Metro

Kharagpur/Puri: Some coaches of Howrah-Puri Superfast Express en route to Puri disengaged leaving the passengers a scared lot. However, no passengers were injured in the mishap, a source in the Railways said Sunday. The incident took place late Saturday night near Nekurseni area in West...

Bhubaneswar: At 11:43 am Sunday Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar experienced a 'Zero Shadow Day' when vertical objects appear to cast no shadow. This was because the sun was at its zenith, and so the shadow was directly under the object, a planetarium official said. A...

Bhubaneswar: Brown sugar weighing 1 kg 107 grams worth more than Rs 1 crore was seized in Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar, police said Sunday. On the basis of an intelligence input, a team of special task force (STF) of Odisha crime branch conducted a raid...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized around 2 kg gold along with cash and other incriminating material during raids at various commercial and residential properties belonging to two real estate firms in the City in connection with a loan fraud case. The central agency...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police is all set to deploy drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to keep a watch on traffic movements and crowds during large gatherings in the Temple City, deputy commissioner of Police (DCP) Prateek Singh said Saturday. According to the DCP, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday approved a proposal for the setting up of a Police Recruitment Board in the state. The board will consist of a chairman and two members, an official statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office said. Patnaik also approved...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is likely to reshuffle his Cabinet Monday, official sources said. There are three vacancies in the state cabinet, and the new ministers are likely to be inducted at a simple ceremony around 9.30 am Monday at the Lok Seva...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP Saturday said it would reach 1 crore households in Odisha ahead of next year's assembly polls and Lok Sabha elections, seeking to make the state 'BJD-mukt' (free of BJD). The decision was taken at a meeting of the BJP's state executive, which...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Saturday issued an Orange Warning for several districts of Odisha. Upto 8.30 AM of May 21: As per the Orange Warning (be prepared), thunderstorm with lightning, hail and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph are very...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will increase the number of Plus-II seats in the higher secondary schools if the need arises, School and Mass Education Minister Pramila Mallik said Saturday. Notably, the state government is mulling to increase the number of seats as the pass percentage...