Metro

Bhubaneswar: Gripped by fear of possible lockdown due to second wave of COVID-19, hundreds of migrants from different locations across the country returned Odisha by train Sunday. Bhubaneswar Railway Station was witness to hundreds of migrants arriving and jostling for getting clearances to go out...

Bhubaneswar: Noted Odia woman weightlifter Jhilli Dalabehera has bagged gold medal in 45kg category at the ongoing Senior Asian Weightlifting Championship, 2021 at Tashkent in Uzbekistan. According to a source, Jhilli lifted 69kg in snatch and 88kg in clean as well. She jerked for a...

Puri: If you are planning to visit Jagannath temple in Puri, you should be well aware of the new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). The new SOP will come into force from Monday. The new SOP says the visitors...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the surging COVID-19 cases across India, the National Testing Agency (NTA) in New Delhi Sunday postponed the April session of JEE (Main) for this year. “Looking at the present situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and also taking into account the safety and...

Bhubaneswar: Four more students of Rama Devi (RD) Women’s University in Bhubaneswar tested positive for COVID-19 Sunday. With the fresh infection, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases reported from the university has gone up to nine. Of the new four cases, two are the...

Cuttack: In connection with gangster Hyder's escape, Commissionerate Police has arrested three more persons including a woman. “We have arrested three more persons in this connection. They have been identified as Archana Parida, Imran from Jobra area and Raiz from Kendrapara, all are associates of...

Bhubaneswar: Energy, Industry, MSME & Home Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra Saturday reviewed the progress of various developmental projects and programmes relating to infrastructure development, village electrification and implementation of 5T & Mo Sarkar initiatives in Energy Department. While taking stock of present status of the...

Bhubaneswar:  The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government to inspect and examine the allegations of illegal sand mining in Nuapatna area of Cuttack district. The order from the tribunal came after petitioner Srikanta Kumar Pakal and others alleged excessive sand mining and...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Saturday said that day temperature is very likely to rise by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius at many places of the state during next 2-3 days. Four places recorded a maximum day temperature of 40 degrees Celsius or above,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police Saturday transferred 158 police officials who have been recently promoted to Deputy SP rank. Earlier, January 29, 2021, the state Home department had announced the promotion of these inspector-rank officials to Deputy SP or ACP rank. With the reshuffle, many police...