National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: The Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme in Odisha looks floundering. A big decline in the number of institutions and enrolled students in the State for the MDM scheme has been observed over the years. SAMPLE THE HALF-PLATE FACTS During the lockdown period of March-August 2020, providing hot cooked meals to students under the Mid-Day Meal […]

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday released the BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. Shah said that it is not just a party manifesto but a resolution letter for West Bengal. “We have decided to call our manifesto a ‘Sankalp Patra’. It is not just a manifesto but a resolution […]

Beijing: India, Pakistan, China and other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will hold a joint anti-terrorism exercise this year, the eight-member bloc said. The decision to hold the joint exercise “Pabbi-Antiterror-2021” was announced during the 36th meeting of the Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on March 18. […]

Kolkata: Launching a blistering attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said ‘asol paribartan’ (real change) in the state would ensure that the benefits of Centre’s schemes reach the poor. “BJP will bring the ‘asol paribartan’ in Bengal. The game of corruption, the game of […]

Bhubaneswar: The State unit of Odisha Congress has found itself in an embarrassing situation after a former leader accused the present Youth Congress President Smruti Lenka of sexually harassing a woman party worker. According to reports, former youth congress leader Nihar Behera accused Lenka of sexually harassing the woman worker on the pretest of elevating […]

Cuttack: Para-badminton World Champion Pramod Bhagat, chess Grand Master Swayams Mishra and eminent athletics coaches Panchanan Gantayat and Arun Kumar Das were conferred with the Annual Awards of Odisha Sports Journalists’ Association (OSJA) in a function held at Barabati Stadium on Sunday. The awards, carrying cheques of Rs 25,000 each and citations were conferred for […]

Bhubaneswar/Angul: Finally, the process for the return of tigress Sundari from Satkosia in Angul district is about to conclude with a six-member team of experts reaching Odisha today to make study on the behaviour and health of the animal before her translocation probably in the next few days. The team comprising an assistant conservator of […]

Jaipur: Amid apprehension of a second wave of coronavirus, the Rajasthan government on Sunday announced to impose night curfew in eight districts and also made negative RT-PCR report mandatory for visitors travelling to the state from across the country. The night curfew will be clamped from Monday between 11pm and 5am in Ajmer, Bhilwara, Jodhpur, […]

Bhubaneswar: In a novel initiative, newly appointed Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) in Odisha– Sisir Kumar Ratho on Sunday said that interested students may be imparted training to control forest fires in near future. Considering the concern and interest of the students about the prevailing outbreak of wildfires in the State, the decision could […]

Bhubaneswar: Riding on the success of ‘Mo School’ campaign, the State government today went a step further to connect global Odia alumni to their alma mater in Odisha by rolling out ‘Mo College’ campaign. The campaign aims at making the higher education eco-system more organic and innovative. According to a release by the State government, […]

Bhubaneswar: A fake news regarding shutdown of Berhampur city is doing rounds on social media with OTV graphics and logo even as the channel has not aired any such news this year. Neither the TV channel nor its digital platform has published/telecast any sort of news. Some mischief mongers have used the logo and graphics […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to inculcate reading habits among students, youngsters and encourage community engagement, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) opened a public library at the Forest Park in the Capital City on Sunday. On the occasion of World Poetry Day, the first-of-its-kind initiative in Odisha was  inaugurated by R Balakrishnan, chief adviser to Chief […]

Khordha: A bloody clash broke out between two groups of people at Damanabhuin village under Jankia Police limits in Khordha district on Sunday night. As many as 12 people from both the sides have sustained grievous injuries in the clash. “Two groups clashed with stone pelting and hurling of bombs over past enmity. As many […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the detection of 23 Covid-19 positive cases in the campus, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) sealed Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) in the Capital City on Monday. BMC authorities have sealed the entire campus in larger public interest with a view to contain the further spread of the virus. The campus will […]

Srinagar: Four terrorists have been killed in an encounter underway in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Monday. Police said the slain terrorists belonged to proscribed terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. The encounter started at 2 a.m. at Manihal. “One more unidentified terrorist killed in Shopian encounter, total four terrorists affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT […]