Metro

Nischintkoili: Some miscreants engaged in unlawful sand quarrying and transportation allegedly attacked a Revenue Inspector (RI) under Mahanga tehsil in Cuttack district Saturday afternoon. According to an FIR lodged by the RI, he was allegedly attacked by some sand mafias in the presence of local...

Bhubaneswar: Sangram Keshari Jena aka Bapi who is the son of former Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Jayadev Jena was shifted to Hyderabad Sunday for further treatment after his condition deteriorated owing to Covid-19 related complications. Sangram is a former president of the youth...

Bhubaneswar: The low pressure system formed over east-central Bay of Bengal is getting more organised and becoming more marked as a well marked low pressure area. This was informed by the regional office of India Meteorological Department here Sunday. The weathermen said the system is...

Bhubaneswar: In view of cyclone Yaas, the railways has decided to cancel various trains originating/terminating from and at Bhubaneswar and Puri and trains passing through ECoR from May 25. These trains include the following. Mumbai-Bhubaneswar-Mumbai Konark Special, Puri-Ajmer-Puri Special, Howrah-Puri-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Special, Howrah-Puri-Howrah Special,...

Bhubaneswar: The state health department Saturday issued special instructions to Collectors to take timely action and proper care of Covid patients during cyclone Yaas. In a communication to the Collectors, the department asked them to take preventive measures and ensure early stocking of essential drugs...

New Delhi: In order to provide employment to the migrant workers returned from various states and others, the state government said that 2.60 crore man-days were generated under the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the state till May 17. The state...

Cuttack: Badambadi police Saturday claimed to have seized huge cache of banned gutkha (tobacco products) from a godown at New Kamalpur in Shankarpur area of the city here. Police arrested Rabindra Pradhan, 43, of Khannagar Brahmana Sahi in connection with the storage of banned gutkha....

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the possible very severe cyclonic storm Yaas, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Saturday, held an emergency meeting with different stakeholders and officials to discuss the preparedness for the impending calamity. With the state capital is expected to experience heavy rain accompanied by...

Bhubaneswar: The special task force, constituted by the Health department to recommend ways to contain the spread of Covid-19, Saturday, recommended several ways to ensure safety of kids during the second wave of the pandemic. One important aspect of the recommendations is to segregate the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Stevedores Limited (OSL) and its staff extended full logistic support in unloading of 29 medical oxygen cylinders of 40-liter capacity each and oxygen regulators-humidifiers brought in by MV Anna Maria from Singapore handled by Paradip Port Trust. The OSL Group undertook unloading, coordination...