Metro

Puri: With the beginning of the holy month of Kartik, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the "Brundabati Nivas" for the lodging of 'habisialis', women who undergo religious activities during the month. The 'habisialis' are mostly widows and come from most parts of the state...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked its officials to prepare for possible cyclones over the next two months despite no such forecast by the weather office. Chief Secretary SC Mohapatra directed officials concerned to take all precautionary measures at the state-level cyclone preparedness meeting Monday....

Bhubaneswar: Ricky Kej, the multi-Grammy Award-winning Indian music composer and environmentalist who has performed in over 30 countries including at the United Nations headquarters in New York and Geneva, was here Monday at a City hotel to be part of Ek Mulakat, a live session...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,34,955 Monday as 79 more people, including three children, tested positive for the infection, a health department bulletin said. The death toll remained at 9,199 as no new fatality due to the disease was reported in the last 24...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday expressed their condolences over the demise of Samajwadi Party founder and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. While the governor described Yadav as a "statesman", Patnaik recalled the departed leader's contribution...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJP Sunday named Suryabanshi Suraj as its candidate for the November 3 by-elections to the Dhamnagar assembly constituency in Odisha. The BJP Central Election Committee announced the name of Suraj, the son of late BJP MLA Bishnu Sethi, as there was a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,34,876 Sunday as 89 more people, including six children, tested positive for the infection, a health department bulletin said. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 9,199 as no new fatality due to the disease was reported in the last...

Bhubaneswar: Refurbished seats, new pitches and state-of-the-art facilities -- the stage is set for Fifa U-17 Women's World Cup at Kalinga stadium of Bhubaneswar. The stadium will host five Group A matches, in which four countries -- India, the US, Morocco and Brazil -- will...

Cuttack: A nine-year-old boy has been allegedly branded with a hot iron rod in Odisha's Cuttack city by his uncle and aunt for "being stubborn", the police said Saturday. The child narrated the barbaric incident before his maternal grandparents during Durga Puja vacation. Following this,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,34,787 Saturday as 82 more people, including 10 children, tested positive for the infection, a health department bulletin said. The death toll remained at 9,199 as no new fatality due to the disease was reported in the last 24...