Metro

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police’s special squad arrested Tuesday four electronic showroom owners on charges of selling duplicate SONY LED television sets. A total of 120 duplicate sets were also seized from their possession. Those arrested have been identified as T Pravakar Rao, owner of Khusi Electronics...

Bhubaneswar: The body of a youth was found hanging on the premises of a gymnasium near Kalpana Square under mysterious circumstance here Tuesday.  The deceased has been identified as Ranjit Nayak, a native of Ranpur area in Nayagarh district. He was staying in Unit-VI and...

Bhubaneswar: Terming vaccination as a game-changer in most countries in saving lives and economy, Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das Tuesday wrote to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, requesting statutory clearance for vaccine procurement from global manufacturers. Mentioning the shortage of vaccine in Odisha, the...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Monday granted conditional bail to former Odisha minister and Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi in connection with a job fraud case. Panigrahi was granted bail in connection with the three cases lodged against him at Golanthara police station in Ganjam district...

Bhubaneswar: Nanda Kishore Patnaik -- a renowned football coach from Odisha -- breathed his last while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar in the wee hours of Tuesday. He was 65. In an Odia tweet, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik mourned...

Bhubaneswar: Padma Shri awardee, eminent poet Jayant Mahapatra has tested positive for COVID-19 and is presently undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack. A team of doctors from the premier hospital is attending to him, a source said. 94 years old...

Bhubaneswar: The extended lockdown has begun in Odisha from Tuesday, with Nuapada, Gajapati and Sundargarh districts enjoying some relaxations. The lockdown has been extended till 5:00 am June 17. Like in the previous lockdown, the shops dealing with essential commodities like grocery items were seen...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has asked its engineers to execute civil and electrical works required for installation of medical oxygen plants in all major hospitals of the state. Following Health department’s instruction, engineer-in-chief, Buildings, BC Tripathy Monday asked all executive engineers under Roads & Buildings...

Bhubaneswar: In an aim to speed up vaccination for 45-plus age group in the Capital city, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Monday launched doorstep inoculation drive under its jurisdiction. Informing about the initiative, BMC Commissioner, Sanjay Singh, said that the drive has been rolled out in...

Bhubaneswar: In deference to the directives issued by the Union Ministry of Education, many institutions here Monday observed ‘World No Tobacco Day’, virtually, with this year’s theme - Commit to Quit- which assumes significance in this pandemic era. On this occasion, the Central University of Odisha...