Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 bug has hit the ongoing FIH Junior Hockey World Cup here after an incident-free week. Organisers said that one positive case has been reported Friday. Despite being held inside a bio-bubble and all media persons covering the event subjected to RT-PCR tests...

New Delhi: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has earmarked a total of 64 teams to tackle the situation arising out of the impending cyclonic storm 'Jawad' that is expected to affect the states of Odisha, Andhra  Pradesh and West Bengal this weekend, a senior...

Bhubaneswar: In view of cyclone Jawad that is taking shape in Bay of Bengal, Odisha government has asked district administrations of coastal districts to evacuate people living in kutcha houses and low lying areas, an official said Friday. Briefing mediapersons about here, Special Relief Commissioner...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Friday submitted the investigation status report with Orissa High Court in the murder case of Mamita Meher, the lady teacher whose charred remains were recovered from a 10ft deep pit from the under-construction Mahaling Stadium in Kalahandi. A source said that...

Bhubaneswar: At least two wheels of the parcel van of Duranto Express jumped off the track at Hariudaspur Railway Station in Jajpur district Friday, the East Coast Railway said. There was no report of any injury due to the incident, it said. “Two front wheels...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 hit the ongoing FIH Junior Hockey World Cup here after an incident-free week with one positive case being reported Friday. Despite being held inside a bio-bubble and all media persons covering the event subjected to RT-PCR tests every 48 hours, one person,...

Bhubaneswar/Kolkata: The well-marked low pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression and is likely to take the form of a cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours and reach Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast on December 4, the IMD has said...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 270 new Covid-19 cases, of which 57 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,49,867. Active caseload in the state now stands at 2,425. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: To attract the leading sports goods and equipment manufacturers, the Odisha government is planning to bring a policy to attract the sports, fitness and wellness sector companies, a senior official said Thursday. Principal Secretary, Industries, Hemant Sharma said this while speaking at the webinar on...

Bhubaneswar: South Africa shocked erstwhile Asian powerhouse Pakistan 4-1 in the shoot-out to set up a ninth-10th place classification clash against Korea in the FIH Junior Men's Hockey World Cup here Thursday. Trailing by two goals in the second quarter, South Africa made a remarkable...