Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Shree Jagannath Temple authorities in Odisha's Puri Saturday urged ISKCON to stop “further violation” of conducting ‘Rath Yatra' and ‘Snan Yatra' of Lord Jagannath on “random dates”, contrary to scriptures. Gajapati Maharaja Dibya Singha Deb, the chairman of the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing...

The Special Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) will be held September 27 in two sittings, according to notification issued by BSE Odisha.

Bhubaneswar: Noting that the negotiation with Chhattisgarh to resolve the vexed Mahanadi water dispute was on the right direction, Odisha's Advocate General Pitambar Acharya Saturday said political dialogue was more important than the prolonged legal battle. Speaking to reporters, Acharya said that with the same...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Saturday felicitated Champa Raspeda, the first girl from the vulnerable Didyai tribe to crack the medical entrance test NEET. Champa, a native of Amlibeda village in Malkangiri district, qualified for NEET and secured admission into the MBBS course at...

Bhubaneswar: Personnel of the Odisha Fire and Emergency Services Saturday rescued at least 31 cattle trapped near Kathajodi river, following a rise in its water level, officials said. The cattle were grazing near the Kaliapatna area when the water level of the river swelled due...

Bhubaneswar: More than 400 farmers, scientists from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), experts from ICAR and ICAR-CIWA, along with several renowned scientists and officials from India and abroad, will participate in the International Millet...

Bhubaneswar: The police have arrested a youth for the murder of a 22-year-old woman in Bhubaneswar, who was missing since January 24 this year, a senior officer said here Saturday. The body of the woman was recovered from an abandoned stone quarry at Tapang in...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has upheld an order of the lower court declining the DNA test of a man, observing that “directing for DNA test of the child on the face of admission of the mother would be an insult to her motherhood and...

Bhubaneswar: Law, Works, and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan inspected the status of the under-construction road from Sundarpada to Jatni here Friday, and instructed the contractors and departmental officers to complete construction by the end of November. The Minister directed officials to expedite the process and...

Bhubaneswar: Newly appointed Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD) president Snehangini Chhuria, Friday, alleged that more than 4,000 rape cases have been reported in the state during the last 15 months under the BJP government. Addressing the media, Chhuria accused the government of failing to ensure...