Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police have asked its special security battalion personnel to remove tattoos on their body within 15 days as these skin markings are easily noticeable with uniform and considered "obscene and derogatory". The deputy commissioner of police (security), Bhubaneswar issued an order to...

Bhubaneswar: In a meeting with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in India Shombi Sharp lauded state government’s initiatives towards food security and disaster management and said they are globally recognised. Taking to X, the CM said, “Pleasure meeting Shombi Sharp,...

Bhubaneswar: BJP will field former Union Minister and three-time MLA Dillip Ray for the Rourkela Assembly seat in Odisha, senior party leader and party MP Jual Oram said here Tuesday. Oram told newsmen here that it is almost certain that Ray will contest from the...

Bhubaneswar: The rise in patients suffering from Parkinson’s Disease has become a critical problem but it can be countered through a well-balanced lifestyle, eminent neurosurgeon Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Kumar Mahapatra said. Speaking at an awareness program organised by the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has appointed two new Superintendents of Police (SP) for Berhampur and Khurda, following instructions in this regard from the Election Commission. Sarthak Sarangi was appointed as Berhampur SP and Awinash Kumar became the new SP of Khurda, after the poll panel...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police have seized ganja worth Rs 49 crore and arrested 529 people for allegedly being involved in illegal trade of the narcotics substance in the last three months, an official said Tuesday. The police have launched a massive drive against the trafficking...

Bhubaneswar: A woman was found hanging in her hostel room in Bhubaneswar, police said Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Sarojini Sundar, a resident of Jagadalpur village in Puri district and a boxer and kho-kho player, the police said. For livelihood, Sarojini was working...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by ex-Odisha unit president Samir Mohanty lodged a complaint with the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) seeking action against senior police officers for "openly supporting" the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in violation of the...

Bhubaneswar: Police arrested Monday, Raju Sheikh, 30, a resident of Murshidabad town in West Bengal for allegedly killing his live-in partner whose body was found on the banks of the Daya river close to the Dakshina Kali Temple at Lingipur under Dhauli police limits in...

Bhubaneswar: Santrupt Misra, BJD Lok Sabha candidate and former HR head of a major corporate group, said he has plans to make silver filigree of Cuttack a major industry and set up a world-class design institute. The silver filigree work of Cuttack has received the...