National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: The Congress party of Odisha unit on Sunday alleged that Odisha government did not comply with the Supreme Court directive to separate the investigation and Law and Order wings to lessen burden on police. At a press meet, Congress spokesperson Nishikant Mishra alleged that the Odisha government had lied to the apex court that […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Health and Family Welfare Department on Monday ordered identification of session sites and a five-member team for each session site for COVID-19 vaccination of the healthcare workers. In a letter to the district collectors and commissioner of municipal corporations, additional chief secretary PK Mohapatra said that as per operational guideline of COVID-19 […]

Shimla: With the death toll of migratory water birds rising to 2,401, and almost half of them being endangered bar-headed goose visiting the Pong wetlands, Himachal Pradesh wildlife authorities on Monday said that avian influenza (H5N1) was the cause. The dead included a little white-fronted goose that was visiting the Pong wetlands alone for the […]

Bhubaneswar: Online crime has gone a notch lower and deeper. As if financial fraud was not enough, the scamsters are now eyeing gullible youngsters to extort money by blackmail through social media platforms. And in the era of digital revolution, instances of cyber risk and security threat have also risen manifolds, the latest menace being […]

Bhubaneswar: The outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns and shutdowns have broken the backbone of newspaper industry across the country, especially Odisha, directly posing a threat to the livelihood of many who were dependent on the same for a living. Besides the fear of the virus transmission through paper, the increase in the […]

Bhubaneswar: A couple of days after the Odisha government announced reopening of schools for 10th and 12th standard students from January 8, the Odisha Secondary School Teachers’ Association (OSSTA) has expressed deep concerns over lack of teachers in schools which could pose obstacle in government’s order for a 100-day classroom teaching before the final examinations. […]

Bhadrak: Satyajit Behera from Chandbali is an aspirational story of a boy from rural Odisha realising his dreams through grit and determination on the face of deprivation and adversaries. The meritorious student, son of a farmer at Karanjamala village under Chandabali block in the district, has proved that extreme poverty and lack of facilities can’t […]

Ahmedabad: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday flagged off from L&T’s Hazira plant in Surat district critical components bound for Indian Oil’s MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) plant coming up at the refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Paradip. During his visit to Surat in Gujarat, the minister flagged off the equipment from the engineering and construction giant Larsen […]

Chilika: The annual bird census at Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, began today in five ranges under the Chilika wildlife division- Tangi, Balugaon, Rambha, Satapada and Chilika. As many as 21 teams comprising over 111 wildlife officials, experts, volunteers and environmentalists started the headcount exercise which began at 6 am today. While 19 […]

Jajpur: The parents of two-year-old girl ‘Pihu’ who had gone missing since August 9 last year from her village at Madhusudanpur in the district, have warned of a dharna in front of the residence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, if police don’t take the case seriously. The parents and relatives of the minor girl who […]

United Nations: With a pledge to “bring human-centric and inclusive solutions” to world problems, India has taken its place on the UN Security Council, the organisation’s highest decision-making body. India’s membership was celebrated on Monday at a flag ceremony when its banner went up outside the Council chamber after the first session of the year. […]

United Nations: More than 3,71,500 babies were born worldwide on New Year’s Day and India is estimated to have recorded the highest number of births at around 60,000, according to the UN’s children’s agency. UNICEF said that an estimated 371,504 babies were born around the world on New Year’s Day. Fiji in the Pacific was […]

Bhubaneswar: Some land owners in the city on Monday approached Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Dash and alleged that they are being threatened by a group of people to give Rs 1 crore extortion for the possession of the land owned by them. In their complaint, the locals alleged that despite having all documents pertaining to the […]

Cuttack: In a major breakthrough, police on Tuesday claimed to have detained four persons including the prime accused in connection with the brutal murder of Mahanga BJP leader Kulamani Baral and his associate Dibyasingh Baral. Sources said a team of Cuttack police (rural) are interrogating the detainees in an undisclosed location. Another special team continues […]

Bhadrak: The Superintendent of Police (SP) of Bhadrak, Charan Singh Meena on Tuesday escaped an accident narrowly after a truck hit his car on national highway 16 near Bhandaripokhari Square in the district. The IPS officer is safe while his car got partially damaged. The driver of the truck has been detained. He is being […]