Metro

Puri: Puri District Police Friday seized six firearms and arrested six members of a syndicate dealing in illegal arms smuggling, an officer said. A special team was formed under the supervision of Puri SP Vinit Agarwal which carried out the operation based on a specific...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Odisha minister Suresh Pujari Friday asked officials to prepare a roadmap for the overall development of the disputed Kotia region within one month. Twenty-one of the 28 villages of the Kotia cluster are claimed by both Odisha and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, and a...

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that his government is committed to provide government jobs to 1.5 lakh people in five years, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said that so far 27,428 youths were given appointments in a span of 12 months. Majhi, the first BJP chief...

Bhubaneswar: Director General of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, has received the prestigious United Nations Sasakawa Award-2025 for Disaster Risk Reduction. Mohapatra, known as India’s "cyclone man," hails from Odisha. The official X handle of the IMD announced the news Friday. “Congratulations India!!...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and former MLA Mohammad Rafiq died at a private hospital in Odisha's Bargarh district Friday, party sources said. He was 71, they said. Rafiq was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from the Melchamunda segment of Bargarh district in 2004. Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of junior school teachers in Odisha Friday staged a protest here to demand for regularisation of their jobs. Holding posters and banners against the contractual appointment of junior teachers in schools, the teachers, including women, demonstrated at Mahatma Gandhi Marg. The teachers, representing...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported seven new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, official sources said Friday. The COVID-19 case tally rose to 30. However, Public Health Director Nilakatha Mishra said seven patients have recovered, leaving 23 active cases. Mishra said that the situation remains under...

A man died following a heated altercation over an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Odisha’s Koraput district, a source said Friday.

Cuttack: Odisha Food, Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra had a narrow escape Friday after his car collided head-on with a truck at Barang in Cuttack district, police said. The minister’s vehicle sustained front-end damage in the crash, but no one was injured,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha marked the World Environment Day Thursday by organising events across the state, including in the Capital city, focusing on the theme ‘Ending Plastic Pollution’ and promoting sustainable practices. Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati emphasised the importance of transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy...