Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a significant crackdown on interstate drug trafficking, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Bhubaneswar Zonal Unit, secured the conviction of two individuals for illegal Ganja transport. Both were sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 1 lakh each. The case dates...

Bhubaneswar: Additional Superintendent of Police Rabindra Kumar Panda and Commandant Naresh Kumar Patel are among the 22 from Odisha who will be honoured for their contribution to policing and public service on the occasion of Independence Day Friday, official sources said Thursday. According to the...

Puri: A couple from West Bengal was found dead inside a hotel room in Odisha's Puri Thursday, police said. The bodies were found hanging from the ceiling of the hotel room located on Chakratirtha Road under the Sea Beach police station area. The incident came...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States (CEGIS) for the launch of a Decision Support System (DSS) for enabling data-driven governance backed by analytical evidence. The Odisha government, in an official statement, said that its...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress unit Thursday organised 'mashaal' (torch) marches across various districts, intensifying its agitation against alleged irregularities in voter lists. The marches were part of a nationwide protest sparked by party leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations of over one lakh fake voters in a Karnataka...

Bhubaneswar: A woman allegedly made an attempt to die by setting herself on fire in Odisha's Puri district, making it the sixth such incident in the state in just over a month. Of the six cases, four, including two minors, died. In the latest incident,...

Bhubaneswar: Rainfall will continue in several parts of Odisha over the next four days, the India Meteorological Department said Thursday. Heavy rain is likely to occur in various parts of the state Friday, under the impact of a low-pressure area over northwest and adjoining areas...

Bhubaneswar: Noting that all animals have the right to live, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Thursday said the stray dog menace in Delhi can only be solved by regulating their population, and not by confining them to shelters. Bhagwat, a veterinary science graduate, was commenting on...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said the British and some vested interests divided India “for their political ambitions”. In a statement on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, which is observed annually August 14, Majhi said that today's India salutes the courage and determination...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Thursday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a massive cloudburst that struck a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district Thursday, killing at least 17 people. The toll could rise further, officials said, adding that 65 people...