National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: The key elements of the probe in the sensational murder case of the five-year-old minor girl in Nayagarh revealed by SIT chief Arun Bothra is sure to shake the conscience of the state and the nation. He said the accused youth killed the minor girl when she resisted his sexual advances, and then eventually […]

Koraput: The Koraput district administration today clamped prohibitory order under Section 144 of CrPC in 22 villages of Kotia panchayat in Koraput district. According to sources, the restrictions have been…

Cuttack: In a major crackdown on adulteration units, Jagatpur police busted a fake cement manufacturing unit in Jagatpur Industrial Estate of the Millenium City on Tuesday. One person has been detained in this connection for questioning. A truck used for the transportation of the duplicate cements has also been seized. According to reports, Jagatpur police […]

New Delhi: Five passengers from the UK who arrived here at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday night have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, sources told IANS on Tuesday. These passengers have been sent to Sardar Patel Covid Centre in Chattarpur. A total of 250 passengers who arrived last night and have undergone the […]

Srinagar: The BJP on Tuesday won an election for the first time from any seat in Kashmir while facing regional heavyweights like the National Conference and the PDP. Aijaz Hussain won the Khonmoh-II District Development Council seat in Srinagar, while Aijaz Ahmad Khan gave the party more reason to cheer by winning the Tulail seat […]

Malkangiri: A group of youths in Malkangiri on Tuesday caught a woman selling fake Covid-19 medicines posing herself as an NHRM worker. According to reports, the imposter health worker was reportedly selling some medicinal products in villages while claiming them as cure for novel-Coronavirus. She was selling some tablets and syrup priced between Rs 500- […]

Bhubaneswar: The most challenging task before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) after it was given the charge of conducting a belated probe into the case was to recreate the trail of the suspect which had been erased with the passage of time. SIT chief Arun Bothra said, to begin with, the team had to revisit […]

Bhubaneswar: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is launching the second edition of the National Startup Awards(NSA) 2021. NSA 2021 is an attempt to acknowledge the efforts, initiatives and resilience demonstrated by the several startups over the period of unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. This time additional categories have been […]

Nayagarh: Hours after SIT chief Arun Bothra on Tuesday unfolded the mystery behind the rape and brutal murder of the five-year-old girl from Jadupur village in Nayagarh, the prime accused Saroj Sethi’s mother termed police findings ‘false and baseless’. Mother of Saroj who has been arrested in connection with the murder, alleged that her son […]

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday raided the house of Asit Nayak, a senior clerk of Roads and Buildings Division of the Public Works Department on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The Vigilance department recovered Rs 10, 62,605 cash, gold ornaments and other valuable household articles during the search on […]

Puri/Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the course of the investigation into the Puri custodial death case and sought an action taken report from the State government. The High Court has also asked whether a case has been registered against the accused police personnel under section 302 of IPC. The court […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) held a press conference and exposed shocking details on the murder case of a five-year-old girl in Nayagarh district, father of the deceased girl termed the narration as a concocted story. Reacting to SIT chief Arun Bothra’s presser, deceased minor girl’s father said there are no facts […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) on Tuesday directed Collectors of various districts to take necessary preventive measures in view of the severe cold wave advisory issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). As per the IMD, cold to severe cold wave condition will prevail in different parts of Odisha till December 25. As there […]

New Delhi/Hathras: The CBI carried out a painstaking investigation for over two months in the alleged gang-rape and brutal murder of the 19-year old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, collecting samples of soil, and dried vegetation from the spot and also conducting the brain mapping of the four accused. The Central Bureau of Investigation […]

Bhubaneswar: Notwithstanding the high sounding claims by the Odisha government, the latest new payroll data released by the Employment Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Monday bares the chinks in employment creation potential of Odisha. Sample The Acuteness in Odisha As on the end of August this year, Odisha has over 6.2 lakh unemployed youths, who […]