Metro

Bhubaneswar: Taking suo motu cognizance of the death of a man by self-immolation in front of the Kishan Nagar police station in Salipur area of Cuttack district Thursday, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) asked Friday the Director General Police (DGP) to conduct a probe...

New Delhi: If India does get the chance to host the Under-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup, then residents of Odisha and especially Bhubaneswar will have the chance to see the Brazil football team in action. This is because India have been clubbed alongside the football...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked workers and engineers to complete construction of the contentious Srimandir Heritage Corridor in the next nine months, a senior official said. Chief Secretary SC Mohapatra, after reviewing the ongoing work at the site Thursday, set deadlines for all small...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday took to the stage at United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) headquarters in Rome and shared the progress made by his government in strengthening livelihood and food security, with a specific focus on marginalised communities and women, a...

Bhubaneswar: With the BJP-led NDA nominating as its presidential election candidate Droupadi Murmu, hailing from the Santhal community, the third-largest ethnic tribal group in India, the focus is now on the tribals who constitute 8.67 per cent of the country’s population. If Droupadi Murmu who...

Bhubaneswar: With the BJP-led NDA nominating as its presidential election candidate Droupadi Murmu, hailing from the Santhal community, the third-largest ethnic tribal group in India, the focus is now on the tribals who constitute 8.67 per cent of the country's population. If Murmu who hails...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik assured the people of the state living in Europe that his government will provide all support for the construction of a Jagannath temple in UK. Patnaik made the statement while interacting with the Odia diaspora Thursday during his visit...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 61 new COVID-19 cases Friday, taking the tally to 12,89,129, the Health Department said. The toll remained at 9,126 as there were no fresh deaths. There are 391 active cases in the state at present. In the last 24 hours, 24 more...

Bhubaneswar: Veteran Odia film and theatre artiste Raimohan Parida was found hanging in his residence in Prachi Vihar area of Bhubaneswar Friday, police said. He was 58. Parida is survived by his wife and two daughters. His family members found him hanging from the ceiling...

Bhubaneswar: Popular Odia actor Raimohan Parida has been found dead at his residence at Prachi Vihar in Bhubaneswar Friday. He was 58. As per initial reports, Parida died by suicide. The reason behind the actor ending his life by suicide is still unclear. Raimohan is...