Metro

Bhubaneswar: As the countdown for the ensuing Presidential elections begins, all the three major political parties in Odisha Saturday held parleys and asked the MLAs not to leave the state capital before casting their votes. Congress was the first party which held a meeting of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Saturday placed a woman police inspector under suspension on charge of gross misconduct in a road mishap where three persons were killed and three others injured in Subarnapur district July 12. In an official notification issued by the State Police Headquarters, DGP...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday asked BJD MPs to raise critically important questions concerning the state's interests during the upcoming monsoon session of the Parliament. Convening a virtual meeting with MPs of both Houses, Patnaik said, "We are neglected in matters of railways,...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: At least six people have died and 71 others are hospitalised due to diarrhoea after drinking contaminated water from open sources in several villages in Odisha's Rayagada district, officials said Saturday. The incident led to protests in the assembly, with the Opposition Congress demanding...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police's Economic Offence Wing (EOW) has arrested an accused involved in cheating people through a fake loan mobile app, police said  Friday. Nitin Mallik, director of Good Start Business Services Pvt Ltd, was arrested from New Delhi  July 13, produced before a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded over 1,065 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike in five months Saturday pushing the caseload in the disease to 12,98,240, the state health department said. It was the second consecutive day that the state recorded over 1000 coronavirus cases, it said...

Bhubaneswar: Normal life was thrown out of gear in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, including other places across the coastal region Saturday as rain lashed these areas since early morning under the influence of a low-pressure area. Intense spells of rain continued over...

Bhubaneswar: Four institutes from Odisha found their place among the top 100 educational centres of the country, according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). Three universities have also featured among the 100 of all the public and private varsities in the country, but there...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will conduct chess competitions at school and college levels regularly to promote the game in a professional manner, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here Friday. Patnaik said this after handing over the first ever Relay Torch for Chess Olympiad to Padmini...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is geared up to begin administering the COVID-19 booster doses to people in the age group of 18 to 59 years from Friday and chief secretary SC Mohapatra has asked officials to launch a drive in colleges and higher educational institutions across the...