Metro

Puri: Cyber crime unit of the Odisha Crime Branch has identified 23 fake hotel websites and sent them for immediate blocking. Of these, 15 websites have already been taken down, and efforts are underway to block the remaining ones, Crime Branch sources said Monday. The...

Bhubaneswar: A day after Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo was assaulted on office premises, BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan said he had called Sahoo in response to a complaint from a female Swachh Saathi (sanitation ambassador) from ward number 34. According to Pradhan,...

Balasore: The flood situation in Odisha's Balasore remained critical Tuesday, as people of around 100 villages in northern parts of the district grapple with inundated roads and fields, officials said. The villages have been impacted in four blocks – Bhograi, Baliapal, Jaleswar and Basta, due...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to introduce an e-KYC (electronic know your customer) system for farmers in the paddy procurement process to ensure transparency and prevent the inflow of paddy from neighbouring states. Once implemented, the e-KYC system will help ensure that only genuine farmers...

Bhubaneswar: An IPS officer of the Odisha cadre has allegedly instructed police personnel to ‘break legs’ of some Congress workers and assured them of ‘rewards’ for their action, prompting the opposition party in the state to condemn such a remark. The controversy erupted after a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) Association Tuesday postponed its planned mass leave protest after a meeting with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The protest was in response to the assault on Ratnakar Sahoo, Additional Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Earlier Monday, the...

Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: As Odisha gears up to observe National Doctors’ Day (July 1), the occasion is tinged with concern. While heartfelt tributes honour the dedication of medical professionals, the state’s healthcare infrastructure tells a troubling story — more than 74 per cent of...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has issued notice to the state government regarding the recent policy decision empowering MPs and MLAs to recommend up to 15 most deserving cases of transfer of teachers belonging to elementary and secondary schools in their constituencies. Though the provision...

Puri/Bhubaneswar: A day after the stampede in Puri in which three persons were killed and 50 others injured, Odisha's Development Commissioner (DC) Anu Garg Monday started the administrative probe into the incident. Garg, who is also the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), has been entrusted with...

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over the death of three persons and injury of about 50 people in a stampede during the Rath Yatra festival in Puri, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) Monday asked the district administration and the police to take appropriate measures to prevent the...