Metro

Puri: Two days after the rape of a minor girl in Puri town, two more similar cases involving another 5-year-old and a 2-year-old female child were reported Tuesday, police said. Police arrested the father of the two-year-old girl for trying to sexually assault her. A...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 12,25,268 Wednesday as 7,416 people tested positive for the infection, 1,525 or 25.9 per cent more than the previous day, a health bulletin said. Ten more patients succumbed to the infection, which is the highest daily toll in nearly...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government in Odisha has joined several other non-BJP ruled states in the country in opposing the Centre's move to amend the IAS (Cadre) Rules and demanded an increase of strength of IAS officers, a top official said Tuesday. The...

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Odisha government Tuesday allowed a maximum of 10 persons to participate in Republic Day events in public places while advising people to unfurl the National Flag at their house premises. The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC)...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 22 police personnel from different ranks in Odisha have been selected to receive prestigious police medals on occasion of Republic Day-2022. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the names of total 939 police personnel across the country for medals under three...

Bhubaneswar: Banita Dash, a young astrophysicist from Odisha's Nabarangpur district, has been awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtirya Bal Puraskar for the year 2022. Banita received a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and an e-certificate from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a virtual function on...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the state-level Republic Day parade and celebrations at Mahatma Gandhi Marg in Bhubaneswar, several traffic restrictions will be imposed Wednesday, Twin City Commissionerate Police said Tuesday. According to the police, the following traffic restrictions will remain in force during the ceremony:...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission Tuesday announced new dates for filing nominations for the upcoming three-tier Odisha Panchayat polls in constituencies where no nominations have been filed or have been rejected for various reasons. According to the announcement, candidates for ward member, sarpanch, and panchayat...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 5,891 new Covid-19 cases, of which 852 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,17,842. Active caseload in the state now stands at 77,340. Odisha also reported...

Bhubaneswar: Several places in Odisha are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre here forecasted. The weather office has issued Yellow Warning on thundershower and dense fog for eight districts. In its mid-day bulletin, the regional centre...