Metro

Bhubaneswar: A special task force (STF) team of the Crime Branch arrested two drug peddlers after 1.025kg of brown sugar were seized from their possession. The two were arrested near Rasulgarh Chowk while the STF was conducting raids following a tip off regarding the presence...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 428 new Covid-19 cases, of which 55 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,17,261. Active caseload in the state now stands at 6,290. Out of...

Bhubaneswar: With heavy rain pounding Odisha for the last 36 hours leading to a rise in water levels in most rivers, the state government Tuesday asked all the district collectors to evacuate people from low-lying areas as three persons were killed in incidents related to...

Cuttack: BJP leaders and supporters staged picketing in different areas of the millennium city Monday. They wore raincoats amid the inclement weather to continue their protests. The BJP workers held placards to press for their demand to relax the restriction on the height of the...

Bhubaneswar: The first selection cut-off list for +2 admissions in Odisha was released by the Higher Education department of the Odisha government on its official website, www.samsodisha.gov.in at 11.00 am in the morning. A total of 4,35,092 students had applied, out of which 3,86,464 were...

Bhubaneswar: Following the weather alert with Red Warning issued by India Meteorological Department (IMD), the School and Mass Education (S&ME) department announced Monday that schools in 12 Odisha districts will be closed for two days. As a ‘Deep Depression’ has formed over the Bay of...

Cuttack: One more critical patient of Covid-19 who was the second in receiving Extra-corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack also died Sunday night while undergoing treatment for lungs complications. According to a SCBMCH official, the deceased woman...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 471 new Covid-19 cases, of which 57 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,02,128. Active caseload in the state now stands at 6,548. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: In a recent report, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has claimed that several promises made by the Odisha government in its annual Budgets either remained only on paper or were partially executed for varied reasons. The observation was made by CAG...

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha including capital city Bhubaneswar Sunday experienced heavy downpour, under the influence of a well-marked low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, officials said. "The well-marked low pressure area lies over northwest and adjoining west central Bay of Bengal with...