Metro

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: The Delhi High Court Monday stayed the conviction of former union minister Dilip Ray, who was sentenced to three-year jail term in a coal scam case pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand block in 1999, to enable him to...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Monday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC), alleging that certain leaders and candidates of Odisha BJP are exploiting the poll panel's name and intimidating state government officials on election duty with transfers if they do not support saffron party nominees...

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of World Health Day (WHD), Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed the citizens to build a healthier and equitable society in terms of access to basic healthcare. Taking to X, the CM said, “Accessible and affordable healthcare is an essential cornerstone of...

Bhubaneswar: Given the upcoming Capital Foundation Day (CFD) April 13, a high-level preparatory meeting was held under the chairmanship of State Development Commissioner (SDA) Anu Garg. The meeting decided that the occasion will be a low-key affair due to the model code of conduct (MCC)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide and BJD leader Kartik Pandian Sunday claimed that the party will win three-fourths of the seats in elections to the 147-member assembly in the state. Addressing the state-level convention of Biju Sramik Samukhya, an arm of the...

Bhubaneswar: The forest department officials in Odisha have busted an inter-state wildlife smuggling racket in Gajapati district and arrested seven people of the gang. The officials seized skins of five leopards, one fishing cat and one leopard cat along with a huge quantity of pangolin...

Bhubaneswar:  Thunderstorms along with rain brought respite from the prevailing heatwave conditions in most parts of Odisha Sunday, while three people were injured due to a lightning strike in the Balasore district. According to sources, three people, including two tourists from West Bengal, were injured...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha minister Ganeswar Behera, who had recently resigned from the Congress, joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Sunday. The BJD is likely to field Behera, a Dalit leader, from the Kendrapara Assembly segment which is reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates, party sources...

Bhubaneswar: Lekhashri Samantsinghar joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) hours after resigning from the primary membership of BJP. Lekhashri joined Naveen Patnaik-led BJD in presence of senior party leaders Sasmit Patra and Manas Ranjan Mangaraj at Sankha Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. In her media address after joining...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP vice-president Lekhashri Samantsinghar Sunday resigned from the primary membership of the party. Lekhashri informed about her resignation through a social media post. The resignation letter of Lekhashri shared on social media In her resignation letter, Samantsinghar stated that she had given her...