Metro

Bhubaneswar: Following simultaneous searches at places linked to Odisha Police Housing and Welfare Corporation (OPHWC) deputy manager Pratap Kumar Samal, Vigilance sleuths Wednesday arrested the official for further quizzing. The search concluded Wednesday morning. He and his family members were found in possession of properties...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 387 new Covid-19 cases, of which 75 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,44,428. Active caseload in the state now stands at 2,980. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha and Andhra Pradesh will set up an institutional mechanism to deliberate on outstanding issues between the two states and find a solution, this was decided at a meeting between Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to continue with the additional manpower hired to tackle Covid-19 outbreak in the state for one more month despite a decline in fresh cases. According to a source, Health and Family Welfare Department (H&FW) has written a letter to all...

Bhubaneswar: Following a raid on various properties linked to Odisha Police Housing & Welfare Corporation (OPHWC) deputy manager Pratap Kumar Samal, Vigilance officials Tuesday seized assets worth crores - disproportionate to his known sources of income. According to a source in Vigilance, officers from the...

Bhubaneswar: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is likely to meet Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar later Tuesday to discuss several disputes affecting interstate ties. According to sources in the government, talks over several disputes including the construction of Neradi barrage...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 296 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours from 21 districts taking the total tally in the state to 10,44,041. The daily Covid load in Odisha which remained below the 500 mark for the last 13 days since October 27 last...

Bhubaneswar: Gold price in India stands at Rs 48,050 for 24 carat and Rs 44,010 for 22 carat after the increase in price by Rs 350 November 9. The price has increased by Rs 350 for 24 carat (10 grams) and 22 carat (10 grams)...

Bhubaneswar:  A cyclonic storm may form over southwest Bay of Bengal and several parts of Odisha witness light to moderate rain for the next three days, The India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed. The cyclonic storm may form around November 10. According to the weather department,...

Bhubaneswar: With the United Nations predicting that urban population across the globe is likely to touch 68 per cent of the total population by 2050, up from the present 56.2 per cent, urban areas are facing enhanced stress. Further, pollution from various sources, heavy traffic,...