Metro

Bhubaneswar: Over 300 people were arrested in the drive against illegal mining and transportation of minor minerals like sand, stones and laterite in Odisha, DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, he said a state-wide special drive was started March 7 to check...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP MLA Jaynarayan Mishra Tuesday objected to the state song 'Bande Utkala Janani' amid the row over his comment that the erstwhile Koshala made a "historical mistake" by joining Odisha as the region has remained neglected. Speaking to reporters outside the assembly, which...

Bhubaneswar: High drama unfolded in the Odisha assembly Tuesday, when members of the ruling BJP and Congress engaged in a scuffle as a senior opposition MLA attempted to climb the Speaker's podium and later accused a saffron party legislator of holding his shirt collar and...

Bhubaneswar: A wild elephant strayed into Bhubaneswar Tuesday, triggering panic among the people, officials said. The elephant was first spotted in the cashew orchard near AIIMS-Bhubaneswar early in the morning, they said. It is suspected that the tuskers had entered the city from the Barunei...

New Delhi: A delegation of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) met the Election Commission Tuesday and suggested an independent audit of the poll process and monitoring by citizens in the wake of allegations of irregularities levelled by the Opposition parties. The regional party from Odisha, which...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has reported the death of 888 elephants in the last 11 years, with the maximum number of 97 cases been registered in the current financial year till February, the state Assembly was informed Tuesday. Diseases, accidents, poaching and electrocution were some of the...

Bhubaneswar: A two-member delegation of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK Tuesday met Odisha's Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik here and deliberated on the issue of delimitation. DMK leaders TRB Rajaa and Dayanidhi Maran met Patnaik at Naveen Niwas, the BJD president's residence. The delegation urged Patnaik...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Tuesday plunged into chaos when members of the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress scuffled in the well of the House leading to adjournment of the proceedings several times. Tension erupted in the House during Question Hour when senior BJP lawmaker Jaynarayan Mishra...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP, which found itself in a tight spot over the comment of its senior MLA Jaynarayan Mishra who said it was a “historical mistake” for erstwhile Koshala to become a part of Odisha, has authorised one of the two deputy CMs to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has collected Rs 6,595.55 crore of tax from the sale of tobacco products and pan masala over a period of 11 years, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the assembly Monday. In response to a question by BJP legislator Tankadhar Tripathy,...