Metro

Bhubaneswar: A Maoist was apprehended along with arms and ammunition following an exchange of fire with police in Odisha's Koraput district, an officer said Thursday. The arrested Maoist was identified as Kunjam Hidma of the Bijepur area of Chhattisgarh. "He was caught alive inside the...

Bhubaneswar: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday started an investigation into the loot of a huge quantity of explosives by Maoists in Odisha's Sundargarh district, an officer said. Senior NIA officers, including a DIG, SP and Additional SP, visited Rourkela. The NIA...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Thursday launched the ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan', a nationwide campaign aimed at transforming Indian agriculture through scientific intervention. The campaign was launched at Sakshigopal in Odisha's Puri district in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chief...

Berhampur: The body of a 94-year-old retired professor of medicine, who had served in three medical colleges in Odisha, was donated to the government-run MKCG Medical College here Wednesday. The body and eyes of the retired physician, Prafulla Chandra Sahu, were donated to the medical...

Bhubaneswar: A youth died and seven others were hospitalised after collapsing during a physical test for Home Guard recruitment in Odisha's Gajapati district Thursday morning, police said. The incident occurred during a 2 km running test held between Ranipenth and Padmapur near Parlakhemundi, the district...

Bhubaneswar: The well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal, which intensified into a deep depression Thursday, is likely to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Odisha, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. In its bulletin, the IMD stated that the...

Bhubaneswar: Braving rain, residents staged a protest at the Gadakana dumping yard Wednesday under the banner of ‘Alia Gada Hatao, Sainik School Banchao’, accusing the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) of failing to act on its promises. Led by Bhubaneswar Unnayan Parishad president Basudev Bhatt, the...

Puri: The Puri district administration Tuesday carried out the demolition of an unauthorised water sports facility that was operating illegally in the Baliapanda area of Puri beach. The facility, operating under the name ‘Sky Dive Adventure and Water Sports’, had been offering speedboat rides and...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Wednesday urged trainee officers to gain thorough knowledge of all government welfare and development schemes to better serve the poor and vulnerable. Addressing Assistant Labour Officer (ALO) and Additional District Welfare Officer (ADWO) trainees of the Gopabandhu Academy of Administration...

Bhubaneswar: A seven-member delegation from the Odisha School and College Teachers and Employees Coordination Committee met Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan and School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond Wednesday to press for resolution of several long-pending demands. The delegation raised key issues including Grant-in Aid...