Metro

Cuttack: Displeased over the delay in ongoing probe into Mamita Meher murder case, the deceased's parents Tuesday moved Orissa High Court. The family has sought completion of the investigation within a stipulated time. The parents informed the court that the unusual delay has put tremendous...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha MLA Umesh Chandra Swain died of cardiac arrest at his residence here Wednesday, family sources said. He was 74. The last rites of the four-time legislator will be performed at his native Machhagaon village in Jagatsinghpur district, they said. He was elected...

Konark: Puri district administration has chalked out plans to construct a floating bridge on Konark beach. Collector Samarth Verma and Additional Collector Binaya Kumar Dash along with several other senior officials visited the beach and identified a location for the proposed bridge, Tuesday afternoon. With...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 226 new Covid-19 cases, of which 33 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,46,088. Active caseload in the state now stands at 2,657. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: In order to encourage extra-curricular activities among students, the Higher Education (HE) department Tuesday decided to introduce annual state-level inter-university competitions in extra-curricular activities from 2021-22 academic year. In a letter to the vice-chancellors of all public universities and principals of degree colleges, HE...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has set aside a bail order of the Orissa High Court wherein the latter had asked the appellant to deposit `20 lakh in cash and security of immovable property to the tune of `20 lakh as conditions for bail. A...

New Delhi/Dhenkanal: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team was attacked by slum dwellers in Dhenkanal during its raids as part of a nationwide crackdown on an alleged racket of online child sexual abuse Tuesday. The searches were conducted at 76 places in 14 states....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday set a target to inoculate the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to 90 per cent of the eligible population by November end, officials said Tuesday. Holding a virtual meeting with all District Collectors in presence of senior officials of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha govt will begin issuing driving licence (DL), registration certificate (RC), and other vehicle-related documents digitally from January 1, 2022, an offcial source said Tuesday. The Commerce & Transport Department has decided to discontinue the issuance of physical cards and paper documents for DL...

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police Tuesday busted a gun-runner gang that was planning to deliver firearms to criminals and arrested three suppliers from Cuttack. According to reports, Monday night, a special team from Lalbag Police Station led by IIC RN Bhanja apprehended the three illegal arms...