Metro

 Bhubaneswar: Violence returned once more Thursday to haunt the elections like it happened during the panchayat polls in February. The violence left quite a few people injured, some seriously. Miscreants stabbed a youth in front of a booth in Ward No. 9 of Dhamnagar Notified...

Bhubaneswar: Fifty-two blocks in Odisha districts have been facing acute shortage of water owing to constant depletion of ground water levels and six of them are said to be in ‘semi-critical’ condition. However, the precarious condition was reflected in a comprehensive report recently submitted by...

Bhubaneswar: A team of Chandbali police conducted searches at a number of places here Wednesday afternoon in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder case of cameraman Manas Swain. A source said that the police team carried out searches at the office of ‘Sampurna’ web...

Bhubaneswar: Polling began at 8 am Thursday in 109 urban local bodies of Odisha, including three municipal corporations of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur, amid tight security, State Election Commission officials said. Voting will continue till 5 pm across 47 municipalities, 59 NACs (Notified Area Councils)...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 38 new Covid-19 cases, of which nine are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,87,323. Active caseload in the state now stands at 476. Odisha reported one...

Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited election to urban local bodies (ULBs) will be held in the state Thursday amid tight security. The State Election Commission (SEC) and police have made elaborate arrangements for smooth conduct of the election in 109 ULBs of the state. As many as...

Bhubaneswar: Residents of Kalarahanga village near Bhubaneswar woke up to a rude shock Wednesday as more than a dozen human skulls and parts of skeletons were found dumped under a nearby bridge, police said. Around 14 human skulls, and parts of skeletons were spotted by...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Wednesday congratulated Pushkar Singh Dhami on being sworn in as the Uttarakhand chief minister for the second time. "Congratulate Shri @pushkarhami Ji on being sworn in as the Chief Minister of #Uttarakhand for the second time....

Bhubaneswar: The crime branch of Odisha police has taken over the investigation of murder of Manas Swain, a cameraman of a local web channel, officials said Wednesday. "DGP, Odisha has ordered for the investigation of Chandbali PS Case No 63 dated 14.02.2022 of Bhadrak District...

Bhubaneswar: With the improvement in the Covid-19 situation across Odisha, the state government has decided to reopen the Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) from March 28 with strict adherence to Covid protocols. The Department of Women & Child Development has written a letter to all collectors for this...