Metro

Puri: A day after a journalist of leading Odia daily Dharitri was assaulted by police at Badasankha here, DGP Abhay Thursday directed Puri SP to investigate the case and submit the report forthwith. Deepak Kumar Sahoo, a fruit vendor, was assaulted by police on charges...

Puri: As many as eight servitors engaged at chariot construction here for the Car Festival ahead tested positive for Covid-19. Temple administrator (development) Ajay Kumar Jena informed this Thursday. Of the eight infected servitors, three are Maharana servitors and the rest five are Bhoi servitors....

Bhubaneswar: Jashobant Mohapatra, the eldest son of Padma Vibhushan awardee and late sculptor Raghunath Mohaptra succumbed to Covid-19 related complications Thursday, while undergoing treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, a source said. Jashobant died at the age of 52 years. He...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena Thursday morning took a preparatory meeting on the preparedness for cyclone ‘Yaas’. Secretaries of concerned departments and the director, IMD, took part in the meeting. The concerned departments have been asked to keep the manpower and machinery in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 11,498 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 6,55,899. The active caseload in the state now stands at 1,06,812. Out of the 11,498 new infections, 6,439 were reported from quarantine centres while 5,059...

Khurda: Gone are the days when people had a penchant for bronze and brassware. Utensils of stainless steel and plastic-made household goods have replaced the traditional bronze and brassware. Rapid fall in the demand for bronze and brassware has pushed many artisan families into financial...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday directed concerned officials to stop conducting drive-in and door-step vaccination programmes. This was done as the activities are not permitted under operational guidelines. Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Health, PK Mohapatra wrote a letter to all collectors, municipal commissioners and chief...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: ‘Cyclone Yaas’ is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal around May 25, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Wednesday. Then it is likely to move north-westwards and reach West Bengal and adjoining Odisha coasts May 26 evening. There are enough indications...

New Delhi: Expressing concern over the sale of plastic bottled water across the state even after the expiry date of its use, the Orissa High Court has observed that the department of consumer welfare, vested with the maintenance of food safety and standards in the...

Bhubaneswar: After the devastation caused by cyclone Tauktae, the weather department has warned of another cyclonic storm that is likely to hit the advance over the Bay of Bengal. A low pressure is likely to form over north Andaman Sea and adjoining East-Central Bay of...