Metro

Bhubaneswar: A 35-year-old woman was killed by unknown miscreants at Gothapatna under Chandaka police limits on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar late Monday night, police said Tuesday. The deceased identified as Sasmita Behera was staying at Krishnapuri colony in the city. “Both the deceased and her...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Raghubar Das, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and council of ministers expressed their profound grief over the demise of former Speaker and veteran BJD leader Maheswar Mohanty. Mohanty breathed his last in the wee hours of Tuesday while undergoing treatment at a private...

Bhubaneswar: A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped and subsequently killed by slitting her throat in a slum in Bhubaneswar, police said Tuesday. The incident took place in Kela Sahi in Sundarpada area under the jurisdiction of Airfield Police Station Monday evening when the girl was...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and former Odisha Assembly speaker Maheswar Mohanty died at a private hospital here Tuesday. Mohanty, who was also a former minister, was 67. He is survived by his wife and two sons. He was admitted to the hospital November 1 after...

Bhubaneswar: To promote climate resilience and coastal biodiversity conservation, a mass plantation drive-cum-mangrove exposure visit was organised in Astaranga block of Puri Monday jointly by Bakul Foundation and the Odisha Paryavaran Sanrakshan Abhiyan Trust. The event aimed to raise awareness about the crucial role played...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday launched his government's flagship 'Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha' scheme in parts of Kandhamal, Angul and Gajapati districts, under which each panchayat is given Rs 50 lakh for developmental works. As part of the scheme, Baliguda, G Udayagiri and Phulbani...

Bhubaneswar: Mortal remains of fallen jawan Pratap Ranjan Parida from Malla village under Badatara Panchayat of Gop block in Odisha’s Puri district will be consigned to flames Monday, a source said. The body reached Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar and was accorded with guard...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to witness cold conditions as the Regional Meteorological Centre here Monday forecast a drop of night temperature by 3-4 degree Celsius in the next 24 hours. There will be no large change in minimum temperature (night temperature) during the next 24...

Goa/ Bhubaneswar: Odisha defeated the mighty Manipur 4-2 in the tiebreaker to become the champion of the 37th National Games Women’s Football competition at Tilak Maidan, at Vasco, Goa Sunday. The tiebreaker was applied after the two teams were locked 1-1 at the end of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed all district collectors to identify and remove ghost beneficiaries under the social security pension scheme. Department of Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD), principal secretary, Bishnupada Sethi has written letters to collectors on November 3 regarding...