National News Updates

Malkangiri: Tension ran high at different mandis in Malkangiri and Sambalpur districts on Tuesday with a large number of farmers alleging massive irregularities in the paddy procurement process. Raising slogans against discrepancies in the procurement of paddy crop, hundreds of farmers at MV-72 mandi in Malkangiri demanded intervention of the district administration and State Government […]

New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi in his letter to Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury made it clear that no winter session of Parliament will be convened due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Budget Session is likely to be called in January 2021. Chowdhury, in his letter to Lok […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing protest in Bhubaneswar over demands to regularise the jobs, two Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) workers Tuesday tried to set themselves on fire by pouring kerosene on their bodies at Master Canteen square, close to the protest-site. They were however overpowered by other protesting ANM workers and safely rescued from what could […]

New Delhi: Amid the pandemic, the daily time spent on smartphones has increased by 25 per cent on average in India, a new study claimed on Monday. While 66 per cent of Indians believe smartphone improves their quality of life, nearly 70 per cent of Indians feel that if their smartphone usage continues to increase, […]

Nayagarh: At a time when the State is boiling over rising cases of atrocities against minors and safety of girl children, especially in the backdrop of the alleged kidnapping and murder of Pari, another girl from Nayagarh district who had been missing for the past few days was found dead on Tuesday. As per reports, […]

Bhubaneswar: BJP State president Samir Mohanty has accused the Congress party of colluding with the State government over the Pari murder case. “Minister Arun Sahoo is protecting the prime accused in Pari murder case while the State government is shielding the Minister. It is surprising that the Congress unit in the State is shielding the […]

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik has written a letter to CM Naveen Patnaik requesting him to consider the ‘genuine’ demands of the health workers who were engaged in the Covid Care Homes (CCH) in the State, and now have been disengaged from the services. The LoP urged Patnaik to reconsider the decision of the […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 300 people were tested positive for Covid-19 in Odisha in the last 24 hours, while four patients died while undergoing treatment at various hospitals during the period, as per the data revealed by the State Health department. With the fresh cases, the total coronavirus tally in the State rose to 324389 […]

Meerut (Uttar Pradesh): In a shocking incident, a man shot dead his sister because she refused to make ‘rotis’ for his dogs. He then surrendered before the police. Ashish, a pet lover with several dogs, apparently lost his temper when his sister in her 20s refused to feed his pets. The incident took place in […]

Cuttack: Cracking whip on the rampant illegal gun trade in the Silver City of the State, the Commissionerate Police on Tuesday busted another gang involved in the criminal activity. Seven country guns, 35 bullets, other weapons and a car were seized while 12 persons including a home guard involved in the racket were arrested during […]

Rourkela: In yet another instance of GST fraud in Odisha, a vegetable vendor of Koel Nagar area in the Steel city has been served notice for over Rs 100 crore tax fraud. The Good and service tax (GST) department has served a notice to the accused Kartik Kamila who happens to be a vegetable vendor […]

New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways and MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that the government is trying to create five crore jobs in the next five years. He said that the turnover of rural industries is Rs 80,000 crore, which is targeted to be Rs 5 lakh crore in the next five […]

Bhubaneswar: After remaining shut for several months due to Covid-19 pandemic, the famous Shiva shrine, Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar will open door for devotees from December 27. A decision in this effect was taken in the administrative meeting, informed two servitors of the shrine- Kamalakanta Badu and Biranchi Pati. #BIG_BREAKING Lingaraj Temple in #Bhubaneswar to […]

Bhubaneswar: After dampening numerous occasions of festivities in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic will now play spoilsport on the New Year’s merrymaking as restrictions have been imposed on Zero Night celebrations on the night of December 31. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has clarified that the current COVID-19 guidelines don’t allow any celebration on New Year’s […]

Bhubaneswar: There goes a saying in Upanishads “Dreams are real as long as they last”. With the Odisha Cabinet having given its nod to bring the Lord Shree Lingaraj Temple Act ordinance on Monday, the dream to manage the ancient 12th century of Lord Shiva on the lines of Puri Shree Jagannath Temple has become […]