Metro

Bhubaneswar: Three persons died at separate places during the third phase of voting in the state, Saturday. In the first incident, an elderly woman, identified as Kumudini Dalei, 60, succumbed inside a polling booth at Patharapunji village under Baghuapalli panchayat of Nayagarh district. Kumudini was...

Bhubaneswar: A sitting MLA and BJP candidate allegedly broke an EVM and attacked a polling officer inside a booth during voting in Odisha which recorded a voter turnout of over 60.97 per cent in six Lok Sabha seats and 42 assembly segments, officials said. Two...

Bhubaneswar: Several voters in Odisha Saturday expressed strong resentment over the decision to ban carrying mobile phones inside polling booths while exercising their franchise. The CEO's office has also banned smartwatches inside the booths. Those carrying mobile phones said there was no prior information from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 59.60 per cent voter turnout till 5pm in the six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 Assembly segments Saturday, officials said. Voting was held in Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Puri parliamentary constituencies along with 42 Assembly segments within the jurisdiction of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 48.44 per cent voter turnout till 3pm in six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 Assembly segments Saturday, officials said. Voting started at 7am in Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Puri parliamentary constituencies along with 42 Assembly segments within the jurisdiction of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday asserted that the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will form a stable government in the state again. The 77-year-old BJD leader went to the polling station on foot from his residence, Naveen Niwas to cast his vote at the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 35.69 per cent voter turnout till 1pm in six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 Assembly segments Saturday, officials said. Voting started at 7am in Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Puri parliamentary constituencies along with 42 Assembly segments within the jurisdiction of...

Young climate activist Sanju Soman, among the top climate leaders of the country, is credited with building the first ‘model wetland village’ in his home state Kerala. He has also launched Sustera Foundation, an NGO with the aim of training youngsters in climate action, capacity...

Bhubaneswar: The Bakul Foundation library Friday hosted Rooting for Resilience, a transformative event here on its premises to create awareness about job opportunities available in climate sector, a segment expected to generate approximately 3.7 million jobs in the country by 2030. This event was a...

Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar: A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to concentrate into a cyclonic storm by Saturday evening and make landfall May 26 night along the adjoining coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh, the Met office said. The cyclone is likely to...