Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Saturday arrested three persons in connection with Manish Anurag death case. The accused men have been identified as Amrit Pritam Biswal, Dinesh Mohapatra and Mrutyunjay Mishra. Informing journalists about the arrests at a press conference, Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Das said they...

Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited flight services between Bhubaneswar and Rajasthan's Jaipur will begin November 2, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said. According to Scindia, IndiGo airline will operate three flights in a week on the Bhubaneswar-Jaipur route. "I hope that the connectivity between Temple City, Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik turned 76 Saturday. Wishes have poured in from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and several other dignitaries of the country. Taking to his personal Twitter handle, PM Modi wrote, “Greetings to Shri Naveen Patnaik Ji on his...

Cuttack: Hardcore criminal Rakesh Das alias Rakka sustained bullet injuries in an encounter by a team of police personnel in Cuttack early Saturday morning. The police team also seized a 7mm country-made pistol, three live bullets and a motorcycle from his possession. On the other...

Bhubaneswar: A week after being inaugurated, the toy train at Nandankanan Zoological Park here met with an accident Friday when around 60 visitors were on board. They had a narrow escape as the battery-operated train caught fire. According to a source, the mishap occurred when...

Khurda: An ex-serviceman was arrested for opening fire at a youth at Nuasahi in Begunia area in Khurda district Friday afternoon. The injured youth has been identified as Bibhuti Bhushan Jena and the retired army man as Prasanna Nayak, who worked as a security guard...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 358 new Covid-19 cases, of which 47 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,34,634. Active caseload in the state now stands at 5,119. Odisha also...

Puri: A man died and his wife sustained critical injuries after they were attacked by members of another family in Patasundarpur village under Astaranga block in Puri district Friday. The dispute between the two families took place over the injury of a goat. The deceased...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik has decided to give his birthday celebration a miss this year too. According to a statement released by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Patnaik has decided not to celebrate his birthday (October 16) in view of...

Bhubaneswar: Slowly Odisha is returning to normalcy with the reopening of schools. School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash said Friday that physical classes for Class XI students in Odisha will resume October 21. The minister also informed that schools will reopen for Class...