Metro

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha recorded five (05) new Covid-19 cases, of which two (02) are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,87,742. Active caseload in the state now stands at 298. Odisha reported...

Bhubaneswar: The court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) at Chandbali in Bhadrak Sunday sent prime accused Sarmistha Rout and her close aide Jhuna Bhoi on three more days of police remand for interrogation in connection with the murder of lensman Manas Swain, an official...

Bhubaneswar: With likely formation of a low pressure system over the southeast Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre in Bhubaneswar Sunday predicted rain and thunderstorm activities in several districts of Odisha. In its mid-day bulletin, the IMD centre said, “A cyclonic...

Bhubaneswar: Whether it is the Covid-19 pandemic or otherwise, the number of suicides witnessed a sharp increase during the past six years in Odisha. According to the latest official data, as many as 28,249 suicide cases were reported in the state during the past six...

Puri: In a bizarre incident that took place late Saturday night, around 90 earthen stoves (Chulhas), meant for preparing the Abadha Mahaprasad for the Holy Trinity, at divine kitchen (Rosa Ghara) inside Jagannath temple in Puri town were allegedly vandalised. “Some unidentified miscreants might have...

Bhubaneswar: IAS officer Vir Vikram Yadav was appointed the new chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Puri, as per a notification issued by the Odisha government. Yadav, a 1996-batch IAS officer, held the post of principal secretary of the Food Supplies and Consumer...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha recorded 36 new Covid-19 cases, of which six are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,87,737. Active caseload in the state now stands at 330. Odisha reported zero new...

Bhubaneswar: Former OIS officer and I&PR Director (Technical) Niranjan Sethi has confessed to have assaulted cameraman Manas Swain at the Dayal Ashram under the Airfield police limits here, following the latter’s abduction from Palaspaur village in Bhadrak February 7, informed Crime Branch sources Saturday. The...

Bhubaneswar: After a stellar performance in the 2021-22 fiscal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Saturday that the industry sector of Odisha is set for a 14.5 per cent growth in the current financial year. Naveen Patnaik pointed out that the ‘spectacular growth’ of 10.1 per...

Bhubaneswar: The gross GST collection in Odisha has recorded a 49 per cent growth during the financial year 2021-22 against the collection made during the previous financial year (2020-21), officials said here Saturday. According to the data shared by the office of the State GST...