National News Updates

Jammu: Two minor girls, who had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC), were repatriated to Pakistan on Monday through the crossing point in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. The two girls from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) were detained by troops of Indian Army on Sunday morning. Defence sources said the two minor girls, Laiba […]

Rayagada: In a major crackdown, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Monday seized 150 kilograms of gemstones worth Rs 1.5 crore following a raid in Rayagada district. The raid was conducted following a tip-off that huge quantities of semi-precious gemstones have been stashed at a godown allegedly belonging to a […]

New Delhi: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) and All India Transport Welfare Association (AITWA) on Monday said that their members will not participate in the December 8 ‘Bharat Bandh’, adding that the government should though look into the farmers’ demands and resolve the issues at the earliest. Both associations said in a joint […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is not in favour of holding the under graduate and post graduate examinations now due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. In a letter to all vice-chancellors of universities and College principals, the Higher Education Department on Monday directed to consider the conduct of examinations only after resumption of physical mode of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Monday arrested two persons who were part of a major racket that used to steal mobile phones from passengers in long distance buses. The duo has been identified as Sanjay Gadnayak and Lipan Sahu of Angul district. Senior police officials informed that the duo used to loot mobile phones from […]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJP in Odisha has turned up the heat on the State government over alleged loopholes into the probe of kidnapping and brutal murder case of the five-year-old Nayagarh girl Pari by intensifying their protest. While the demonstration of the chief opposition party in front of the Nayagarh Collector’s office entered the fourth day, […]

New Delhi: India remained in the top 10 for the second year in a row in this year’s Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2021, occupying rank 10, a report said on Monday. It received high ratings in all CCPI categories, except renewable energy, where it had a medium performance. Under the renewable energy category, India […]

Bhubaneswar: The family members of five-year-old girl ‘Pari’, whose brutal murder has triggered a statewide outrage, will get a compensation of Rs 10 lakh, informed Sandhyabati Pradhan, chairperson of Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR). The State government and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will soon make announcement about the compensation, said Pradhan. […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha DGP and senior BJP leader Prakash Mishra on Monday raised serious doubts over the jurisdiction of the Arun Bothra-led Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the sensational Pari murder case at Nayagarh. “It’s a hogwash,” he said The SIT has been formed by the State Government, led by senior IPS officer Arun […]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress party in Odisha will support the Bharat Bandh call given by various farmers’ organisations across the country on Tuesday. Congress party will lend full support to the protesting farmers, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Niranjan Patnaik said. “The Congress party has decided to extend its full support to the Bharat Bandh […]

Malkangiri: Rattled by the unending Maoist violence that has crippled developmental activities in their areas, tribals in the Swabhiman Anchal in the district have geared up to safeguard their villages from the grip of ultras. Armed with traditional weapons like bows-arrows, axe, daggers and sticks, hundreds of residents from villages across the district have intensified […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) postponed the Odisha Civil Services -2019 (Main) examination scheduled to be held tomorrow (December 8) in view of the Bharat Bandh. In a notification, the OPSC wrote, “Taking into cognizance of the difficulties to be faced by the candidates in approaching the examination centres due to Bharat Bandh, […]

Mumbai: After 11 days of hectic search and rescue operations, the Indian Navy has recovered the wreckage of the ill-fated MiG-29K aircraft along with a body. The body was recovered by the rescue teams of the navy near the site of the crash. The body is believed to be that of pilot Commander Nishant Singh, […]

Jagatsinghpur: Four persons were arrested on Monday by Tirtol Police for their alleged involvement in the abduction of a teacher. The accused have been identified as Biswajit Patra (21) and Pratap Mohanty (23) of Pandara village, Tapan Kumar Das (27) of Pitambarpur and Surykant Mohapatra (24) Brahmanabadi village. As per reports, the teacher, Rabinarayan Mishra […]

Cuttack: The Odisha government has full control over the fee structures of private schools in the state, informed the Parent’s Association through a reply affidavit submitted at the Orissa High Court on Monday. Replying on the Odisha government’s affidavit expressing its inability to reduce the fees in private schools, the petitioner, Parent’s Association, stated that […]