Metro

Bhubaneswar: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rain in different parts of state for next three days. The department has not issued any warning of heavy rain in any part of the state. While forecasting the weather Monday, the department said, “Light...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday called upon the Odia alumni across the globe to be a collaborative force in rebuilding their own institutions in their motherland. The Chief Minister rolled out the ‘Mo College’ (my college) campaign in line with the ‘Mo School’ (my...

Bhubaneswar: Often miscreants try to harm the whistleblowers through inducements, issuing threats to their lives or mental humiliations. In the past, many whistleblowers who dared to expose rampant malpractices and illegal activities in various sectors of governance were brutally killed by the wrongdoers. For instance,...

Bhubaneswar: The Madhya Pradesh government has sent an eight-member team from the Kanha National Park to take back tigress Sundari from Satkosia to her native state. The move to send back Sundari to Madhya Pradesh comes after India’s maiden inter-state tiger relocation programme failed to...

Puri: Yesteryears' superstar Govinda along with his wife Sunita Sunday afternoon visited Srimandir in Puri and sought blessings of Lord Jagannath. After coming out of the temple, the dancing star spoke to journalists. In his reaction, he said, “He has been an ardent devotee of...

Bhubaneswar: A 15-year old boy from Khurda district succumbed to COVID-19 Sunday. The State Health Department informed this in a tweet. “Regret to inform the demise of a 15 yr Male (Child) Covid positive patient of Khordha who was also suffering from Diffuse Large B...

Bhubaneswar: Renowned Odissi dancer Laxmipriya Mohapatra breathed her last late Saturday night at her residence in Bhimatangi area of Bhubaneswar. She was 86. Laxmipriya was the wife of legendary classical dancer and Padma Vibhushan recipient from Odisha late Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. She passed away at around...

Cuttack: Special POCSO Court in Cuttack city Saturday afternoon sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his minor daughter and impregnating her. The special court convicted Suryamani Behera from Dagarpada area in Cuttack and imposed Rs 20,000 fine on him apart from the lifer term...

Bhubaneswar: The office of the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) could not be opened shifted to the western region due to lack of consensus, Planning and Convergence Minister Padmanabha Behera told the state Assembly Saturday. Replying to a debate on the admissibility of an adjournment...

Bhubaneswar: Officials of the Regional Transport Offices (RTO) throughout Odisha have suspended the driving licenses of 16,820 persons found flouting various traffic rules between January and February, 2021. The State Transport Authority (STA) revealed Saturday on its official Twitter handle. As per the STA, the...