Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 3,108 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 3,61,450. This is the first time in 2021 that more than 3,000 new cases have been reported. The current active caseload in the state stands...

Bhubaneswar: Rampant smuggling of pangolins seems to be a cause of concern as Odisha figures among the top six states in such cases, a reply from Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) says. The response from the WCCB, a wing of the Union Environment and Forest...

Cuttack: Odisha police Thursday nabbed notorious gangster Hyder from Telangana five days after he escaped from SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack in a dramatic fashion. According to Twin City Police Commissioner Soumendra Priyadarshi, a special team of Cuttack police nabbed his from the...

Bhubaneswar: With increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases being detected across Odisha, the state government Thursday decided to impose a night curfew across the state and weekend shutdowns in 10 districts bordering Chhattishgarh to curb the spread of the virus. Besides, the state government has decided...

Bhubaneswar: With surging cases of COVID-19 in Odisha, the state government Thursday appointed 14 senior IAS officers as COVID-19 observers of various districts. According to a notification issued by General Administration and Public Grievance Department, Anu Garg and N Thirumala Naik will serve as COVID-19...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday directed to put all board examinations in the state on hold in view of surging coronavirus cases. According to a notification issued by the government, Class X and Class XII board examinations have been put on hold while students...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE)-2021 will be held between June 17 and 24 this year, OJEE chairman said Thursday. While filling-up of online application forms through OJEE website (www.ojee.nic.in) began April 14, the application submission process will continue till May 15. Students interested in...

Bhubaneswar: Nor’wester rain is predicted to lash interior districts of Odisha for two days, April 15 and 16, forecasted the regional centre of India Meteorological Department here. The weathermen warned some districts of heavy to very heavy rainfall during these two days. Some parts of...

Khurda: A truck driver died on the spot Thursday morning after the vehicle he was driving collided head-on with a bus on NH-16 near Tangi bypass in Khurda district. The bus had several migrant workers on board. According to an eyewitness, the bus was transporting...

Bhubaneswar: Amid growing concern over the second wave of COVID-19, the students of Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar (BJB) Autonomous College and Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT) Thursday staged protests demanding online examinations. The UG and PG students of BJB Autonomous College were seen staging...