Metro

Bhubaneswar: Doctors at the Department of Paediatric Surgery of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar pulled off a miracle of sorts when they succeeded in saving the life of a newborn weighing 1.1 kg, considered a very low birth weight, and afflicted...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha experienced scorching temperatures Monday with Baripada town in Mayurbhanj district recording 41.4 degrees Celsius. According to IMD's Bhubaneswar centre, 18 places in the state reported temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. While Baripada was the hottest, Bhubaneswar, Chandbali, and Nuapada also faced sweltering heat,...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress Monday expelled Jatni MLA Suresh Kumar Routray from the party on charges of indiscipline and anti-party activities. In a statement, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary KC Venugopal said, "Considering the complaints of indiscipline and anti-party activities, the Hon'ble Congress President...

Bhubaneswar: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly duping investors of around Rs 15 crore in Odisha by promising handsome returns in crypto schemes, police said. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police apprehended Ved Prakash from Anupgarh in Rajasthan April 10 and Sudhir...

New Delhi: India is likely to experience above-normal cumulative rainfall during monsoon season in 2024 while Odisha is likely to receive normal or below-normal rainfall in some areas, informed IMD Monday. La Nina conditions are expected to set in by August-September, the weather agency said....

Berhampur: Fishermen under the banner of Odisha Traditional Fish Workers Union (OTFWU) demanded compensation of Rs 15,000 per month during the two-month marine fishing ban, imposed from Monday. The fishing ban in the sea will be in force from April 15 to June 14 in...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Raghubar Das and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid tributes to BR Ambedkar on his 134th birth anniversary Sunday. “Babasaheb played a pivotal role in shaping the democratic and inclusive fabric of the society,” Governor said. Taking to X, the CM said, “Humble tributes...

Bhubaneswar: Accusing the state BJP leaders of exerting pressure on ASHA, Anganwadi and Mission Shakti women workers to vote for the party in the upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, the BJD Sunday requested the Election Commission (EC) to protect them. In a memorandum to...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress Sunday announced the names of 75 nominees for the upcoming Assembly elections in Odisha, including Pruthvi Ballav Patnaik, son of former chief minister JB Patnaik, and Sushmita Singh Deo, a relative of former Union minister KP Singhdeo. The party unveiled its second...

Bhubaneswar:  The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday said the day temperature is expected to rise by 4 to 6 degrees Celsius in many places across Odisha over the next four to five days. This rise in temperature is due to prevailing northwesterly/westerly dry air and...