National News Updates

Rourkela: Two youths went missing while bathing in Koel River at Teterekela here near the steel city on Sunday. The duo along with some of their friends was reportedly picnicking at Teterkela and was taking a bath in the nearby Koel River when the mishap occurred. A rescue team was immediately called in to action. […]

Koraput: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Mumbai (Nagpur branch) has picked up a person from Jeypore of Koraput district in connection with a narcotics case. A team of the ATS led by Sub-Inspector Ashish Thakur with assistance from local Sadar Police conducted a raid at Kalaguda village on Saturday night. During the raid, the team […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the nation-wide rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Odisha government on Sunday said that it has finalised around 160 sites for the first phase of vaccination drive across the State. Director of Health and Family Department, BijayPanigrahi informed that the vaccination centres include district headquarters hospitals, sub-divisional hospitals, CHC, PHCs, medical colleges […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while giving his pep up talk to the party cadres on the BJD foundation day had bowled few googlies to the national party BJP for what he called – only doing lip service to empower women, the interesting takeaway, however, is one of his important cabinet colleague Arun […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Centre constituted a high-level committee to commemorate Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 125th birth anniversary, the Odisha unit of Congress levelled allegations of poor representation of the State in the panel. The party lamented that only three members from Odisha have found place in the committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra […]

Balasore: A man allegedly ended his life by suicide after failing to clear the loans he had taken for his daughter’s marriage. The shocking incident has been reported from Manatri village under Soro Police limits in the district. The deceased has been identified as RabindraParida. As per reports, Rabindra had taken loans to the tune […]

New Delhi: The Centre has directed states and union territories across the country to increase surveillance around water bodies, live bird markets, zoos, and poultry farms as well as strengthen biosecurity at poultry farms amid the bird flu scare. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said in a statement on Sunday that the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health Minister Naba Das has purchased as many as 80 vehicles including a luxurious car (Mercedes Benz) worth Rs 2 crore in the last two years. Das has purchased a total of 80 new vehicles between 2018 and 2020. It was revealed from the property statement of all the ministers including chief minister […]

Umerkote: One worker lost his life while six others sustained injuries after the concrete slab of under-construction Biju Setu collapsed in Nabarangpur district on Sunday. The mishap occurred in the evening near Talapadar in Umerkote area of the district where the bridge construction work was being undertaken by rural development department. Soon, local residents of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik Cabinet in Odisha has two ministers who in their annual property returns have admitted to owning licensed firearms. The two heavyweight cabinet ministers are – State Revenue Minister Sudam Marandi (from Mayurbhanj district) and Health Minister Naba Kishore Das (from Jharsuguda district). The APR filed today for the year 2019-20 has […]

Umerkote: Hours after one span of an under-construction portion of Biju Setu collapsed in Nabarangpur district, the Odisha government has ordered stern action against the contractor and other officials. One worker lost his life while six others sustained injuries after the concrete slab of the bridge at Talpadar in Umarkote Division of Nabarangpur district collapsed […]

Bhubaneswar: It seems spellbound by the popular quote “Balancing your money is the key to having enough” a whole lot of ministers in the State Cabinet had deployed their finances in a very smart way to maximize their harvests. The common refrain witnessed is almost all had invested their funds in secure investment plans and […]

New Delhi: Budget airline GoAir has sacked a pilot for posting derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter. The spokesperson of the airline also said that it does not associate itself with personal views expressed by any individual or an employee. “GoAir has zero tolerance policy and it is mandatory for all GoAir […]

Balasore: Police personnel who are supposed to stick to government rules and protect lives and properties of people have been touted as thieves. Such bizarre allegations have been reported from the district headquarters hospital in Balasore. Two police constables on-duty on the premises of the hospital allegedly lifted some mobile phones belonging to patients’ attendants […]

Balasore: Three unidentified miscreants attacked a youth inside an ATM counter and looted Rs 35,000 from him in Soro area of Balasore district on Sunday. The victim, Ajay Barik of Saud area in the district, lodged a complaint in this regard at Soro police station following which an investigation has been launched. According to the […]