Metro

Bhubaneswar: L Eswar Rao of Jatni in Odisha's Khurda district has created a miniature sculpture of Jesus Christ inside a glass bottle.  Rao has created a 4-inch high and 2-inch wide sculpture of Jesus Christ with a crucifix inside a 750 ml bottle. He placed...

Bhubaneswar: More than 350 persons including security personnel were killed in Maoist attacks or Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) during the last 12 years. According to official data, 1246 LWE attacks were reported in Odisha during the 12 years, in which 357 people (civilians and security personnel)...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) has seized brown sugar weighing over 22 kg during the year 2022. Meanwhile, the state police have managed to seize a total of 47 kgs of brown sugar including seizure by STF. In a first, the STF sleuths also...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday urged students of Sainik School, Bhubaneswar to live up to the expectations of the nation. Attending the diamond jubilee celebration of Sainik School here, Patnaik said, "I would like to urge the young cadets sitting here to seize...

Bhubaneswar: The 'Ekalabya Puraskar' for the year 2022 was presented to cyclist Swasti Singh. The award is given every year to encourage young sports talents. Singh was Friday presented with a citation, trophy and Rs 5 lakh cash in a programme organized by Indian Metals...

Bhubaneswar: Spurious medical drugs worth Rs 23.22 lakh were seized in Odisha's Cuttack Friday, a statement said. Raids were conducted by enforcement teams of the Health Department in Nayasadak in Purighat police station area and the seizure was made, it said. "These drugs were found...

Bhubaneswar: Eminent educationist, social activist, Founder of KIIT & KISS and Lok Sabha MP from Kandhamal, Dr Achyuta Samanta has been conferred the honorary D.Litt degree by Utkal University in recognition of his immense contribution to the field of education and social service. This is...

Bhubaneswar: The history of hockey in Odisha and hosting of Hockey World Cup twice in the coastal state will be included in the NCERT textbooks, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said. Addressing the media after attending an all-party meet, Pradhan suggested that the art,...

Bhubaneswar: A large number of street vendors Friday staged protests over the ongoing eviction drive to beautify Odisha's state capital Bhubaneswar ahead of the men's Hockey World Cup next month. The agitation prompted the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to temporarily postpone the exercise, with officials...

Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a show cause notice to the Odisha Chief Secretary for the delay in issuing the notification for 14 elephant corridors in the state. In August, 2021 the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had passed an order to notify...