Metro

Bhubaneswar: The autopsy report Tuesday confirmed that 18-year-old Subhalaxmi Sahoo died due to asphyxiation at Hotel Deepali International in Laxmisagar area here Saturday afternoon. Police sources claimed that the deceased might have hanged herself to death. However, cops are yet to unearth the reason behind...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Tuesday said that Southwest Monsoon has been subdued over Odisha. The agency in its afternoon weather bulletin released Tuesday issued no advisories for the period August 10-13. Besides, it issued a Yellow Warning only for a few districts...

Bhubaneswar: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of East Coast Railway rescued 62 minor children from various railway platforms and trains in its jurisdiction during the month of July under operation ‘Nanhe Farishte’ drive. A total of 50 boys and 12 girls were reunited with their...

Puri: In view of ‘Banakalagi’ rituals of the deities at Jagannath Temple in Puri, the general ‘darshan’ will be restricted for five hours Wednesday, a source said Tuesday. According to the source, the servitors are set to perform Banakalagi, a secret ritual of the Holy...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday said that Aadhaar card is not mandatory or a pre-requisite for the admission of a student in any school in the state. The state school and mass education department secretary Aswathy S in his letter to all the district education officers...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 148 institutions in Khurda district were issued show-cause notices in last two months for not complying with Odia on signboard norm, Assistant Labour Officer Rashmita Patra said Tuesday. Patra stated that upon issuing notices, out of the 148, nearly 61 institutions...

Cuttack: Justice Subhasis Talapatra took oath as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court in Cuttack Tuesday. Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal administered the oath of office to the new Chief Justice in a ceremony at the court. Justice Talapatra succeeded Justice S Muralidhar as the...

Hyderabad/ Bhubaneswar: A student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad allegedly died by suicide owing to mental stress, a source said Tuesday. Mamita Nayak (21) was found hanging in her hostel room Monday night. She had joined M Tech first year last month....

Visakhapatnam/ Bhubaneswar: A speeding car allegedly driven by a youth in an inebriated condition ran amok, killing three persons, said officials Tuesday. The accident occurred on Rushikonda Beach Road under Arilova Police Station limits in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam Monday night. According to police, the speeding...

Bhubaneswar/ Bhawanipatna: Commercial flight operations to Utkela airport in Kalahandi district will commence soon as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted license in this regard. Taking to Twitter, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote, “Glad to share that #UtkelaAirport in #Kalahandi district has...