Metro

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Saturday offered prayers to Lord Shiva at Lingaraj temple. The President left Rajbhawan and went to the Lingaraj temple. After reaching the temple, she went to Bindusagar and washed her feet. From Bindusagar she walked to the Lingaraj temple on barefoot...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Friday noted that women have excelled in every sphere of life, be it politics, space science, technology, sports, literature and music. Women have proved that they are capable of shouldering any responsibility, involving the society as well as the country as...

Bhubaneswar: Buoyed by a vocal crowd at the Capital Football Arena, hosts Odisha struck late in the second-half to hold Maharashtra 1-1 in another group A fixture. Odisha started out stronger, controlling not just possession but also creating chances aplenty in an all-action first half...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court granted conditional bail Friday to 29 lawyers of Sambalpur Bar Association. These 29 lawyers had been arrested December 12 last year as they were allegedly involved in acts of vandalism in connection with the vandalism at the Sambalpur district judge’s...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's former chief secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik Friday joined the Congress in New Delhi and vowed to work for the "re-establishment" of democracy in the state. Patnaik, who retired in 2013, joined the grand old party in the presence of All India Congress Committee...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Friday said that yoga had helped her when she was in mental and physical agony while asserting that regular practice of it could help people achieve success in all spheres of life. She also noted that empowerment of women is the...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Friday arrived in Bhubaneswar on a two-day Odisha visit during which she will pay obeisance at Lingaraj temple, grace second convocation of Rama Devi Women's University and attend other programmes. President Murmu arrived by a special IAF plane at Biju Patnaik...

Bhubaneswar: The semifinals and final of the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy will be held between March 1 and 4 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the national federation announced Thursday. All India Football Federation (AIFF) secretary general Shaji...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is now considered as a leading state in implementation of new changes in mineral laws, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here Thursday. This in turn has resulted in generating the highest mining revenue for the state, facilitating different welfare activities for the benefit...

Bhubaneswar: The special task force (STF) of Odisha police arrested an inter-state drug peddler from Guwahati in Assam, police said Thursday. A team of STF with the assistance of Assam police arrested Salim Ahmmed, a resident of Mantripukri, Imphal, Manipur. He was arrested in connection...