Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 5,235 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 8,42,461. The active caseload in the state now stands at 66,226. Out of the new infections, 2,957 were reported from quarantine centres while 2,278 persons...

Bhubaneswar: The Commisionerate Police may arrest shopkeepers in twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar who are found doing business during upcoming Raja festival in violation of Covid-19 restrictions. According to police commissioner Soumendra Kumar Priyadarshi, Covid-19 norms were violated at many places in several markets...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 800 cases pertaining to minor girl missing and kidnapping have been pending with the Commissionerate Police in Bhubaneswar, DCP Umashankar Dash informed Thursday. Besides, a number of other missing cases including ones relating to unidentified bodies have also been pending at...

Bhubaneswar: The world-famous ‘Car Festival’ in Puri will be observed sans devotees this year, informed special relief commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Kumar Jena Thursday. While informing about Odisha government’s decision regarding this year’s annual nine-day sojourn of Lord Jagannath and his siblings to their aunt’s place, Jena...

Bhubaneswar: The Southwest monsoon has set in over Odisha, Bhubaneswar-based regional Meteorological Centre of IMD said Thursday. In a Twitter post, the agency wrote, “Southwest #Monsoon has set in over #Odisha today, the #10thJune 2021. Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into remaining...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Wednesday that the southwest monsoon is likely to make its presence felt across entire Odisha in the next 2-3 days. A cyclonic circulation has formed over eastcentral and adjoining northeast Bay of Bengal between 4.5 and 5.8km above...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 6,097 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 8,37,226. The active caseload in the state now stands at 69,333. Out of the 6,097 new infections, 3,446 were reported from quarantine centres while 2,651...

New Delhi: The Orissa High Court is heading towards an unprecedented situation wherein justice delivery would receive a major jolt as the working strength of judges in the HC will be less than 50 per cent by mid-July this year. The HC, which is currently...

Bhubaneswar: The state Cabinet decided Wednesday to expand the Biju Expressway by constructing roads and bridges in Kalahandi and Nuapada districts. Briefing about the Cabinet decisions, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra said, “The Cabinet took 11 major decisions today out of which four are related...

Bhubaneswar: A team of young researchers including Odisha-born scientist Bishnupriya Sahoo from IIT-Kharagpur has devised a method for early detection of tropical cyclones in the atmospheric column, a source said. The team also included scientists Jiya Albert and Prasad K Bhaskaran, who have been pursuing...