Metro

Bhubaneswar: The examination for the post of assistant section officer, which was postponed in view of the dislocation caused by heavy rainfall and flood, will be conducted August 27, the Odisha Public Service Commission said Saturday. The commission announced the new date two days after...

Bhubaneswar: Prices of vegetables have shot up in the markets of Bhubaneswar as several districts of Odisha have been reeling under flood, leading to crop damage and supply chain disruption. In downtown Bhubaneswar, tomatoes were being sold at Rs 25 per kg, up by around...

Bhubaneswar: Four people, including two girls, have been killed in incidents of wall collapse following heavy rain in Odisha Friday night, a senior official said. Special Relief Commissioner P K Jena said that two people died in Mayurbhanj district, and one each in Balasore and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday decided to prepare a comprehensive wildlife management plan through national level institutes for newly allotted coal block areas keeping in view the safety of wild animals including elephants. The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting chaired by...

Bhubaneswar: Fresh flood threat looms over northern Odisha as many parts in the region were pounded by heavy rain on Friday night, following which many rivers might have swollen, a senior official said. The state is already reeling under flood in the Mahanadi river system...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,24,774 Saturday as 320 more people, including 41 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The toll rose to 9,162 as a 72-year-old woman succumbed to the disease in Bhubaneswar. Fifty-three other patients have died due...

Bhubaneswar: Soulful rendition by some popular singers like Debasish Mohapatra, Sangeeta Panda, Bijay Kumar Jena, Laxmikanta Palit and his sons - Randeep & Bandish Palit, Jyotirmayee Nayak and Narayan Rath marked the concluding evening of 44th edition of Barsha, the monsoon festival organised by Chinta...

Bhubaneswar: Many buildings on one side of Jatni-Sunderpada Road on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar appeared to be on an island as one drove along it. A closer look revealed that scores of residential apartments were marooned amid inundated fields as the Daya river, a branch...

Bhubaneswar: As the depression in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression bringing rainfall in Odisha and West Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Friday rejected the possibility of any cyclone now. Social media was flooded with posts on the possibility of a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday put the coastal districts on high alert as the low-pressure area intensified into a depression, causing heavy rainfall in several parts of the state, a senior official said. As a fresh spell of rain could further worsen the flood situation...