Metro

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Soumya Sankar Chakra, also known as Raja Chakra, may face arrest in connection with the Gandhamardan mining loading agency corruption case. The Orissa High Court Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of Chakra and four of his alleged accomplices....

Bhubaneswar: More than 13.70 lakh people in Odisha have registered their names to get enrolled in the ration card list, a minister told the state assembly Wednesday. In a written reply to a query by Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Wednesday withdrew restrictions on carrying mobile phones to the press gallery following a boycott by journalists covering the proceedings of the House. The announcement was made by Youth Affairs Minister Suryabanshi Suraj after a meeting between Speaker Surama Padhy and the agitating...

Bhubaneswar: Journalists boycotted the Odisha Assembly proceedings Wednesday over restrictions to carry mobile phones to the press gallery inside the House. Though no official notification has been issued debarring journalists from carrying mobile phones inside the House, the security personnel deployed at the entry gates...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Congress and BJD Wednesday demanded the immediate withdrawal of the suspension of senior member Taraprasad Bahinipati from the Odisha Assembly. Bahinipati, a senior Congress legislator, was Tuesday suspended from the Assembly for seven days for "misconduct and unruly behaviour" following a scuffle between...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Congress Tuesday said that states like Tamil Nadu and Odisha – that have successfully implemented family planning and reduced total fertility rates in line with the national objective – will be ‘penalised’ as they are likely to lose eight and three Lok Sabha...

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on illegal marijuana trade, Odisha Police seized a staggering 10.3 tonne of ganja during a series of raids across Kandhamal and Gajapati districts Tuesday. However, no arrests have been made so far, a senior police official confirmed. Acting on intelligence...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has released a list of holding tax defaulters, identifying property owners who continue to avail municipal services but have failed to clear their outstanding dues. In a strong move to ensure tax compliance, BMC has issued notices to these...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy Tuesday suspended senior Congress member Taraprasad Bahinipati for seven days, hours after a scuffle between members of the ruling BJP and opposition MLAs in the House. Bahinipati has been suspended for “misconduct and unruly behaviour”. A notice in this...

New Delhi: The Congress accused the ruling BJP in Odisha of creating chaos in the state Assembly Tuesday to avoid questions about missing women and children and wondered for how long the government will run away from the issue. The Odisha Assembly Tuesday witnessed ugly...