Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly was adjourned till 4pm Wednesday as Opposition BJD and Congress members created a ruckus, accusing the BJP government in the state of trying to "saffronise" Mission Shakti by restructuring its executive committee. As soon as the House assembled for Question Hour, members...

Bhubaneswar: Nepali students Wednesday expressed fear about returning to the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) campus in Bhubaneswar after events that took place following the alleged suicide of a 20-year-old student from the Himalayan nation. Around 1,000 Nepali students studying at KIIT were issued...

Kathmandu: The Nepal government Tuesday said that it may stop issuing no objection certificates (NOCs) to students who wish to study in institutes in Odisha if the situation arising from the death of a student at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar is not resolved in a...

Bhubaneswar: Several students of KIIT University in Bhubaneswar Tuesday evening took out a candlelight march seeking justice for Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal, who died allegedly by suicide recently due to “harassment” meted out to her by a student from Uttar Pradesh. A protesting student at...

Bhubaneswar: India were found wanting against a relentless German outfit as they suffered a 1-4 drubbing at the hands of the reigning world champions in their FIH Pro League match here Tuesday. India were weak in defence and they lacked enough quality in the final...

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Giriraj Singh Tuesday said his ministry with the help of the Odisha government will develop the state as the silk hub of the country. Addressing media persons here at the BJP state headquarters, Singh said, at present 132 metric tonnes of silk,...

Bhubaneswar: Five individuals arrested in connection with the death of a Nepali student at KIIT University have been granted bail by the Bhubaneswar JMFC-2 court. The bail was granted to three directors and two security personnel involved in the case. Those released include Director General...

Bhubaneswar: In all, 8,300 villages in Odisha have no road connectivity, a minister told the Assembly Tuesday. In a written reply to a question by BJP legislator Tankadhar Tripathy, the minister for panchayati raj and drinking water, Rabi Narayan Naik, said out of 59,971 villages...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Tuesday handed over the body of the Nepali girl student to her father after post mortem at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, even as the incident triggered a statewide outcry with the issue being raised in the Assembly. Prakriti Lamsal (20), a third-year B Tech...

Bhubaneswar: A fire broke out at the Odisha Secretariat Tuesday afternoon, damaging several pieces of critical equipment. The incident occurred around 4:38 p.m. in the upper premises of the Cooperative Department. Upon being alerted, two fire brigade teams rushed to the scene and successfully brought...