National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways has added new features to its existing parcel management system. As per official sources, the computerization of parcel management system is being extended from 84 locations to additional 143 locations in phase-II and 523 locations in phase –III. It is pertinent to mention here that the Parcel Management System (PMS) of […]

Mumbai/Delhi: Interrogation of Mumbai Police “encounter specialist” Sachin Vaze in the Ambani security scare case points towards a deep-rooted conspiracy involving a few “powerful” persons. Assistant Police Inspector (API) Sachin Vaze, seen close to the top leadership of Shiv Sena, has been in touch with “powerful” persons during the period he hatched a conspiracy to […]

Gorakhpur: A mother of three children, has allegedly eloped with a Class 8 student, sending shock waves here in Uttar Pradesh. The boy’s family lodged a complaint at Campierganj police station after which an FIR was registered and probe initiated, but the two have not yet been traced. The 29-year-old married woman and the 15-year-old […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the arrest of Bikramaditya Jena, the last and fifth accused in the murder of Ollywood music director Sumanta Mohanty (in 2008) by the Commissionerate Police on Sunday, Odia film actress Bidusmita Mantri has come up with some shocking revelations in the horrific crime. Speaking to OTV on Sunday, Bidusmita said she noticed burn […]

Bhubaneswar: All transactions in the Odisha Assembly have been stalled on Monday for third consecutive day due to protest and counter protests by the members of Opposition and treasury benches in the well of the House. Soon after the House reassembled for the day, Opposition Congress and BJP stormed into the well and created heavy […]

New Delhi: In a major action against the Islamic State (IS) modules, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out searches in at least 10 locations across the country, including one in Delhi. An NIA source related to the probe said the agency sleuths were carrying out searches at over 10 locations and four […]

Balasore: Panic gripped the Rainga village under Nilagiri NAC in the district after a wild bear was spotted by locals wandering about in the rice fields on the outskirts of the village on Monday morning. According to sources, the animal first sneaked into human settlements in the village before moving to the farmlands. In a […]

Bhubaneswar: The man who first tested positive for Covid-19 in Odisha on this day a year ago has recalled his days of agony on the first anniversary of the deadly virus onset in the State. On March 15, 2020, the young man had tested positive on his return from Italy. He was subsequently kept in […]

Bhubaneswar: All eyes are now on the rail bridge over the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir which is nearing its completion by the Indian Railways. As per the Indian Railways, the arch railway bridge will be the highest bridge in the world as it is 359m above sea level. The bridge will connect Kashmir […]

Bhubaneswar: Getting a passport is expected to become easier now as the Odisha Police have launched a special Mobile application scheme for faster police verification of applications. Under the 5T initiative of the Odisha government, the State Police department has launched the M-Police mobile application scheme. As per official sources, the initiative is aimed at […]

Bhubaneswar: After drawing flak from several quarters over the hike in holding tax effected by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Odisha government on Monday put the revised tax on hold. Speaking to media, Housing and Urban Development Minister Pratap Jena said that holding tax in the Capital city will continue to be collected as […]

New Delhi: The government on Monday said that concerns related to job loss and other facilities will be taken care of when a central public sector company, working in a strategic sector, is divested. Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur, during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, said the government has a […]

Amid reports of forest fires in various parts of the state, a bike rally was organized in Kolabira and Laikera of Jharsuguda district to raise awareness among the locals about wildfires.

Bhubaneswar: With reports of a surge in Covid-19 cases received from some states in the country, the Director of Public Health in Odisha Dr. Niranjan Mishra has cautioned of a possible increase in the infection in the State. Though Mishra dismissed speculations over a second wave of Covid infection in the State, he said with […]

Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Umashankar Das said that identification of the skeletal remains recovered from an impounded car in Janla outpost is underway.