Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police's Crime Branch Friday issued an advisory for telecom service providers to crack down misuse of pre-activated SIMs, which has become a serious issue having a bearing on national security apart from affecting individuals. ADG, Crime Branch, Arun Bothra has advised the telecom...

Cuttack: Orissa High Court has directed the state government to draw up an effective action plan to ensure total elimination of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and reduce by half moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in children by the year-end. The order was passed Thursday by a...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Friday issued an Orange Warning for several districts of Odisha. Upto 8.30 AM of May 20: As per the Orange Warning (be prepared), thunderstorm with lightning, squally and gusty surface wind speeds reaching 50-60 kmph are very...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Friday scrapped the merit list of Assistant Section Officers (ASO) recruitment examination for 796 posts conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC). The court has ordered OPSC to publish a new merit list within two months on basis of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the State Dashboard, a data and analytics-powered platform which will streamline performance monitoring of government schemes, aiding data-driven decision-making. Patnaik said technology has been the fulcrum of our governance model. "We will continue to use the best of...

Kolkata: In a major shocker for the sleuths investigating the explosion at an illegal firecracker factory at Egra in West Bengal's East Midnapore district that claimed nine lives, the prime accused and the owner of the said factory, Krishnapada Bag a.k.a. Bhanu died at a...

Bhubaneswar: To provide improved bus services in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a proposal to extend the ‘Mo Bus’ service to nine towns in Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Ganjam districts of Odisha. As per the decision, the Mo Bus service will be extended...

Kolkata: The sleuths of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police Thursday arrested Krishnapada Bag aka Bhanu, the prime accused in the explosion at an illegal firecracker factory at Egra in East Midnapore district that claimed nine lives. He was arrested from a...

Bhubaneswar: In a major reshuffle of IPS officers, the Odisha government Thursday transferred 18 IPS officers including five Superintendents of Police. As per a notification issued by the Home Department, IPS officer of 1989 batch, A.M. Prasad has been appointed as Special DGP, Human Rights...

Cuttack: A cleaning staff employed at a premier hospital in Cuttack has accused a supervisor posted there of rape, a source said Thursday. As per the FIR lodged by the woman, she was employed by an outsourcing company at the hospital for cleaning work. The...