Metro

Bhubaneswar: State-level ‘Rasabali Dibasa’ celebrations were held at Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre auditorium in Bhubaneswar today. Organised by ‘Odisha Sanskruti O Parampara Punaruddhara Samiti’ (Odisha Culture and Tradition Restoration Committee), participants in the event demanded GI tag for the delicacy, that is...

Cuttack: A newly-married couple Thursday was found hanging inside their bedroom at Bheda Ramchandrapur village under Banki block in Cuttack district, a source said. The deceased couple was identified as Dharanidhar Sahu and his wife Nirupama Sahu. Without informing the police, the family members allegedly...

Bhubaneswar: The monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly will be held between September 22 and October 4, a notification issued by the Assembly secretariat said. On the first day of the session, Finance Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha will present the first supplementary budget for the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s tribal-dominated Kalahandi district was connected to India's civil aviation network as flight services between Bhubaneswar and Utkela commenced Thursday. A nine-seater IndiaOne Air aircraft left for Utkela from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here at around 10:30am Thursday. Union Minister of Civil Aviation...

Cuttack: Upholding the order of a trial court, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for repeatedly raping her sister and impregnating her when she was 14. Rejecting the appeal of the convict, Justice S K Sahoo also...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate of Police Wednesday called for sharing IP addresses of private CCTVs with law enforcers to fight crime. Commissioner of Police Soumendra Priyadarshi, while launching the 'Sahabhagita' (participation) initiative in Bhubaneswar, appealed to business establishments, apartments, shopping malls and others to install at...

Bhubaneswar: With about one-third of the state's geographical area experiencing deficit rainfall due to weak monsoon, Odisha government has prepared a contingency plan to deal with the situation, a top official said. Of the 30 districts, 11 reported deficit rainfall while 18 experienced normal precipitation....

Bhubaneswar: Rainfall is likely to increase gradually in Odisha after September 2 and heavy rains are likely in some pockets, the regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar has said. The weather agency further spotted a cyclonic circulation that lies over northeast and adjoining east-central Bay...

Cuttack: A patient’s condition became critical as blood from the wrong group was allegedly administered to him at a private hospital in Cuttack, a source said Wednesday. The patient was identified as Bibhuti Bhushan Jena from Jhola Sahi area in Cuttack. He was under medical...

Bhubaneswar: The train services in Bhubaneswar area will be normalised from Thursday, East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources informed here Wednesday. The Commissioner of Railway Safety would inspect the signalling works for the last patch of work between Mancheswar and Bhubaneswar of the Khurda Road-Bajrang third...