Metro

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: The Central University of Odisha (CUO) and the Council of Analytical Tribal Studies (COATS), Koraput, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Sunday for next three years to collaborate on research and development concerning tribals and tribal areas of Odisha, especially the undivided district of...

Bhubaneswar: Fresh cases of fraud against conman Ramesh Swain came to the fore Sunday. The serial imposter duped around 17 women of lakhs of rupees in different states after marrying them. The commissionerate police Sunday came to know about two more cases of cheating by...

Puri: President Ram Nath Kovind Sunday said humanity and truth cannot be divided on the basis of caste, gender or religion, as serving the needy has always been accorded top priority in Indian culture. Kovind, while inaugurating the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Srimad Bhakti...

Bhubaneswar: The third phase of Panchayat elections in Odisha for 171 Zilla Parishad zones was held Sunday. Barring a few booths of Jajpur district, polling was smooth in the state, Secretary to State Election Commission (SEC), RN Sahu said. An average 45 per cent voter turnout...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 492 new Covid-19 cases, of which 122 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,82,481. Active caseload in the state now stands at 6,308. Odisha reported 17...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) has made elaborate arrangements for the third phase of panchayat elections to be held Sunday. As many as 171 zilla parishad (ZP) seats in 63 blocks under 29 districts of the state will go to polls in this phase,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police have arrested 62 persons in connection with poll disruption incidents during the first two phases of Panchayat elections in the state, police said Saturday. The police have arrested 28 persons in Jajpur district while 6 people have been arrested in Dhenkanal,...

Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind, along with his wife Savita Kovind, arrived here this afternoon on a two-day Odisha visit. A special plane carrying him landed at the Biju Patnaik International Airport, where Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, chief secretary, DGP and other...

Bhubaneswar: Several districts of Odisha are likely to experience light to moderate rainfall for two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre in Bhubaneswar forecasted Saturday. In its mid-day bulletin, the IMD centre said, “The cyclonic circulation over Madhya Maharashtra and its neighbourhood extending...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC), Odisha has made elaborate arrangements for the third phase of Panchayat election to be held Sunday. As many as 171 Zilla Parishad seats in 63 blocks under 29 districts of the state will go to polls in this phase,...