Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police found a man, the key suspect in the brutal killing of a woman in Bengaluru, hanging from a tree in Bhadrak district, an officer said. The police on Wednesday also recovered a diary, believed to be belonging to the deceased man...

Bhubaneswar: Soon after assuming office as the inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Bharatpur police station – which is presently in the eye of storm over the alleged custodial assault of a woman and her male friend from Indian Army – Monday, inspector Deepak Kumar Khandayatray conducted a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday accused his predecessor Naveen Patnaik of "ruining" the state during the BJD's 24-year-long rule. Majhi made the scathing remark on Patnaik, the BJD president and leader of opposition in the state assembly, while addressing a meeting at...

Bhubaneswar: Nursing staff at state-run hospitals and healthcare centres in Odisha launched a statewide agitation on Wednesday over their 10-point charter of demands that include regularisation of contractual workers and scrapping of the outsourcing system. Suchismita Dash, president of the Odisha Nursing Employees' Association (ONEA),...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Ship-building and ship repair clusters will be established in five states including Odisha, Gujarat and Maharashtra, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal said Wednesday. Recognizing the strategic importance of shipbuilding and ship repair, the ministry is developing dedicated...

Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagat Prakash Nadda is scheduled to reach Bhubaneswar on a one-day visit to Odisha Thursday. The party’s general secretary Jatin Mohanty told the media persons in Bhubaneswar Wednesday that Nadda is likely to reach Bhubaneswar at 10.30am Thursday. He...

Bhubaneswar: A court in the Odisha capital Wednesday allowed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to conduct a polygraph test on the suspended Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of the Bharatpur Police Station, Dinakrushna Mishra, in connection with the alleged torture of an army officer and the "sexual assault"...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress Wednesday criticised the BJP government in the state for allegedly betraying the beneficiaries of social security schemes by altering its pre-election promises of increasing pensions. Senior Congress leader Jayadev Jena said the BJP had vowed to raise the monthly social security...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD Wednesday accused the ruling BJP of being "anti-tribal" and slammed the Odisha government for allegedly neglecting the tribal community by discontinuing several schemes initiated by the previous Naveen Patnaik administration. The party made the allegation during a press conference here addressed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced financial assistance for the people affected by recent floods in Balasore district, according to an official statement. Majhi visited the flood-hit areas in Balasore September 18 and held a meeting with the district administration. After returning...