Metro

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday asked the Odisha DGP to file a report within two weeks in connection with the reported attack on a journalist in Nabarangpur district. The scribe was allegedly attacked by a drug addict August 29 in Papadahandi area...

Bhubaneswar: A man died under mysterious circumstances at a de-addiction centre under Bharatpur police station limits in Bhubaneswar, a source said Wednesday. The deceased youth is said to be from the Singhnathapur area of Banki police limits in Cuttack district. On being informed, police reached...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain continued to batter Odisha for the third consecutive day Wednesday with no respite in sight. The IMD said the low-pressure area, which has triggered the rain, is likely to move west-northwestwards across the state during the next 24 hours. With the low-pressure...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer Madhusmita Singh was arrested on Tuesday for her alleged involvement in misappropriation of government funds worth Rs 4 crore, officials said. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha police, which is investigating the case, has arrested Singh from her...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Tuesday criticised the Odisha government over the death of a woman allegedly due to a lack of oxygen cylinder in an ambulance. The incident took place Sunday night when a middle-aged woman was being transported from Jagatsinghpur District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) to...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST) Tuesday launched the Integrated Heat and Cooling Action Plan (IHCAP) report for Bhubaneswar, an initiative to address rising heat stress and the growing demand for cooling. Developed by iFOREST in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday said it would “examine” the Supreme Court judgment on making Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) mandatory for teachers both in appointments and continuance in service. This was stated by Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond in Bhubaneswar. "As the Supreme...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday attended the SEMICON India 2025 conclave in Delhi, officials said. The conclave was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Majhi embarked on a five-day visit to the national capital September 1. Besides the conclave, he is scheduled...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed Odisha due to the formation of a fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal Tuesday, and the state will get more downpour in the next four days, IMD said. As the sea condition is very likely to be rough during...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Sub-Ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) will re-conduct the preliminary examination for posts like RI, ICDS Supervisor, ARI, Amin, and Statistical Field Surveyor under the Combined Recruitment Examination (CRE) 2023 (IV) on CBRE mode from October 8, 2025, official sources said. The examination...