Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has deputed several ministers to various states and union territories to invite the Chief Ministers for FIH Hockey Men's Hockey World Cup, which will be hosted by Odisha for the second consecutive time. On behalf of the Chief Minister,...

Bhubaneswar:  The Odisha government is prepared to tackle any situation if there is a resurgence of coronavirus in the state, state Health minister Naba Kishore Das said Wednesday. Talking to reporters about the preparedness of Odisha in view of Omicron sub-variant BF.7 creating havoc in...

Bhubaneswar: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Odisha Police Wednesday stepped up the probe into the death of two Russian nationals at a hotel in Rayagada, interrogating their co-travellers and the tour guide, officials said. Pavel Antov (65), a Russian MP and businessman, died...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday said there is a need to focus on reshaping technology education, as it dominates almost every aspect of life and society in the 21st century. Addressing a session organised by the Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Patnaik also...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha cabinet has approved a proposal to operate direct flight services to Dubai, Singapore and Bangkok. The cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday also approved a proposal to give land to BSNL for mobile towers to provide 4G connectivity to...

Bhubaneswar: BJP president JP Nadda is scheduled to address two public meetings and inaugurate a new 'Kanyashra' (girls hostel) in the tribal-dominated Kandhamal district of Odisha Wednesday, party sources said. Nadda is coming to the state as part of his 'Lok Sabha Pravas' campaign, Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal Tuesday ordered a CID probe into the death of two Russian nationals, including a lawmaker of that country, at the same hotel in Rayagada district. Pavel Antov, a Russian MP and businessman, died after falling from the hotel's third...

Bhubaneswar: About 59 per cent of the eligible people are yet to receive the booster dose of the coronavirus vaccines in Odisha and the state government has urged the Centre to supply the shots to expedite vaccination drive, an official said. The Odisha government is...

Puri: A day after nine students were injured in a mini stampede at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, the district administration has decided to introduce a separate queue for school children to enter the 12th-century shrine, Puri Superintendent of Police (SP) KV Singh informed here...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023, the Indian men's hockey team arrived here at the Biju Patnaik International Airport Tuesday morning. The team was accorded a rousing welcome to the team led by captain Harmanpreet Singh here. The team will...