National News Updates

Kharagpur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a colourful roadshow here in West Midnapore district on Sunday as he sought to bolster the BJP’s campaign in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections. The road show, which commenced at the local BJP office, ‘Premhari Bhavan’, and concluded at Malancha petrol pump in the town, covered […]

Puri: Even as many believe that Mahatma Gandhi had never visited Puri Sri Jagannath temple his entire life due to restrictions against ‘Harijans’ entry, a hand-written document of 100 years old, in possession of OTV, clearly stated that the Father of Nation had made a trip to the 12th-century shrine and offered obeisance to the […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed people to share their views, ideas and interesting topics from across India for this year’s third ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme scheduled for March 28. March 28th episode with the 75th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ that would begin at 11 a.m. This programme is held […]

Bhubaneswar: The fundraising drive for the Ram Mandir construction in Ayodhya has collected over Rs 42 crore from Odisha, informed the secretary of Sri Ram Janmabhumi Mandir Nidhi Samarpan Samiti, Odisha unit on Sunday. A month and half-long drive was carried out across the State from Makar Sankranti (January 14) to Magha Purnima (February 27) […]

Bhubaneswar: Clarifying on the directive issued by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) regarding sealing of houses of the holding tax defaulters, deputy commissioner (Revenue) of the civic body, Srimant Mishra on Sunday said that the tax pending more than three years attracts action known as certificate case as per OPDR (The Orissa Public Demands Recovery) […]

Hyderabad: Observing that there is a need to restore balance between human beings and nature through sustainable efforts, as the world moves to attain progress through science and technology, President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday said yoga shows the way to a sustainable and healthy lifestyle. “As the world moves to attain progress through science […]

Puri: Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingha Deb on Sunday sought the cooperation of Jagannath devotees across the globe to transform the pilgrim city into the best spiritual and religion place for Santatan Vedic region in the world. Addressing the global Odia community through video conferencing, the king stressed for united efforts both by Centre and the State […]

Bargarh: At a time when border controversy over Kotia villages in Koraput district has emerged a major headache for the Odisha Government, another report that would eventually drag the State government into an embarrassment has come from a village in the district bordering Chhattisgarh. Residents of Chhardhapalli panchayat under Paikamal block near Padmapur in the […]

Jajpur: Odisha Police on Sunday seized a huge quantity of explosive materials from Mukundapur village in Jajpur district during a raid, an officer said. The explosive materials was illegally stored in a house owned by Susanta Kumar Behera of the village, the officer said, adding that the house owner has been arrested. Acting on a […]

Kendrapara: A tutor has been arrested for allegedly beating two class-III students at Purusottampur under Marshaghai police limits in Kendrapara district on Sunday. The accused, Rajendra Rout was nabbed following a complaint lodged by a guardian at Marshaghai police station. Rout has been forwarded to court today, police said. According to reports, Manabaditya Dash (9) […]

Kancheepuram: Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan’s car was allegedly attacked by a young man late Sunday when the actor-politician was proceeding towards a hotel here after campaigning for the April 6 Assembly polls, a party leader said. Haasan was not injured in the incident though his vehicle’s windscreen was damaged. MNM leader and retired […]

Bhubaneswar: Banking services in the State are likely to be affected as over 30,000 bank employees of around 5,500 branches from Odisha are taking part in the two-day strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions starting from today. The strike has been called against the central government’s decision in the last parliamentary session […]

Boudh: A man and his son were arrested for allegedly setting a forest ablaze at Madhapur in Boudh district on Monday. The accused duo identified as Asan Majhi and his son Shyamghan, residents of Madhapur Colony sahi were setting dry leaves on fire in Mundeswar reserve forest under Madhapur range. Axes and match box have […]

New Delhi: Banking operations including cheque clearance across the country got affected on Monday as bankers under the aegis of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) have gone on a nationwide strike to protest against the proposed privatisation of two state-owned lenders. UFBU, an umbrella body of nine unions, had given a strike call […]

Nabarangpur: The helper of a bus was killed and as many as five passengers were critically injured when the vehicle collided with a tipper near Sompeta on Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border on Monday. According to reports, the private bus named ‘Tripathy’ carrying more than 30 passengers was on its way from Nabarangpur to Bhubaneswar when a […]