Metro

Bhubaneswar: Artists from different fields and districts gathered Monday at Rabindra Mandap, one of Odisha’s premier auditoriums, as they were felicitated with the prestigious Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Awards and Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the years 2019 and 2020. Ananta Mahapatra (acting &...

Bhubaneswar: In the previous 24 hours, Odisha has confirmed 638 new Covid-19 cases, including 110 infections in the 0-18 age category, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 10,07,750. While there were 609 positive cases reported  August 30, there were 849 August 29....

Bhubaneswar: With only one day left for the beginning of the monsoon session of the State Assembly, Opposition BJP and Congress have planned to take up various issues to corner the government while the ruling BJD has prepared with a counter-strategy. The opposition parties have...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday inaugurated a Merry-Go-Round (MGR), a dedicated rail transportation system between the production and consumption points, for carrying coal from a mine to a power generation station of the state-run Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited (OPGC) through virtual mode. An...

Bhubaneswar: The last few weeks have been harrowing for the world with the Taliban’s invasion, infestation and possession over Afghanistan. The United States of America (USA) is facing criticism for withdrawing its forces from the troubled land, a move regarded as the effective end of...

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sought Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's intervention for issuing provisional final semester results or marksheets to undergraduate students in the state. In a recent letter to Patnaik, Pradhan said that the students who had appeared for the sixth...

Bhubaneswar: A mobile shop owner was stabbed to death by some miscreants late Sunday night at Raghunath Nagar of Dumduma locality under Khandagiri police limits in Bhubaneswar. According to a police official, the deceased was identified as 26-year-old Sanatan Routray. The adolescent was drunk and...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 609 new Covid-19 cases, of which 97 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,07,112. Active caseload in the state now stands at 7,528. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: With the arrest of a lady journalist who worked for a web channel and four others in connection with abducting a mining businessman and his associate, police have revealed the entire plot. According to Commissionerate Police-Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Dash, Purnachandra Sahu from Kendrapara and...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Patnaik Sports Awards were given away at Odisha Secretariat on the occasion of National Sports Day Sunday. Indian hockey defender from Odisha Amit Rohidas with 100 caps at the Tokyo Olympics was felicitated for his outstanding performance. He received a citation and a...