Metro

Bhubaneswar: Renowned actor and Digapahandi MLA Sidhant Mohapatra’s mother, Kanak Mohapatra, passed away Saturday at her residence at the age of 87. Her passing has left her well-wishers deeply saddened, with condolences pouring in from various individuals and organisations, including BJP leaders. Chief Minister Mohan...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday condemned the attack on Odisha’s leading daily Dharitri’s Banapur (Khurda) reporter Dilip Swain and demanded immediate action against the culprits. During a presser at Sankha Bhawan here, BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty slammed the state government over the deteriorating...

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested the managing director of an Odisha-based company that allegedly ran a “fake” bank guarantee issuance racket for business groups, including providing an alleged Rs 68 crore assurance for a Reliance Group company, official sources said Saturday. The...

Bhubaneswar: In a troubling development at Utkal University, a female employee of the Finance department has accused Registrar Swati Mishra of mental harassment, alleging that the latter’s conduct has created a hostile work environment and threatened her job security. The formal complaint was submitted to...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to formulate an integrated roadmap to preserve the spiritual and cultural heritage of Pilgrim City Puri, while simultaneously enhancing urban infrastructure in the region. A high-level meeting held recently in Bhubaneswar, chaired by Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary of the...

Bhubaneswar: Hours after the death of the 15-year-old girl from Puri district at AIIMS, Delhi, Odisha Police Saturday claimed that no other person was involved in the incident, even though the victim's mother in her FIR had alleged that three unknown miscreants had set her...

Bhubaneswar: The 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set on fire by three unidentified miscreants in Puri district a fortnight ago succumbed to her burn injury while undergoing treatment in AIIMS Delhi, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Saturday. The girl was allegedly kidnapped and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday expressed ‘shock’ over the death of the Balanga burn victim. The 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set on fire by three unidentified miscreants on the morning of July 19 on the banks of river Bhargavi in Puri...

Bhubaneswar: The burn victim from Balanga passed away in AIIMS Delhi while under medical care, a source said Saturday. The victim had suffered over 70 per cent burn injuries and was on a ventilator for several days, the source added. Though the case was initially...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati has called upon real estate developers to invest in tier II and III cities for balanced urbanisation and ensuring sustainable development. He also stressed the need for ethical business practices and customer-centric models to build trust in the sector....