Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday launched the Mission Shakti Scooter Scheme to further empower women. Launching the scheme Patnaik said under the scheme the government will provide interest-free loan up to Rs 1 lakh to Mission Shakti members to buy scooters. The government,...

Keonjhar: A woman allegedly killed her husband in Odisha's Keonjhar district over a family dispute and spent three days with the corpse in her house, police said Wednesday. The alleged killing took place Sunday night at Kodipasa village under Keonjhar town police station but came...

Bhubaneswar: Several irate customers threw torn currency notes in front of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office in Bhubaneswar Wednesday. One of the enraged customers alleged that the RBI employees did not accept torn notes for exchange. He was told by the bank authorities that...

Bhubaneswar: The main written examination for recruitment of accountant posts under Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), Housing & Urban Development Department will be held October 17 in Bhubaneswar, a notification released by Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) read Wednesday. The notification further informed that the examination...

Bhubaneswar: Several students from Odisha are stuck in Israel amid its ongoing war with Hamas, a source said Wednesday. According to the source, around 50 Odia students who were studying in various universities in Israel were stuck inside their houses due to continuous rocket attacks...

Bhubaneswar: The cremation of 28 unclaimed bodies of people who died in the triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore district four months ago, was completed Wednesday by women volunteers at Bhubaneswar. The process of cremation began Tuesday evening and was completed at about 8am Wednesday,...

Though in Odisha Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has been the dominant political force for the last two decades, as our previous analysis of change in vote share showed, elections in the state have gotten more competitive. The ruling party’s share of votes has either receded...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly and BJP leader Jaynarayan Mishra Tuesday claimed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had warned that President's Rule will be imposed in the state if the Assembly is dissolved early. Mishra told reporters at the BJP office here...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday launched ‘Ama Odisha, Nabin Odisha’, a flagship programme of the state government to promote Jagannath culture and strengthen digital infrastructure in gram panchayats and villages. The scheme has been launched through virtual mode in Keonjhar and Bhadrak districts in...

Bhubaneswar: The special task force (STF) of Odisha Police's crime branch arrested another person in the Rs 40-crore cheating case, an official said Tuesday. The arrested person has been identified as Laxman Madhi of Malkangiri district. Earlier, mastermind Kanhu Charan Pradhan and his associate Kishore...