Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has formed a special team to hunt down two more persons allegedly involved in Wednesday’s sensational double murder case, at Kuha village under Airfield police station limits, which has sent shockwaves across the Capital City. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Prateek...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has become a leading state in the entire nation to accord habitat rights to three Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) under the Forest Rights Act (FRA). With the recognition of the habitat rights of Juangs, in the tribal-dominated Keonjhar district August 7 by...

Bhubaneswar: Health and Family and Welfare (HFW) department Thursday said more than one crore women of reproductive age (WRA) and children across the state will be vaccinated on National Deworming Day (NDD) August 10. The mop-up round will take place August 17 for those beneficiaries...

Bhubaneswar: Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) department principal secretary Bishnupada Sethi met with a team of Japanese delegation here, Thursday. Sethi welcomed the delegation’s proposal to set up a vocational training institute and university for visually-impaired in the state. Tsukuba University...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the 77th Independence Day celebration across the state, Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Usha Padhee held a review meeting via video conference to assess the preparedness of urban local bodies (ULBs) here, Thursday. The meeting was attended by director of...

Cuttack: To mark the silver jubilee celebrations of the Bharat Prativa Samman, Jay Bharat Foundation launched the ‘Sampark Rath Yatra’ of its brand Bharat Masala from Muktakasha Rangamancha in Puri recently. The Raths will cover the four directions of the state carrying invitations to the...

Bhubaneswar: A special screening of Odia film Aabha was held here at Soochana Bhavan, Thursday. More than 60 differently-abled people attended the event. Produced under the banner of Omm Baba Productions, the movie tells the inspirational journey of a differently abled girl. The premier was...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Thursday said his party was committed to protecting the interests of the Muslim community. Patnaik said this during a meeting with a delegation of minorities from Khurda, Kendrapara and Puri districts. The delegation drew Patnaik's attention to the Waqf (Amendment)...

Bhubaneswar: A first-of-a-kind grain dispensing machine was inaugurated in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, and it will allow public distribution system (PDS) beneficiaries to access their entitlement 24x7, a statement said. The Annapurti 'Grain ATM' was inaugurated by Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra...

Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday congratulated the Indian men's hockey team for winning the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics and said it was a "deeply emotional moment" for him. The Indian team clinched its second successive bronze medal...