Metro

Bhubaneswar: The crime branch of the Odisha Police, which is probing the murder of state minister Naba Kishore Das, said Monday that a prayer for a detailed mental examination of accused Gopal Das has been rejected by a court here. In a statement, the crime...

Bhubaneswar: Meghalaya beat former champions West Bengal 2-1 to finish second in their group and qualify for the semifinals of the Santosh Trophy National Football Championships for the first time here Monday. Meghalaya became the fourth and the last team to reach the semifinals which...

Bhubaneswar: The general public will be allowed to witness the Odisha Assembly proceedings during the budget session beginning here from Tuesday. The entry of visitors to witness the assembly proceedings was prohibited during the covid pandemic. Odisha Assembly Speaker B.K. Arukha who held an all-party...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJP legislators walked out Monday of an all-party meeting convened by Odisha Assembly Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukha, a day before the Budget Session is slated to begin. The BJP legislators of walked out of the meeting demanding that no member be allowed to...

Cuttack: Commissionerate Police arrested Monday a fake godman for allegedly duping a childless couple of nearly Rs 4,00,000. The accused identified as Siddheswar Samantray, a resident of Dharmasala in Jajpur district, had told the couple that they would be blessed with a kid, if they...

Bhubaneswar: Governor of Odisha Ganeshi Lal Monday appointed Professor Prasan Kumar Swain as Vice Chancellor of Utkal University of Culture (UUC), a notification issued by his office said Monday. Currently, Swain is posted as Head of Odia Department at Berhampur University. According to the notification,...

Bhubaneswar: A team of STF along with the Commissionerate of Police Bhubaneswar have apprehended two interstate accused drug peddlers from Bharatpur police limits of Bhubaneswar and seized more than 185 kg, of ganja, two cars and other incriminating materials from their possession. STF sources here...

Bhubaneswar: With nearly one year left for the next assembly and general elections, BJP - the principal opposition party in Odisha - has become aggressive against the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government. Following the completion of Presidential poll, the BJP has started attacking the BJD government...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police has arrested the alleged mastermind of an inter-state employment racket from Bihar for allegedly duping government job seekers of more than Rs six crore using a fake website. The arrested man is being brought to...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed action taken report (ATR) within four weeks from the Bolangir superintendent of police (SP) in connection with the sensational murder of Kalahandi teacher Mamita Meher in October 2021 that created a flutter in state’s...