Metro

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday thanked the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), expressing happiness over the successful rescue of Adarsh Kumar Behera from Odisha, who had been trapped in the African nation of Sudan. Behera, a resident of Kotakana village in the Tirtol...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress chief Bhakta Charan Das Wednesday demanded a public apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, after a Delhi court refused to take cognisance of the ED's money laundering charge against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the...

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a man was arrested Tuesday for attempting to set his wife and daughters on fire over prolonged marital discord in the Kuha area under Airfield police station limits. The accused has been identified as Ajit Mallick (36), husband of the...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: An international digital fraud syndicate allegedly involved in cheating its victims of over Rs 50 crore by impersonating law enforcement officials has been busted, with the arrest of 10 people, including from Odisha, police said Tuesday. The arrests were made from Delhi, Maharashtra,...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Tuesday termed the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old college student at Dhauli in Odisha as 'distressing', while the BJP accused the regional party of indulging in politics with the tragic incident. Patnaik also expressed concerns over the alleged sexual...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is poised to emerge as a major pharma hub in eastern India by manufacturing quality medicines and developing advanced devices for treatment, said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi here Tuesday. Addressing the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025, Majhi said that the government is fulfilling...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested a couple from Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on the charge of duping investors of Rs 20 crore in the name of share trading, an official statement said Tuesday. The accused, identified as...

Puri: During their 16th heritage trail Sunday afternoon, members of Puri Heritage Walks (PHW) came across a restored engine from the Nuapada–Gunupur line of the erstwhile Parlakimedi Light Railway (PLR), displayed on the lawn of the Chanakya BNR Hotel along the historic Chakratirtha Road. Joined...

Bhubaneswar: The four-day international conference INDOCRYPT was inaugurated Monday at International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) here, marking the beginning of an important global dialogue on cryptography and information security research and innovation. The conference brings together renowned experts, researchers, academicians, and industry professionals to...

Bhubaneswar: Bharatpur Police Monday arrested a 31-year-old man Monday for demanding extortion money, abusing and assaulting a couple running a snacks outlet at Tarini Market near Studio Chhak. The woman shop owner lodged a complaint with Bharatpur Police alleging that the accused Pabitra Maharana used...