National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha reported 356 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the total tally to 3,25,861 on Saturday.  Of the fresh cases, 199 are from quarantine and 157 are local contact cases, informed Information & Public Relations Department. None of the districts reported more than 50 cases. Khordha registered the highest 41 cases […]

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha police intensifying its measures against drunken driving and other violations under MV Act, four persons in Sambalpur have been prosecuted for driving vehicles under the influence of alcohol. As per reports, the drunken drivers were penalised in a joint enforcement conducted by the RTO and police in the past two days as […]

Rourkela: As many as a dozen of gamblers were arrested in one of the biggest anti-gambling drives by the Odisha Police ahead of the New Year in the Steel City on Saturday. The police also seized over Rs 12.27 lakh in cash, two cars, five bikes, mobile phones and seven packets of playing cards from […]

New Delhi: The national in-charge of National Students Union of India’s (NSUI), Congress’ students wing, Ruchi Gupta resigned from the party on Saturday, accusing party’s General Secretary (Organisation) K. C. Venugopal of delaying the reorganisation of several units and damaging the party. Gupta took to Twitter announcing her resignation from the party. In the internal […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today cornered the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha over the alleged kidnapping, rape and murder of a five-year-old Nayagarh girl ‘Pari’. Lekhasri Samantsinghar, general secretary of the State BJP unit, on Saturday raised questions over the police investigation into the case and accused BJD Minister Arun Sahoo […]

Puri: In a move likely to boost the accommodation facilities for devotees visiting Puri to get a glimpse of Mahaprabhu Jagannath, the district administration will soon come up with a low-cost lodging centre ‘Bhakta Niwas’ for those seeking a place of stay in the pilgrim town. As per the plans, already 9 to 10 acres […]

Cuttack: In a major development, the Sub-Inspector of Narasinghpur Police Station, Rabindra Nayak has been placed under suspension for allegedly detaining and terminating pregnancy of a college-going minor girl in Narasinghpur area. Besides, four other persons were also arrested by Narasinghpur Police on charges of aiding the main accused who had allegedly kidnapped the minor […]

Hyderabad: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India is willing to respond to any kind of transgression, aggression or unilateral action on its borders. He was speaking at the passing out parade of various flight cadets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) who completed their pre-commissioning training at Air Force Academy in Dundigul. “You are all […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to launch a five-day long padayatra initiative starting tomorrow (December 20) demanding justice for Nayagarh girl Pari. Several central leaders of the party will take part in the rally which will continue till December 24, informed State party spokesperson Jatin Mohanty today. As […]

Bhubaneswar: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has found several discrepancies in the primary investigation conducted by Odisha Police in the alleged kidnapping and subsequent rape and murder of Pari, the five-year-old girl from Nayagarh district whose skeletal remains were found almost 10 days after she went missing from her village in the […]

Kolkata: A convoy of as many as 30 vehicles headed out for the Midnapore College Ground where Union Home Minister Amit Shah was scheduled to address a mega public meeting on Saturday. The convoy packed with dissident lawmakers, MPs and other Trinamool Congress leaders set out for the venue at around 12.15 p.m. from Mecheda’s […]

Bhubaneswar: An 11-year-old boy who had gone missing for the last four days has been rescued from a relative’s house in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. He was rescued from Jarimunda Sahi under Infocity police station in the Capital city. The minor boy, a resident of Guakulimundia under Baranga Police Station limits here had gone missing from […]

Bhubaneswar: The streets in the State Capital City will soon get rid of abandoned vehicles that often create congestion and obstruct traffic as the Commissionerate Police (Traffic) today launched a special drive to remove old and unused vehicles parked along the pavements. On the first day of the special drive, traffic police began towing away […]

Bhubaneswar: Twenty-three feature films, including Odia movie ‘Kalira Atita’ by award winning filmmaker Nila Madhab Panda has been selected in the Indian Panorama 2020 films for the upcoming International Film Festival of India (IFFI) scheduled to be held in January next year. Panda’s movie is based on climate change and its repercussions. ‘Kalira Atita’ is […]

New Delhi: Interim chief Sonia Gandhi’s meeting with senior Congress leaders on Saturday morning ended after almost five hours and sources said nobody in the meeting objected to Rahul Gandhi’s name from being proposed for the party chief’s position again, although there will be “Chintan shivir” or brainstorming camps soon. “No one has a problem […]