Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Statue at the Piazza Gandhi, a statement issued by the state government said. After offering his tribute, Patnaik said he was inspired by the ideals and principles...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Three CRPF personnel were killed in a Maoist attack in Odisha's Nuapada district Tuesday, police said. The incident happened in Patadhara Reserve Forest in Bheden block when the CRPF personnel were going from one camp to another, they said. "Unfortunately, three jawans have...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Tuesday said steps are being taken to provide railway connectivity to Konark and a full-fledged high-speed 5G service for Odisha soon. Vaishnaw, the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology, was speaking on the sideline of a function...

Bhubaneswar: All nine Congress MLAs from Odisha have been asked to reach the national capital to attend a meeting with party seniors Wednesday. The MLAs will reach Delhi by Tuesday night, senior Congress leader Taraprasad Bahinipati said. Asked about the agenda of the meeting, Bahinipati,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 53 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, nine more than the previous day, taking the tally to 12,88,950, the Health Department said. The toll remained at 9,126 as there were no new deaths in the last 24 hours. Fifty-three other coronavirus patients have died...

Bhubaneswar: Three union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw, Mahendra Nath Pandey and Bishweswar Tudu led the celebrations of International Yoga Day at Odisha's Konark, Puri and Khiching respectively. The three Central ministers led the grand celebrations in the state with mass demonstration of yoga following the common...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court Monday asked the state government to bring the Vigilance Directorate under the purview of Right to Information (RTI) Act. The court has asked the government to come up with a notification within four weeks. August 11, 2016, the state Information...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday met India's Ambassador to Italy, Neena Malhotra, after reaching Rome as part of his 11-day foreign trip, CMO officials said. Patnaik left Delhi early in the morning and reached the Eternal City later in the day. He wore...

Bhubaneswar: Monsoon covered the whole of Odisha Monday, as heavy rain lashed several districts, the Met Department said. It also issued a 'yellow warning' for heavy rainfall in many districts over the next four days. “Southwest monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Odia TV actress Rashmirekha Ojha has been found dead in her rented flat at Nayapalliin Bhubaneswar, police said Monday. They said that the actress has allegedly died by suicide. They also informed that a note had been found in the deceased’s room in which...