Metro

Bhubaneswar: An amount of Rs 50,000 was stolen Tuesday from a 'Mo Bus' passenger travelling on Route number-18 from Jagatpur in Cuttack to Baramunda in Bhubaneswar, a source said. The victim, identified as Rajkishore Jena, was travelling with his family members on the bus. He...

Bhubaneswar: A total of six Royal Bengal Tigers and 49 leopards have died in the last 10 years in Odisha, state forest minister Pradip Amat said Tuesday in the Assembly. Out of the six dead tigers, three were killed by poachers, Pradip Amat stated. Replying...

Rayagada: Regional Transport Office (RTO) officials Tuesday fined several underage drivers across Odisha during a special drive, a source said. The RTOs did not reveal the identity of the minors. Out of the seven, two were from Rayagada district, two from Sambalpur district, two were from...

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik planning to undertake a nine-day trip to Japan from April 3, Opposition Congress Tuesday suggested that the CM visit the East Asian country after the end of the Budget session of the House. The Budget session of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged Union Minister Piyush Goyal for lifting of 20 lakh metric tonne (LMT) of surplus rice from Odisha. In a letter written to Goyal, Patnaik said paddy procurement for kharif season 2022-23 is going to be closed by...

Cuttack: Encouraged by the results of virtual courts at the district level, the Orissa High Court has opened 10 more such courts in the state. With this, 20 of the 30 districts of the state now have virtual courts functioning from each district headquarters. The...

Bhubaneswar: Leaders of eight political parties led by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee President Sarat Pattanayak Monday urged President Droupadi Murmu to ensure the safety of democracy, democratic institutions and judiciary. They urged this in a memorandum submitted to the President through Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal....

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Monday said that they recently carried out search operations at three places in Bhubaneswar and one at Berhampur against Keshari Estates Pvt Ltd and its directors. The searched premises include two residential premises belonging to the directors at Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Monday arrested Ajitav Mallik -- producer of Odia film Arundhati – for allegedly cheating a woman assistant professor of Ravenshaw University in Cuttack, a source said. According to the source, the victim had paid Mallik Rs 85 lakh in order to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has witnessed a rapid transformation in the past decade in terms of industrialization and has become ‘preferred destination for investors', a study said. The study jointly conducted by the MSME Export Promotion Council and Confederation of Organic Food Producers & Marketing Agencies said...