Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has put on alert all districts after heavy rain lashed most parts of the state, as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression, officials said Wednesday. In its latest bulletin at 3 pm, the IMD said,...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: A day after postponing the written examination for sub-inspectors, the police in Odisha's Ganjam district Wednesday arrested 117 people, including 114 aspirants, on charges of cheating, forgery and fraud, a senior official said. The action came after a crackdown on a racket allegedly involved...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Amid Bhubaneswar’s vibrant Durga Puja celebrations, with over 172 pandals across the City, a growning cultural trend is drawing attention — the obsession with selfies. While the grandeur of the decorated pandals and the spiritual fervour draw thousands of devotees, an...

Bhubaneswar: The state units of All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) and All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) Tuesday slammed the Odisha government’s move to extend labourers’ working hours, terming it an anti-worker policy favouring corporates. In its statement, the AICCTU said...

Bhubaneswar: After former Union Minister P Chidambaram's revelation that the then United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government considered military retaliation after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks but refrained due to US pressure and diplomatic advice, Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan, Tuesday, took a jibe at the...

Bhubaneswar: A 26-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stalking a girl and forcibly entering her house in Bhubaneswar, police said. The arrest was made on the basis of an FIR lodged by the victim's mother at Kharvelnagar police station here September 28. The accused...

Cuttack: The Millennium City has come alive with dazzling silver backdrops and greener themes as Durga Puja is being celebrated at 176 pandals across Cuttack, turning the city into a vibrant showcase of devotion and artistry. Known for its distinctive 'Chandi Medha' tradition -- silver...

Bhubaneswar: A fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal could intensify into a depression and cause heavy rainfall across Odisha from Wednesday, coinciding with the Durga Puja festivities, the IMD said. The low-pressure area formed over west west-central Bay of Bengal around 5.30 pm,...

Bhubaneswar: The written exam for the recruitment of sub-inspectors in Odisha Police was postponed for the third time Tuesday, prompting Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik to describe it as a "systemic failure." The written test of the Combined Police Service Examination-2024 was scheduled to be...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded the highest number of assaults or criminal acts against women with intent to disrobe in 2023, with 1,978 cases under IPC Section 354B, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 1,750 cases, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. The state...