Metro

Bhubaneswar: Misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 224.61 crore has been detected in various cooperative banks across Odisha. The irregularities came to fore during the financial audit of Odisha State Cooperative Bank (OSCB), 17 Central Cooperative Banks (CCBs), and 13 Urban Cooperative Banks...

Bhubaneswar: Protests were held in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Thursday against Mamata Mohanta who quit the BJD and joined the BJP. Led by BJD leaders, a large number of Kudumi women gathered at the Biju Patnaik Chhak in Rairangpur town and burnt the effigy of the...

Bhubaneswar: A court here Thursday handed death sentence to a person for killing his wife and seriously injuring 6-year-old daughter by slitting her throat following a dispute with his spouse over monetary issues. The incident took place in Bharatpur area of Bhubaneswar in 2022. The...

New Delhi: Former BJD leader Mamata Mohanta joined the BJP here Thursday, a day after resigning as Rajya Sabha member and quitting the Naveen Patnaik-led party. Mohanta joined the BJP at the party's headquarters here in the presence of senior party leaders, including national secretary...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday forecast heavy rain likely in Odisha August 1 and 2. The IMD has issued a yellow warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) for one or two places in Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Boudh, Sonepur,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Parents’ Federation (OPF) Wednesday opposed the special enforcement drive launched by the State Transport Authority (STA) to curb the increasing menace of underage driving. OPF requested the withdrawal of cases against 153 minors caught and the release 60 vehicles seized during the...

Bhubaneswar: The surge in paediatric blindness involving various risk factors such as prematurity, hypoxia, and nutritional deficiencies is a matter of grave concern, experts said at the midterm conference of the Odisha State Ophthalmological Society (OSOS) held at City AIIMS here, recently. The one-day scientific...

Bhubaneswar: The Assembly Wednesday passed the Odisha Appropriation (Vote-on-Account No.2) Bill, 2024, which authorises the state government to withdraw Rs 95,000 crore from the Consolidated Fund for use in August and September of the current 25 financial year. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also...

Bhubaneswar: A government engineer was arrested in Bhubaneswar Wednesday while allegedly accepting Rs 50,000 as a bribe from a contractor, a statement said. The assistant engineer was posted in the Jatni block of the Khurda district, it said. After the contractor lodged a complaint, a...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Wednesday said Odisha will continue to experience heavy rainfall for the next two days. According to IMD's Bhubaneswar centre, heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) is expected on Thursday in Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Boudh, Sonepur, Sambalpur,...