Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Twin City Commissionerate Police Wednesday recovered the body of a youth under mysterious circumstances from inside a hotel room in Sailashree Vihar area of Bhubaneswar. A team of police broke open the doors of the hotel and found the youth dead. The deceased...

Bhubaneswar: The State government has approved Odisha University of Health Sciences Act, 2021 for the establishment of University of Health Sciences, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha informed the House during Budget Session of the Assembly Wednesday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took a final call...

Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet Tuesday approved the State Level Sports Infrastructure Development Project worth Rs 356.38 crore. The government said investments for the project will be primarily used in two components—expansion of Kalinga Stadium Sports Complex and construction of a new international hockey stadium in...

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha's COVID-19 caseload Tuesday rose to 3,39,076 after 113 more people tested positive for the virus, a health department official said. The coronavirus death toll remained unchanged at 1,919 as no new fatalities were reported since Monday. A total of 53 other COVID-19 patients...

Bhubaneswar: The date March 23, 1921 holds a special significance for the people of Odisha. It was on this day that Mahatma Gandhi set his foot for the first time on Odisha soil. The state is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly passed Tuesday two new resolutions. Among them were 15 per cent reservations of seats in both medical and engineering colleges for students passing out from government-run high schools. The second resolution was the ‘Inclusion of Ahimsa’ (non-violence) in the Preamble of...

Bhubaneswar:  How pervert a person can get? A man has been detained by the Chandrasekharpur Police Station here for sadistically torturing his wife. It has been alleged that the man beat up his wife mercilessly, forced her into physical intimacy with others to earn money...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commissioner issued Tuesday the official notification for the Pipili Assembly constitution by-polls which will be held April 17. This announcement will certainly spur all the political parties into increasing the tempo of their activities. According to the notification, officers will accept...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch arrested Monday two persons for possessing a leopard skin at Bonai Chowk near Barkote in Deogarh district. The team also recovered the skin. The accused have been identified as Somanath Patra and Rajib Lochan Patra...

Bhubaneswar: The date for Odisha Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2020, conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), has been announced. As per the notification issued by the OPSC, the examination will be held in five zones namely Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Sambalpur, May 23...