Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's ruling BJD Tuesday said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's efforts bore fruit with the Narendra Modi government introducing the women's reservation bill in Lok Sabha. BJD vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra said his party nominated 33 per cent women candidates from the state in the...

Bengaluru: In a major development the sleuths of a special wing of Karnataka City Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested the absconding religious seer Abhinava Halasri from Odisha's Cuttack in connection with BJP MLA ticket scam, police said Tuesday. Prime accused Chaitra Kundapura, a Hindu activist...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said a low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal and under its impact widespread rainfall would occur in some districts of Odisha for four days from Tuesday. Besides rainfall, thunderstorms with lightning will also occur in some...

Cuttack: A student of a private university died of electrocution and four others sustained serious burn injuries Tuesday when the tractor in which they were travelling with a Ganesh idol came in contact with an 11 KV electric wire in Naraj area of Cuttack city,...

Bhubaneswar: Gigantic Ganesh idols at several pandals are set to be the biggest attraction as the Capital city all set to welcome the Lord of Wisdom and celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with all pomp and grandeur Tuesday. Sarvajanik Ganesh Puja is going to be held at...

The admit cards for Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) dental surgeon examination were issued September 18. Candidates who have applied for the post via the OPSC dental surgeon recruitment drive can now download the admit card from the official website at opsc.gov.in. Notably, the written...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday held a discussion with agitating primary school teachers and appealed to them to withdraw their ongoing protest. A meeting of the inter-ministerial committee was held here at the Lok Seva Bhawan, in which representatives of the All Utkal Primary Teachers'...

Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area is likely to be formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood during the next 48 hours, IMD sources said Monday and predicted rains in several districts of Odisha over the next five days. It said a cyclonic circulation...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Monday conducted searches at the office of Eastern Media Limited in Rasulgarh area here in connection with a case of loan fraud, cheating, forgery and criminal intimidation against the proprietor and employees of the media house lodged by a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has sent two health teams to Bargarh and Sundargarh districts to inquire into the deaths due to scrub typhus infection, an official said Monday. So far, six people died of such an infection in the two districts. “There are some discrepancies...