National News Updates

Bhubaneswar:  The whole of the country, including Odisha, is all geared up to witness the V- Day (Vaccine day), and the time is quite right to know all minute details about the vaccinology. In fact, Vaccinology is the study that tells how a vaccine works and what will be its relationship with the host (means […]

New Delhi: Former NDTV journalist Nidhi Razdan said that she had been a victim of a “very serious phishing attack” and had learnt that what she believed was an offer to teach at Harvard University was fake. The journalist had quit NDTV last year after a 21-year stint to take up the offer. In a […]

Rourkela: The steel city has once again come to limelight for wrong reasons after a Papad seller in Balughat area was asked to repay a sum of more than Rs 13 Lakh by the Goods & Services Tax authorities on Friday on charges of evading taxes. As per reports, Jhunu Pradhan, who sells Papads, Lentil […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police will take Himanshu Bhusan Nanda, the prime accused of the kidney transplant fraud on a two-day remand to extract more information about the racket, informed Bhubaneswar DCP, Umashankar Das on Friday. As per reports, Himanshu has already duped many kidney patients to the tune of Rs 18 Lakh on the pretext […]

Cuttack: As the Army Day celebrations wind up in the country with the setting of the sun on Friday, an Indian Army veteran from a nondescript village, Jatamundia under Banki block in Cuttack takes a trip down the memory lane to portray the gallantry of the bravehearts in the Battle of Longewala of 1971. The […]

New Delhi: Twelve people, including two Chinese women, were arrested for allegedly cheating people by promising lucrative returns through an online marketing campaign. The accused have cheated around 40,000 people of crores in two months The Chinese nationals have been identified as Chaohong Deng Daoyong (27) and Wu Jiazhi (54), police said. The accused installed […]

Bhubaneswar: The fund collection drive (Nidhi Samarpan Abhiyan) for the proposed Ram temple at Ayodhya kick started in Odisha on Friday with the participation of Governor Professor Ganeshi Lal, Puri King Gajapati Dibya Singh Dev and Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Taking to the occasion, Pradhan said, “I am fortunate to be a part of […]

Puri: Intensifying the drive against extortion, Police in Puri have arrested 18 persons for their alleged involvement in various criminal activities and collection of ‘dadabati’ from traders and businessmen. A few days back, a viral audio of some anti-socials threatening some hoteliers and demanding extortion was found being circulated and later Puri SP too came […]

When the term ‘fake news’ comes up, people usually think of social media posts or stories which are created to deliberately misinform or deceive readers. A case in point is the recent news that the Centre has made it compulsory for the Central government employees to take at least 20 days of earned leave every […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said Odisha has received an investment of over Rs 1.25 crore since February 2020 despite Covid-19 pandemic. “We have received an investment of over 1.25 lakh crore rupees since February 2020 despite the wrath of coronavirus. Our Start-Up policy is also one of the best in the country,” […]

New Delhi: As many as 59.22 per cent of people across India prefer Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister as compared to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, whose approval rating is merely 25.62 per cent, as per the IANS C-Voter State of the Nation 2021 survey. According to the survey, in a two-horse race, Modi […]

New Delhi: In the backdrop of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, nearly 41.66 per cent of people are very much satisfied with the overall performance of the central government across all the states, as per the IANS C-Voter State of the Nation 2021 survey. According to the survey, in Odisha, 75.02 per cent of people are […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday began its immunization drive at 161 sites spread across 30 districts of the state. A total of 16,100 healthcare workers would receive the Covid-19 vaccine today- the first day of the drive. According to reports, the vaccination drive kicked off in all the centres as soon as Prime Minister […]

Bhubaneswar: A thick blanket of fog enveloped several parts of the state, affecting lives in the early hours on Saturday. Twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar witnessed fog which disrupted road communication in the cities today. Mild frost occurred in Bonai area of Sundargarh throwing lives out of gear in the district. The Regional Meteorological […]

Bhubaneswar: No vendor has been authorised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for installing rooftop solar panels. The Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Scheme (Phase-II) is being implemented in State only by DISCOMs. The DISCOMs have empanelled vendors through bidding process and have decided rates for setting up a rooftop solar plant, the Ministry said […]