Metro

Bhubaneswar: During the rise in Covid-19 cases, ST & SC Development department temporarily shut down the Odisha State Tribal Museum located on the premises of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Research and Training Institute (SCSTRTI), Bhubaneswar for public. As an initiative, virtual tour of the...

Bhubaneswar: The regional office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday said that the southwest monsoon has covered the entire Odisha. At the same time, the MeT has forecast heavy rainfall in different parts of the state in the next two days, while moderate to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 4,339 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 8,56,121. The active caseload in the state now stands at 55,923. Out of the 4,339 new infections, 2,475 were reported from quarantine centres while 1,864...

Khurda: Saisagar Barad, a four-year-old child from Gudum village under Durgapur panchayat in Begunia block of Khurda district, has won the hearts of many for his swimming skills. Saisagar is capable of swimming for over four hours at a stretch. His extraordinary skills mesmerise the...

Bhubaneswar: Raja festival is synonymous with varieties of cakes (pithas). Keeping this in view, Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) Sunday launched a special programme named ‘Pitha on Wheels’. According to OTDC sources, different kinds of pithas such as ‘Poda Pitha’, ‘Manda’, ‘Kakara’, ‘Arisha’, ‘Chakuli’ and...

Cuttack: During two separate raids carried out in Cuttack Saturday afternoon, Commissionerate Police-Cuttack busted two rackets for their alleged involvement in flesh trade, a police official said. According to sources, a sex racket that had been operating at a local hotel for the last several...

Bhubaneswar: Clearing the air on announcement of annual matriculation results, Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash Sunday said that the results will be announced by last week of June. “The process of evaluation is underway. The results will be published within the...

Bhubaneswar:  The Odisha government has ordered a probe into the alleged circulation of fake Covid-19 medicines, officials said. The government also decided to initiate legal action against those responsible for supplying ‘spurious Covid-19 medicines’ seized in the last few days, they said. Health and Family...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to lash several districts of Odisha in next 24 hours as southwest monsoon advanced over the state, regional centre of India Meteorological Centre department said Sunday. The monsoon, which entered the state Thursday, has covered the entire...

Bhubaneswar: The authorities of a prominent Public Sector Bank (PSB) have sought the help of Commissionerate Police to bust an alleged racket involved in defrauding the bank with unique modus operandi. The bank officials have filed a complaint with the Capital police in this regard....