Metro

Cuttack: Nine years after the conviction in the sensational Kandhamal nun rape case, the survivor appeared before the district and sessions judge court here Wednesday to give evidence against 18 others accused in the case. The nun's evidence could not, however, be recorded as the...

Bhubaneswar: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived here on a two-day visit to Odisha during which she will participate in a series of events Thursday, officials said. Sitharaman, who was accompanied by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, went to the BJP state headquarters from the...

Bhubaneswar: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued fresh notices to the Commissioner of Police Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and Khurda District Collector to submit report on the action taken on the allegation of death of a Korean photo Journalist in Bhubaneswar January 11. The photojournalist...

Bhubaneswar/ Bargarh: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday sanctioned Rs 39 crore for construction of three bridges in Bargarh district which will benefit over 7.25 lakh people. The projects which aimed at meeting the communication requirements of the people and help boost the socio-economic development...

Bhubaneswar: Scores of teachers under the banner of ‘Odisha Secondary School Teachers' Association' Wednesday started a three-day-long day-night protest at Lower PMG Square in Bhubaneswar. The teachers are demanding fulfilment of their 21-point charter of demands which includes pension and gratuity among others. One of...

Cuttack: Local police have arrested as many as seven persons in connection with the death of a girl student who allegedly died by suicide in Mahanga area of Cuttack district after one of her female friends clicked her obscene photos and shared them with her...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police arrested a man from Bhubaneswar in connection with the Rs 1,000 crore STA Crypto-Ponzi scam, an official statement said. The EOW arrested Ratnakar Palai Tuesday and he will be produced before the Odisha Protection of Interests...

Bhubaneswar: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will arrive in Bhubaneswar Wednesday for a two-day visit to Odisha. An official source said the Finance Minister will attend various events in Bhubaneswar and Puri. She will participate in the event under "Meri Maati Mera Desh" campaign and...

Puri: In Krushnaprasad block of Puri district, the headmaster of a school collapsed and died soon after hoisting the tricolour, officials said. Prafulla Chandra Sahu, the headmaster of Maleswari Project Primary School, collapsed and fell on the ground soon after hoisting the national flag. He...

Puri: An imposter jawan was detained from Talabania parade ground in Odisha’s Puri Tuesday during the Independence Day celebrations. According to a source, the detained youth is from Kumbharpada area of Puri district. The youth had entered the ground wearing Army uniform in the morning....