National News Updates

New Delhi: Amid the preparations for the Kumbh Mela 2021 starting from April 1, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said apart from the guidelines issued by the Centre there will be no other restrictions on the tourists coming here to take the holy dip. This year Kumbh Mela will be organised for a shorter […]

Rourkela: Attending the 18th annual convocation of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, President of India Ram Nath Kovind batted for a Universities’ Social Responsibility at par with the prevailing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the country. “A University must contribute to empowering the community around it. Happy to note that NIT Rourkela has adopted […]

New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Supremo Sharad Pawar has summoned Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and party chief Jayant Patil to Delhi on Sunday to discuss the fallout of the allegations against the party leader and Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. This comes in the wake of the pressure building within the alliance of […]

Bhubaneswar: Noted Odissi dancer Laxmipriya Mohapatra, the wife of legendary classical dancer Kelucharan Mohapatra, has died due to old age-related ailments, family sources said on Sunday. She was 86. Mohapatra died at her residence here around 11.20 pm on Saturday, they said. She is survived by her son Ratikanta Mohapatra and daughter-in-law Sujata Mohapatra, who […]

Rampur (Uttar Pradesh): In a shocking incident, a man sewed his wife’s genitals with an aluminum thread after he suspected her of having an extra-marital affair. The incident took place in the Milak area in Rampur on Saturday. The husband has been arrested while the woman is undergoing treatment at the district hospital. According to […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when there panic seems to have gripped people following a spike in COVID-19 positive, a 15-year-old has succumbed to the viral infection in Odisha. Health and Family Welfare Department on Sunday informed that the 15-year-old male Covid-19 patient of Khordha district was also suffering from Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma with […]

Egra: Veteran TMC MP Sisir Adhikari – father of BJP heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari – joined the BJP here on Sunday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior leaders of the party. The patriarch of the Adhikari family — which wields considerable influence in Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district — said that […]

Mumbai: A day after demanding the resignation of state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray on Sunday sought a Central probe to unearth how an explosives-laden SUV came to be parked near the home of industrialist Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai last month, besides firing a salvo of unanswered questions. “The basic […]

Bhubaneswar: People in Odisha can expect certain amount of relief from the heat conditions as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted rain and thunderstorm in several parts of Odisha. As per the latest weather bulletin, eight districts of the State are likely to experience light to moderate rain or thundershower in the next […]

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has tested positive for Covid-19, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said on Sunday, adding that his condition is stable. “Om Birla, Hon’ble Member of Parliament and Speaker of the Lok Sabha, tested positive for Covid on March 19,” AIIMS said in a statement. A day […]

Sambalpur: Tension erupted at Dhanupali police station in Sambalpur on Sunday after the police restricted a mob midway moving to gherao the police station over the alleged murder of a youth from Orampada under the police station late Saturday night. The locals staged demonstration alleging negligence in duty by the Inspector-In-Charge of Dhanupali Police Station. […]

Rourkela: Education and health care are two basic pillars of good governance. Apart from education, the entire world has diverted its attention towards a good health care system,” said President Ram Nath Kovind while inaugurating the Super Specialty Hospital and Ispat Post Graduate Institute at the Rourkela Steel Plant here today. He said that the […]

Berhampur: The famous biennial Budhi Thakurani Yatra in Berhampur was cleared for observance this year by the Ganjam district administration on Sunday. Sources said, the festival was finally given a go ahead after a meeting in this connection was held at the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) with the stakeholders including the Chief Manager of Maa […]

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 March jinx is seemingly continuing for Odisha. After the virus had first marched into Odisha in the month of March last year, the month in the year 2021 has again started giving the Covid-19 jitters to the State. What looks like the big worrying numbers for Odisha are, for the first time […]

Bhubaneswar: Additional Director General (Law and Order) Yashwant Jethwa on Sunday reviewed the security arrangements in Puri, a day before the scheduled visit of President Ram Nath Kovind to the heritage town. President Kovind is slated to pay obeisance to Lord Jagannath at the Srimandir and later visit Sun Temple at Konark. According to police […]