National News Updates

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of Right to Information (RTI) activists on Monday took out a protest rally from Master Canteen and marched towards Naveen Niwas in Bhubaneswar demanding a CBI probe into the alleged murder of an RTI activist in Kendrapara. The RTI activists were intercepted midway by the police personnel while they were on their way […]

Mumbai: Several people assembled near an open government plot in Vikhroli area of Mumbai following rumours of land being provided free of cost to the poor. Civic authorities and police removed them from the spot, but they are still staying put in the vicinity in the hope of getting free land, officials said. More than […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the Orissa High Court’s order, the Endowment Commission on Monday fixed modalities to reopen 18,000 temples under its jurisdiction. The modalities emphasised on ‘darshan’ at temples by devotees with strict adherence to all standard COVID-19 guidelines which include maintenance of social distance, sanitizers at the entrances and frequent sanitation of temples premise. However, […]

New Delhi: India’s population is stabilising as per the Fifth National Family Health Survey as the total fertility rate has decreased across majority of the states. Of the 17 states analysed in the NFHS-5 data, except for Bihar, Manipur and Meghalaya, all other states have a TFR of 2.1 or less, which implies that most […]

Bhubaneswar: A special POCSO Court has reserved verdict on the bail plea of the four accused who were arrested by the Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Monday in connection with the alleged gang rape of a minor girl earlier on Monday. The Court is scheduled to pronounce its’ verdict on December 18. Till then, […]

New Delhi: While the farmers are protesting against the three newly passed agricultural laws, a farmer from Odisha expressed his protest in a unique manner by shaving off his head and beard to mark his dissent over the new policies of the government. Parthasarthy Jenna from Odisha tonsured his head at Delhi’s Singhu Border as […]

Malkangiri: The Red Rebels on Tuesday opposed the recently encounter in which two of their cadres were killed by security forces in Chitrakonda. In an audio tape, Maoist leader and Andhra-Odisha zonal Committee Secretary Kailash has condemned the killings and action by the administration, police and the Odisha government. The audio-tape has been released two […]

New Delhi: The indefinite strike of nurses at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has prompted the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry to invoke emergency powers in order to end the ongoing agitation which started on Monday afternoon. A late evening order issued by the Ministry has directed the hospital administration to […]

Rourkela: The Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday morning conducted a raid at the residence of Narayan Pradhan, an Assistant Executive Engineer with Public Health division in Sundergarh district, in connection with the probe into a disproportionate assets case. As per reports, simultaneous searches are being conducted at six places in the State including Pradhan’s residence and […]

Sambalpur: Normal life has come to a standstill in Bamra town of the district today following a 12-hour bandh call by Railway Kriyanusthana Committee (RKC) demanding halt of three express trains at the station. According to reports, vehicular movement and rail services have been severely affected in the town. Protestors stage rail blockade by sitting […]

Bhubaneswar: After facing severe criticism during the Assembly proceedings in the winter session, the Odisha Government decided to change its decision on merger of schools in scheduled and non-scheduled areas. The Odisha government has said that the primary and upper primary schools having less than 15 students, and not 20 as decided earlier, will be […]

Bhubaneswar: It seems the fraudsters of Jamtara –infamous as the cybercrime capital of India– are now on the prowl and in search of their next target, this time in the smart city of Bhubaneswar. The Commissionerate Police recently released a video and cautioned people to remain alert as the cyber fraudsters of Jamtara in Jharkhand […]

Puri: In an unusual sight, around 25 dolphins were spotted swimming in the Chandrabhaga Sea in the district on Monday. According to reports, the Euryhaline species of oceanic dolphins popularly known as Irrawaddy dolphins were spotted playing only 100 metres away from the sea shore. “Irrawaddy dolphins are shy of boats and generally they dive […]

Kendrapara: As winter sets in, Bhitarkanika in Odisha’s Kendrapara district is echoing with chirpy cacophony with the arrival of thousands of avian guests to the wetland spots of the National Park. Every year in this season, migratory birds from Siberia, Eastern Europe, China and other continents fly over a thousand mile to take shelter at […]

Bhubaneswar: Trouble seems to mounting for Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi who has been arrested on the charges of complicity in the high-profile Tata Motors ‘recruitment fraud’ allegedly in connivance with his would-be son-in-law Akash Pathak. More skeletons are likely to tumble out in the alleged recruitment fraud which has created a political stir in Odisha. […]