Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a young man allegedly raped a woman in an unconscious state after offering her a 'spiked' drink in a restaurant in the Odisha capital, police said Friday. The accused, identified as Kishan Agrawal, has been arrested and will be produced...

New Delhi: Bypoll to one Rajya Sabha seat in Odisha will be held June 13, the Election Commission announced Friday. The seat fell vacant following the resignation of BJD MP Subhas Chandra Singh in April. The poll is being held for the rest of the...

Puri: Amid the row over the Puri Heritage Corridor Project, the Cultural Advisory Committee has decided to shift the Shree Jagannath Reception Centre out of the prohibited zone of 100 metres around the 12th-century shrine, officials said Friday. The proposed reception centre will come up...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: As many as two pilots were killed in a helicopter crash that took place at Raipur airport Thursday night at around 9.10pm and one among them has been identified as Captain Gopal Krushna Panda who belonged to Baham village of Sambalpur district. However, the...

Bhubaneswar: A young doctor, who had married just 20 days back, was found dead in his rest room under mysterious circumstances Thursday night at a private hospital under Bharatpur police limits in Bhubaneswar. The deceased was identified as Sishir Kumar Sahu from Jharsuguda. Sishir was...

Bhopal: Odisha eased past Himachal Pradesh 8-0 in their final Pool H match to qualify for the quarterfinals of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2022, here Friday. In the other matches of the day, Kerala outplayed Telangana by same 8-0 margin in...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accorded in-principle approval Thursday to Mahanadi Coalfields Limited’s (MCL) proposal to take over the operations of the medical college in Angul district. The state government will run the medical college and hospital, while MCL will provide the necessary funds for...

Bhubaneswar: In an aim to attract more tourists, the Odisha government has decided to develop infrastructure at important tourist destinations like Bhitarkanika, Chandrabhaga, Nrusinghanath and Harishankar. The government will spend Rs 132.32 crore for the development work. This decision was taken Thursday during a high...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha recorded 19 new Covid-19 cases, of which six are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,88,272. Active caseload in the state now stands at 121. Odisha reported zero new...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has fast-tracked the site development works at some important tourist destinations, which will be managed through local stakeholders. Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra held a review meeting at Loka Seva Bhavan here Thursday regarding the works at the Nrusinghanath temple in...