Metro

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...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded 64 per cent growth in GST collection in November compared to the same month of the last fiscal, officials said on Thursday. The state has collected GST of Rs 4,136 crore last month as against Rs 2,528 crore collected in November, 2020....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday gave compulsory retirement to three more officials accused of corruption, a senior officer said. A total of 140 government officials have so far been sent on compulsory retirement since 2019 on grounds of corruption and inefficiency. Stating that actions were...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway Thursday said it has cancelled operation of 95 trains for three days from Thursday in the wake of predictions of a cyclonic storm hitting the Odisha coast. As a precautionary measure for the safety of passengers, 95 mail and express...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 380 people have returned to Odisha from countries hit by the new coronavirus strain, Omicron, earlier this week, and all of them have tested negative, an official said Thursday. The new variant, first identified in southern Africa, contains a large number...

Bhubaneswar: For the second day in a row, opposition BJP and Congress members continued to create uproar in the Odisha Assembly over school teacher Mamita Meher murder case. As soon as the House assembled for the day at 10.30 a.m., BJP members rushed to the...

Bhubaneswar:  Street vendors in Odisha will soon receive training in “safe food preparation”, as part of state government efforts to sternly deal with use of adulterated raw materials in eatables, officials said. The focus on food-safety measures comes amid Odisha rising to the fourth position...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 252 new Covid-19 cases, of which 54 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,49,597. Active caseload in the state now stands at 2,434. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: National Pollution Control Day is observed December 2 every year in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Bhopal Gas tragedy when the deadly gas, methyl isocyanate, leaked out of the Union Carbide plant on the intervening night of December 2 and...

Bhubaneswar: Defending champions India registered a hard-fought 1-0 win over Belgium in the quarter-finals of the FIH Odisha Junior Hockey World Cup, here Wednesday. The hosts will now face Germany in the semi-final on Friday, who defeated Spain 3-1 through penalties after the scores were...