National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: In the phase-1 vaccination drive against Covid-19, Odisha will see vaccination of over 1.9 lakh corona and frontline warriors from the coming weekend. The drive is scheduled to continue till the next weekend. The Cuttack district will see maximum beneficiaries in the State. While home-grown vaccine Covaxin will be administered to around 9,000 beneficiaries […]

Cuttack: A state-of-the-art inter-state bus terminal will come up in Khannagar area of Cuttack with an expenditure of Rs 65 crore, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Wednesday. The proposed bus terminal to be named after freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose aimed at facilitating hassle-free movement of passengers. The bus terminal will be constructed […]

Nayagarh: In yet another setback to Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the sensational murder case of a five-year-old girl of Nayagarh, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on Wednesday turned down its petition seeking brain mapping test on the accused. The JJB rejected the plea filed by SIT after the accused did not agree to the […]

Sambalpur: As many as 19 students in Laikera block of Sambalpur district have tested positive for novel-Coronavirus. This came just five days after schools were reopened for Class X and XIII students across the State after a gap of nine months. According to Laikera block education officer, the 19 students who contracted the virus belong […]

Bhadrak: Angry over alleged suicide of a youth, residents of a village in Bhadrak district set a police van on fire on Wednesday. The death of the youth, identified as Bapi Mahalik of Hatuari village under Tihidi police limits triggered massive unrest at the village. His body was recovered from a nearby pond. According to […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has arrested a youth from Bhubaneswar for allegedly duping lakhs of rupees from kidney patients on the pretext of arranging donors. The arrested youth Himanshu Bhusan Nanda, aged 32, happens to be a resident of Nuapatna in Pattamundai of Kendrapara district and had been staying in Uttara area of the capital […]

Rayagada: A man from Madhya Pradesh was slapped with an enormous fine of Rs 1,13,500 by the RTO in Rayagada district for allegedly violating various rules of the new motor vehicle act. The penalty is believed to be the biggest amount that has been levied on a two-wheeler under the amended regulations of the Motor […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said that fog- shallow to moderate- will occur in several parts of Odisha for the next two days. This will be accompanied by decrease in night temperature during the next two to three days. Shallow to moderate fog is expected to occur at one or two places in […]

Kamakhyanagar: Around 25 passengers escaped an accident narrowly after a bus in which they were travelling overturned near Alutuma bridge here in Dhenkanal district on the wee hours of Thursday. One of the passengers has sustained injuries and has been admitted to a nearby hospital. The Bus, ‘Sriramji’ carrying around 25 passengers was heading towards […]

Cuttack: Eminent social worker Padma Shri D Prakash Rao, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 63, will be cremated with full state honours at Kaliaboda crematorium here in the city today. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, while expressing deep anguish over the sad demise of the great social worker, had announced that Rao’s […]

Jharsuguda: The administration of Veer Surendra Sai (VSS) Airport, Jharsuguda has decided to introduce direct flight service from the airport to Patna in Bihar. The flight service will be operated…

Cuttack: Consistency in performance by cricket players from Odisha is the only formula to get a place in the national team and winning tournaments will go a long way in helping them catch the attention of the selectors, said Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council member and former Indian player Pragyan Ojha. Speaking exclusively to […]

Kendrapara: The Bhitarkanika National Park will remain out of bounds for nine days from tomorrow due to the annual headcount of estuarine crocodiles. The exercise will continue till January 23, officials said. The Forest Department has engaged 22 teams for the census drive. The officials will carry out headcount of the crocodiles in the creeks, […]

Mumbai: A day after the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan, the drug law enforcement agency sleuths on Thursday swung into action and carried out searches at his residence here and other locations in connection with a drug related case. According to sources, several teams of NCB swung into […]

Cuttack: Mortal remains of Padma Shri D Prakash Rao, who passed away on Wednesday at SCB Medical College, were consigned to flames at Kaliaboda cremation ground here in the city today with full state honours. As guns boomed and police personnel reversed their firearms, a host of dignitaries including Rajya Sabha member Subhas Singh, Cuttack […]