers that the government of India is ready […]

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Saturday ordered a probe after an employee of the temple was seen carrying a decorative piece used in the Nagarjuna Besha of Lord Jagannath to the house of a senior servitor of the 12th century shrine. According to sources, an ornate sun and moon used in the […]

Sambalpur: A minor girl on Saturday alleged that a man was planning to sell her after raping her in captivity on the pretext of marriage in Rairakhol police station area of the district. She lodged a complaint with police after being rescued by the locals. According to police, the accused named Basant Sahoo had kept […]

Cuttack: Hours after Chauliaganj police unearthed an adulterated spices processing unit in Cuttack, another illegal unit making contaminated ghee was busted in Nuabazaar area of the city. According to sources, the illegal unit was busted during a joint raid by Zone 1 ACP, Amarendra Panda and Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) health officer Satyabrata Mohapatra. Huge […]

Sambalpur: The Paschim Odisha Krushak Sanghatahan, an outfit fighting for the rights of farmers in western Odisha, on Saturday warned the government of a massive protest from December 5 in protest against the current procedure of paddy procurement and the token system. At a press meet, the outfit announced that the activists of the organisation […]

New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday carried out a massive search operation at 45 locations in four states after registering a case against alleged coal pilferer Anup Manjhi who was suspected to be acting in collusion with two general managers and three security personnel of Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL), officials said. The searches were spread […]

Colombo: Top security officials of India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives on Saturday agreed to further strengthen cooperation and ensure peace for common benefit as they took stock of the current maritime security environment in the region during the high-level trilateral dialogue held here after a gap of six years. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval […]

New Delhi: Four central police organisations are functioning without regular heads for varied lengths of time as the government has not appointed their full-time chiefs. The latest organisation to come under this category is the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as its chief Rajesh Ranjan is set to retire this month-end and the Union home […]