National News Updates

New Delhi: Tata Power on Thursday announced that it has taken over the management and operations of Odisha’s power distribution utilities WESCO and SOUTHCO upon completion of the sale process. With this, WESCO and SOUTHCO will operate under the company name as TP Western Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPWODL) and TP Southern Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPSODL) […]

Bhubaneswar: After a hiatus of over nine months due to the Covid-19 pandemic induced restrictions, schools for classes X and XII across Odisha reopened today with proper social distancing and all the required Covid-19 safety norms. A detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been adopted for reopening of all government, government aided and private schools […]

Bhubaneswar: Cinema halls, theatres and multiplexes reopened in Odisha on Friday after a gap of over nine months due to closure in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. As per the standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the State government halls are allowed to intake with 50 per cent seating capacity. Several cinema theatres in […]

Phulbani: BJP National General Secretary and party in charge of Odisha, D Purandeswari on Thursday slammed the BJD government alleging that it has deprived the tribal population in the State from the benefits of MSP and other central schemes. Addressing a press conference in Kandhamal, the BJP leader said, “The tribals are deprived of the […]

United Nations: India will chair the crucial Taliban and Libya sanctions committees and the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the UN Security Council during its tenure as non-permanent member of the powerful 15-nation UN body. India, which has been at the forefront of the years-long efforts to reform the UNSC, began its two-year tenure at the Council […]

Kupwara: Soldiers of the Indian Army rescued a pregnant woman stuck in snowbound Kupwara in Kashmir and safely took her for about two kilometres in knee-deep snow till the hospital, the Indian Army said on Thursday. Late on Tuesday, the Company Operating Base at Karalpura in Kupwara received a distress call from Manzoor Ahmed Sheikh […]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Investigation Team on Friday afternoon produced the ‘minor’ accused in the alleged rape and murder of five-year-old Nayagarh girl before the Juvenile Justice Board for hearing on a plea seeking his narco analysis test. The narco test assumes considerable significance as the police need to ferret out several crucial evidence in the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday conducted the second phase dry run of Covid-19 vaccination at a total of 110 centres across all the 30 districts and municipal corporations of the State, informed Director of State Health and Family Welfare Department, Bijay Panigrahi. The mock drill is meant to test the mechanisms and reveal the […]

Bhubaneswar: Jubilation amid caution marked the mood as schools in Odisha opened doors to Class X and XII students on Friday after a hiatus of over nine months due to the Covid-19 induced restrictions. While the students were euphoric to be back in their classrooms after a long wait to catch up with teachers and […]

After remaining shut for over nine months due to Covid-19 restrictions, schools for classes X and XII reopened across the State from today with adherence to the safety protocols and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the government. As per the directives by the Odisha government, thermal screening of students, hand sanitising, wearing of masks […]

Phulbani: The security forces on Friday seized huge haul of arms and ammunition including hand grenades and other explosives after busting a major Maoist hideout in Kandhamal district. Kandhamal SP, Vinit Agarwal said the Maoist camp was busted during a joint combing operation by SOG jawans and DVF. “Based on a reliable input, anti-Naxal operation […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday expressed concern over attacks on forest rangers by armed poachers and smugglers, saying it may pass orders providing fire arms, bullet proof vests and helmets to the officials to ensure their safety. The bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said the forest officials are up against the […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the on-going second phase of the dry run for Covid-19 vaccination in the State, Director of the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET), Odisha, CBK Mohanty urged people to remain alert about fake apps created by fraudsters for obtaining personal information. “Some fake apps apparently created by unscrupulous elements for tracking the […]

Cuttack: A day after the Orissa High Court lifted curtains over the stalemate on the reduction of fees for students in private schools in view of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, parents are eagerly waiting for an official announcement on the fee structure by schools across the State. Though several schools in Odisha have started collecting […]

Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha member Aparajita Sarangi on Friday expressed concern over instances of political violence in Odisha and apprehended that the State may witness West Bengal like scenario in coming days. In a letter to Odisha DGP, the Bhubaneswar MP said the instances of political violence, especially against Bharatiya Janata Party workers have seen upward […]