Metro

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Congress Tuesday expressed anguish over the alleged torture of two Dalit men on suspicion of cattle smuggling in Odisha's Ganjam district and constituted a fact-finding committee to investigate the incident. The two Dalit men were allegedly tonsured, assaulted and forced to crawl on their...

Bhubaneswar: Ayushi Lingaraj Panda won Miss Odisha India 2025 grand finale, held in Bhubaneswar Sunday night, becoming the first official finalist of Femina Miss India 2025. With this remarkable win, she moves one step closer to representing the country at the 74th Miss World pageant....

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Members of the Odia diaspora in America preferred to play down the recent Level-2 travel advisory issued by the US state department for India, suggesting its citizens to ‘exercise increased caution’ due to rising concerns over crime and terrorism, by...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD and the Odisha unit of the Congress Monday attacked the BJP and demanded an apology from Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta over organisation of an untimely Rath Yatra in the national capital a day ago. Gupta joined thousands of devotees in...

Bhubaneswar: In preparation for the upcoming Rath Yatra, the Odisha government has announced a series of health measures, including the deployment of 378 healthcare professionals and 265 hospital beds to ensure public safety during the annual religious event in Puri. Talking to reporters, Health and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch, which is investigating the alleged gangrape of a college student at Gopalpur sea beach, have seized pieces of digital evidence against the 10 accused people, a senior officer said Monday. The pieces of evidence, such as CCTV footage and mobile...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday expressed concern over the low enrollment of citizens in government-backed social welfare schemes. He launched a special drive to enroll Raj Bhavan officials and staff in such schemes. Addressing an awareness programme on Social Security schemes on the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said that the students and youths can now think of making sports a career apart from getting employment in industries by availing various skill training imparted by the state government. Majhi said this while addressing the state-level...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik is recovering well following a cervical spine surgery at a Mumbai hospital, his brother said Monday. In a video message released by the BJD, the former CM's elder brother Prem Patnaik said, "Naveen had a procedure yesterday and he is...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Pravati Parida stated Monday that Odisha tourists don’t require special permission from their home countries to visit the state. Answering media queries over the Level-2 travel advisory issued by the US State Department, Parida said Monday: “I was...