Metro

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of patients had a harrowing time Saturday as doctors across the state joined the nationwide protest against the alleged rape and murder of a medic in a Kolkata hospital, demanding exemplary punishment for the culprits, a Central law to ensure the safety of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's vigilance department Saturday arrested an assistant civil supply officer (ASCO) on charge of amassing properties disproportionate to his known source of income, an official said. The person has been identified as Pradeep Kumar Mohapatra, ACSO, Kendrapara. Mohapatra was in possession of disproportionate assets...

Bhubaneswar: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Saturday said everyone was concerned about the rape and murder of the doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and not just the healthcare fraternity. Rijiju was speaking to reporters at the Bhubaneswar airport after...

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) sports officer and hockey Olympian Amit Rohidas, upon his return to the state, was felicitated by ECoR General Manager Parmeshwar Funkwal here, Friday. Rohidas, a crucial member of the Indian Men’s Hockey team, played an instrumental role in securing bronze...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) has arrested three wildlife criminals and seized a live pangolin from their possession. STF sources said Friday that based on reliable information, a team from the STF, with the assistance of officials from the Koraput Forest division and Koraput...

Bhubaneswar: As a testimony to the growing concern of the young generation towards the environment, a youth organisation in the City has come up with a platter of eco-friendly rakhis made up of seeds which not only provide an alternative to the hazardous plastic/thermocol variants...

Bhubaneswar: The Laxmi Sagar police Friday detained a West Bengal native after seven ‘SIM boxes’, which are normally used by scammers to make fraud calls, were recovered from his rented accommodation at Mahadev Nagar, here. IIC Laxmisagar Police P Shyam Sundar Rao, who identified the...

Bhubaneswar: The success of Odia blockbuster DAMaN, headlined by Babushaan Mohanty, at the 70th National Film Awards Friday brought a lot of joy to the Odia film industry. Expectedly, the makers interacted with the media at a presser to share their experience. Apart from director...

Bhubaneswar: Babushaan-starrer Odia movie DAMaN directed by Vishal Mourya and Debi Prasad Lenka won the National Film Award in the Best Odia feature film category. The movie that tracks the journey of Dr Siddharth Mohanty to eradicate malaria in the tribal districts of Malkangiri and...