National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: Get ready for wrapping up warm. The mercury in the Odisha air will take an unexpected nip from around the second week of January. The forecast is a cold wave-like condition will prevail even on the 72nd Republic Day this year in the districts of western and southern Odisha. The coastal districts of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite State Vigilance terming the IFS Abhay Pathak arrest a prized catch, the weak point of Odisha Vigilance continued. In the year 2020, the conviction rate in the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) in Odisha dropped to a new low. When over the years (2015-19) it has been observed that in more than half […]

Jaipur: After the recent confirmation of bird flu in Jhalawad district, around 50 birds including peacocks have been found dead in Kalwa village of Makrana sub-block in Nagaur district of Rajasthan. A medical team is trying to cure around 50 peacocks while a post mortem was being conducted on 2 peacocks till the time of […]

New Delhi: Only 30 flights per week will operate between India and the UK when services resume from January 8, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Friday and said this arrangement will continue till January 23. #Breaking Flights service between India & UK to resume from Jan 8, 2021 Operations till 23 Jan […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is ready to conduct the dry run for COVID-19 vaccination from today. The dry run is part of the nation-wide exercise to keep all infrastructure in place so that the programme is conducted without any glitches ahead of the mass vaccination drive. The vaccination programme will be conducted at 31 places- 30 district […]

Jharsuguda: The long wait has finally come to an end as budget carrier SpiceJet will be launching direct flight services from Veer Surendra Sai (VSS) Airport in Jharsuguda to Mumbai and Bengaluru from January 12, 2021. The State Commerce and Transport department made an announcement on Friday that the airline major will be running its […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will continue to reel under cold conditions as the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar on Friday informed that there will be no large change in minimum/night temperature till January 4 and the weather will remain dry for the next five days. However, the temperature is expected to rise gradually by two-three degree Celsius […]

In a significant New Year announcement by the Centre, a decision has been taken to extend ‘Disability Compensation’ for all serving employees, if they get disabled in the line of duty while performing their service and are retained in service in spite of such disablement. Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday informed that the move […]

Sambalpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the permanent campus of the Indian Institutes of Management, IIM Sambalpur via video conferencing. India is proud of the rich contributions of IIMs to national progress. The establishment of IIM Sambalpur will turn the city into an education hub. The IIM will act […]

Puri: Tears of joy will flood Puri Badadanda on Sunday as the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) is set to welcome all devotees for darshan of Mahaprabhu Jagannath and His siblings from January 3 (tomorrow). SJTA Chief Administrator Krishan Kumar informed that necessary arrangements have been put in place for smooth and hassle-free darshan as […]

New Delhi: As India braces up to launch world’s largest immunisation drive, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday appealed people not to pay heed to the rumours against the much-awaited Covid-19 vaccine. “I want to appeal to people to not believe in any rumors. Our prime criteria in the vaccine trial is the safety […]

New Delhi: Former Union Home Minister and Congress leader Buta Singh passed away at the age of 86. He died while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in New Delhi on Saturday morning. The senior Congress leader was in a coma since October last year when he was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences […]

New Delhi: As India gears up to launch the world’s largest immunisation drive against coronavirus and began the dry run for the vaccination across several states and union territories, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday that the vaccine will be provided free of cost across the country. “Not just in Delhi, it will […]

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar MP and national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Aparajita Sarangi has been adjudged as the ‘Best Parliamentarian’ for the year 2020. A joint survey conducted by Asia Post and Fame India organizations ranked Sarangi, a former IAS officer, as the best amongst the lot. The MPs were tested on various parameters […]

New Delhi: All the passengers arriving India from UK between January 8 and January 30 will have to undergo self-paid Covid-19 tests, the health ministry said in a standard operating procedure (SOP) issued on Saturday. Passengers travelling from the United Kingdom to India from January 8 to 31 will now be subjected to mandatory self-paid […]