Metro

Bhubaneswar: “Elders must not be seen as a burden,” said Bharati Chakra, Head of HelpAge India (Odisha), as she called for school-based sensitisation programmes and youth-involved care centres to strengthen intergenerational ties. Her remarks came during the release of HelpAge India’s landmark report, “Understanding Intergenerational...

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch (CB) has made significant progress in the Rs 1.08-crore digital arrest scam with the arrest of two more fraudsters from Gujarat, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to six, official sources said Saturday. According to CB sources, the...

Puri: A differently-abled woman was allegedly raped by a 56-year-old man under Balanga police limits here, an official said, Saturday. According to Balanga IIC Dibyaranjan Panda, the alleged incident took place late Friday night. “Most of the family members of the victim had gone to...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate in a Triranga Yatra and hold a roadshow before attending an event marking the first anniversary of the BJP's maiden government in Odisha June 20, a senior minister said. Though Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's government...

Bhubaneswar: The authorities of the Jagannath temple in Puri have urged the ASI to complete repair work in the Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of the shrine in Puri during the coming Rath Yatra festival, when the deities will be in another temple for nine days. The...

New Delhi: Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak clinched a bronze medal in the vault final at the 12th Senior Women's Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jecheon, South Korea, Saturday. The 30-year-old, who had earlier claimed a bronze at the FIG World Cup in Antalya, Turkey, in...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu, Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Saturday greeted the people of Odisha as the three-day Raja festival began across the state. The state welcomes the Raja festival every year as a mark...

Bhubaneswar/Jajpur: The diarrhoea toll in Odisha's Jajpur district rose to five with one more person succumbing to the disease, an official said Saturday. The Jajpur district administration has cancelled Raja festival holidays for government officials as fresh cases were reported from three different places. "In...

Bhubaneswar: Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh, also known as the ‘waterman of India’ Friday made a strong pitch for the protection of rivers by saying that many rivers are in a grave condition and nearing extinction in Odisha. He was addressing the Odisha River Protection...

RESHMI YADAV, OP Bhubaneswar: With the arrival of ‘Raja’— a three-day-long unique festival that celebrates menstruation, fertility, and womanhood, Odisha decks up in vibrant colours, swings, alata-adorned feet, and the sweet aroma of poda pitha, symbolic and distinct to the celebration of the festival. Yet,...