Metro

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Monday said that heavy rain will lash a few places in the state for the next two days. “Heavy rainfall would occur at one or two places of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bolangir, Sonepur, Angul and Deogarh districts, Tuesday....

Pipli/Delang: A 23-year-old married woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances at Surangpur under Delang police limits here, an official said Monday. Delang inspector in-charge (IIC) Rashmi Ranjan Patnaik said that they have recovered the body of Deptimayee Baral from her residence in the morning...

Bhubaneswar: Raja celebrations are never complete without the traditional ‘Raja Paan’. Chewing paan during the festival is a ritual and betel shop owners come up with a variety of flavours to draw customers. The major places in Capital city where the shops sell special Raja...

Bhubaneswar: Childline officials here Monday rescued a 12-year-old girl engaged as a housemaid from the residence of a retired Collector at IRC Village under Nayapalli police limits. According to sources, the girl was trafficked from Berhampur in Ganjam district to the Capital city in November...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 3,405 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, I & PR department, Government of Odisha said in a tweet Tuesday. Of the fresh 3,405 new COVID-19 cases, 1,942 cases were from quarantine centres and 1,463 were local contact infections. In the...

Bhubaneswar: Following a hue and cry over the seizure of a huge quantity of fake anti-Covid drugs in various parts of Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday asked the Crime Branch to investigate the case. Hinting toward strong action against those involved in the illegal...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the poor presence of private hospitals, the state government Monday urged the Centre to allocate Covid-19 vaccines to Odisha at a ratio of 95:5 for government and private hospitals instead of 75:25 fixed by the later. The Centre has revised its...

Bhubaneswar: The viral load in the fresh Covid-19 infections has come down substantially as compared to the cases reported during peak period of the pandemic, said Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) director Ajay Parida here Monday. Parida said that the CT (cycle threshold) value in...

Bhubaneswar: Centrally-protected monuments, sites and museums under Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will open for visitors from June 16.  The Monument Section of the ASI issued Monday an order in this regard. “Considering the prevailing Covid-19 situation, now, it has been decided that all the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government announced Monday that it will provide free education to all children who are orphaned by the Covid-19 pandemic. As per information available from various government sources, so far 35 children in Odisha have lost both their parents due to Covid-19. An...