Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized smuggled gold worth Rs 2.79 crore from four passengers at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar, a statement said Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, DRI officers identified four passengers arriving from Dubai and on searching...

Bhubaneswar: BJD leader and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide Kartik Pandian Wednesday alleged that the opposition BJP is not fighting elections in Odisha to win polls but to increase its seat number with an intention to break the Biju Janata Dal after elections. This...

Bhubaneswar: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will collaborate with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar for artificial intelligence (AI) driven surveillance and other projects, officials said. A meeting was held between DRDO and IIT Bhubaneswar officials here Tuesday. Binay Das, director general (DG)...

Bhubaneswar: In a gesture of appreciation, the Utkal Cine Chamber of Commerce (UCCC) offered electrolyte drinks to the traffic cops in the City Tuesday for sincerely discharging their duties in the scorching summer. UCCC secretary N Gangadhar Reddy also sent a letter to Police Commissioner...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has undertaken a campaign at hostels to make girls aware about ways to tackle possible sexual assault by relatives during summer vacation, a senior official said. The drive, which started last week and ended Monday, was undertaken in around 5,800 hostels,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has restricted the use of drone during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other VVIPs in the state and declared as “no drone zone and no flying zone” the venue of the function addressed by the VVIPs. The decision...

Berhampur: Bureaucrat-turned-BJD leader Kartik Pandian Tuesday said the people of Odisha would not like a chief minister who will be remote-controlled by Delhi. The comment of Pandian, a close aide of Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik, came a day after Prime Minister Narendra...

Bhubaneswar: A team of doctors of AIIMS Bhubaneswar successfully conducted a rare scalp tumour operation on a 51-year-old man from neighbouring West Bengal, officials said Tuesday. The executive director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Ashutosh Biswas, said the patient had gone to several medical colleges and hospitals...

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police has arrested four cyber fraudsters from Gujarat on the charges of duping a person from Bhubaneswar of Rs 60 lakh through online trading scam, said a crime branch official Tuesday. The accused persons were identified as Fakir Alfazsha...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday challenged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for an open debate on various issues faced by the state despite being a recipient of huge financial aid from the Central government. Speaking at a press meeting in Sambalpur, Pradhan said that...