Metro

Bhubaneswar: An average 36 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 11 a.m. in the fourth phase of the Panchayat polls underway in 163 Zilla Parishad zones spread over 64 blocks of Odisha, an official said here Tuesday. The polling began at 7 a.m. Voters...

Bhubaneswar: The family members of Saumya Ranjan Panigrahi who ended his life recently over a failed relationship Monday staged a sit-in before the office of Deputy Commissioner of Police at Vani Vihar Square here demanding actions against his alleged girlfriend. The family members alleged that...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) stated Monday that it will be using coloured stickers on EVMs to differentiate between selections for candidates of councillor/corporator and chairman/mayor posts in the upcoming urban local body (ULB) polls. Preparations for the ULB polls are more or less...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Justice of Orissa High Court S Muralidhar, launched Monday the SCC Online facility for Judicial Officers across the state in the presence of other judges. SCC Online is a digital resource tool which provides law information databases, making judgments and statutes easily accessible...

Bhubaneswar: Following incidents of violence in the first three phases of Panchayat polls, the Odisha police has tightened the security for the fourth phase to be held Tuesday, officials said Monday. The police have deployed 257 platoons of force and 1,473 mobile patrolling parties along...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visited the project site of India’s first indoor athletics stadium in Kalinga Stadium complex, here Monday. He reviewed the progress of the project and inspected the work site. Naveen Patnaik expressed satisfaction over the pace at which the work...

Bhubaneswar: Under the influence of western disturbance, several districts of Odisha are very likely to witness light to moderate rain or thundershower coming February 24 and 25, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre here forecasted Monday. In its mid-day bulletin, the IMD regional centre...

Puri: Devotees will now be allowed to enter the famed Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri without double vaccination certificates or RTPCR Covid-negative reports, the administration announced on Monday. The decision was taken in view of the declining COVID-19 cases, officials said. Earlier, devotees required double vaccination...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday gave compulsory retirement to Trinath Mishra, Additional Superintendent of Police (Communication), who was recently arrested by state Vigilance department for accumulating assets worth crores. Vigilance sleuths have detected movable and immovable assets to a tune of around Rs 9 crore...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 388 new Covid-19 cases, of which 86 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,82,869. Active caseload in the state now stands at 5,632. Odisha reported 15...