Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested four persons, including the general manager (GM) of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) posted in the City here, in connection with a bribery case of Rs 1 lakh, the Central agency sources said, Tuesday. FCI...

Bhubaneswar: Collaborative efforts and innovation are keys to save the coastal ecosystems, claimed the stakeholders who participated on the concluding day of the Mangrove Patha Utsav organised by Socratus Foundation and Nature’s Club here, Tuesday. The three-day event, held at Odisha State Museum, was organised...

Puri: Heavy security arrangements are being put into place for Puri Rath Yatra, Odisha DGP Arun Kumar Sarangi Tuesday said. About 180 platoons of police forces, five companies of Rapid Action Force (RAF), three Tactical teams, eight platoons of Swift Action Force, three units of...

Bhubaneswar: Members of BJP and Congress student workers Tuesday faced off at Master Canteen square in Bhubaneswar. According to a source, stones and cow dung were hurled at each other in presence of police. The situation is said to be under control now. However, who...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday announced a two-day holiday for the upcoming Puri Rath Yatra. This year the Rath Yatra will be observed July 7 and 8. Chairing a high-level meeting to review preparations for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Tuesday arrested a youth on allegation of raping a girl child in Bhubaneswar. The accused has been identified as Santosh Khuntia. The source said that the 2.5-year-old toddler was taken to Capital Hospital for medical examination last night and her condition is...

Bhubaneswar: The Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department has directed all government and private doctors as well as registered medical practitioners to conduct medical examination of rape or attempted rape victims under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 that came into effect, Monday. In...

Bhubaneswar: The Paediatric Pulmonology and ICU Team from the Paediatrics department of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar were recently conferred with the prestigious Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar Aarogya Bhushan Award by ReTHINK INDIA for bronchoscopic intervention procedure, officials said Monday. On behalf...

Bhubaneswar: A few days after it came to notice that an imposter was operating as a doctor in the dialysis unit of Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH), the Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department Monday directed all the chief district medical officers (CDMOs) and public health...

Cuttack: Three bus owners from Balasore, Nayagarh and Cuttack presented their permit-related issues during a grievance hearing conducted at the State Transport Authority (STA) office here Monday. The hearing is being conducted under the direction of the state government. The session took place between 11...