Metro

Bhubaneswar: Several officials of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and policemen had an unpleasant experience Saturday night while they were using an elevator of a business establishment in Chandrasekharpur area of Bhubaneswar to carry out raids at two bars. The joint team got stuck in the...

Bhubaneswar: With the improvement in the Covid-19 situation in the State, the Odisha government has decided to start physical classroom teaching for first-year undergraduate (UG) students from September 20. State higher education department principal secretary Saswat Mishra Saturday asked the vice-chancellors (VCs) of all State-run...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 623 new Covid-19 cases, of which 95 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,20,244. Active caseload in the state now stands at 5,736. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: A top official associated with Odisha's Covid-19 vaccination drive has expressed concern over people not turning up for their second dose, a lacuna that is slowing down the exercise in the state. Odisha has administered the first jab to over two crore people so...

Cuttack: A prisoner who was on parole died by hanging self with the help of a cloth Friday night at his father-in-law’s house in Barahipur village under Mahanga police limits of Cuttack. The deceased prisoner has been identified as Rajkishore Nayak of the village in...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 695 new Covid-19 cases, of which 83 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,19,621. Active caseload in the state now stands at 5,876. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 71st birthday Friday and wished him good health. The Odisha unit of the BJP offered ‘Diya’ (traditional lamp) in Lord Lingaraj Temple here and launched the public outreach programme, ‘Seva aur Samarpan’,...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation authorities Friday sealed the offices of Sub-Collector and tehsildar here for two days as many staffs tested Covid-19 positive, an official informed. “In larger public interest and to contain further spread of the virus, both the government offices have been...

Puri: Using a metal detector at the historic Emar Mutt in this town, officials traced Thursday the presence of valuables like gold and silver. Once these were discovered a thorough search was also conducted in the library, courtyard and other premises of the mutt to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday urged the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) chairman G.R. Chintala to enhance its loan assistance for the state to Rs 10,000 crore. The state demanded higher allocation under different schemes including Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), Rural...