Metro

Bhubaneswar: Noting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the context for the upcoming elections for Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Monday coined a new slogan 'Duiti Phoola' (two flowers) to counter the ruling BJD's “Jodi Sankha” (two conches) campaign. While...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has requested the central government to provide 1.56 crore Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN) to curb malaria cases in the state. State Health and Family Welfare minister Niranjan Pujari Monday wrote a letter to Union Health Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya, in...

Bhubaneswar/ Baripada: The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police arrested a man for allegedly swindling Rs 9.6 crore money of District Mineral Foundation (DMF), Mayurbhanj, an official said Monday. The arrested accused has been identified as Pomesh Tembhare, a resident of Balaghat district in...

Bhubaneswar: In yet another case of cyber fraud, the Commissionerate Police Sunday busted a fake online job racket and arrested three men who allegedly duped a man to the extent of Rs 2.5 lakh. The accused men lured the victims into their trap by offering...

Bhubaneswar: After completing a six-month paid internship programme in Singapore, 24 students from World Skill Center (WSC) returned to the state Sunday. Following their arrival at the Bhubaneswar International Airport from a direct flight from Singapore, students were received by WSC officials. Under WSC’s ‘Student...

Bhubaneswar: Forecasting severe heatwave conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday issued a red alert for 15 out of 30 districts of the state for April 29. The districts are Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Nuapada, Bolangir, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Khurda, and...

Bhubaneswar: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha Sunday urged all political parties in the state to not involve children in election-related activities of any form. This CEO’s direction assumes considerable significance in the backdrop of a series of complaints recently filed by the Biju Janata...

Bhubaneswar: In a fresh list, Congress Sunday announced names of two candidates for Lok Sabha polls and eight candidates for Assembly polls in Odisha. In place of Dulal Chandra Pradhan, Congress has fielded Nagendra Pradhan in the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency. For the Cuttack Lok...

Cuttack: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Sunday alleged that while PM Narendra Modi runs a government for billionaires from Delhi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik leads a dispensation that works for "select people" in Odisha. Addressing an election rally in Cuttack's Salipur, Gandhi claimed that though the...

Puri: Four workers were injured when a portion of an under-construction building of Puri railway station collapsed Sunday, officials said. When the incident occurred, six labourers were working at the site, of which four suffered injuries. All the injured workers have been shifted to hospital...