Metro

Bhubaneswar: Puri district police in Odisha arrested a cyber fraudster for allegedly cheating a woman of a total of Rs 15 lakh by posing as an Additional Secretary-rank officer in the Chhattisgarh Government on a matrimonial app, Puri SP Prateek Singh said. The accused, identified...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said he was observing a subdued Durga Puja to express his solidarity with farmers who faced crop loss due to heavy rain this year. "Expressing solidarity with the rain-affected situation in various regions of the state and...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Monday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, expressing "grave concern" over Andhra Pradesh's announcement of elections in Kotia, which he described as an integral part of Odisha. In his letter, Patnaik said that during...

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhubaneswar Zonal Office, has filed a prosecution complaint against a Bhubaneswar-based miner in connection with an illegal mining, theft, dacoity and explosives supply case, the central agency said Monday. According to the official statement by the ED, the prosecution...

Bhubaneswar/Jharsuguda: A man wanted in 17 criminal cases was injured in an exchange of fire with police in Odisha's Jharsuguda district Monday morning, officials said. The encounter took place around 6 am when a special team of Orient police station launched a search and combing...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Saturday claimed that the party’s student wing, Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), won in more than 60 per cent of colleges and 50 per cent of universities in the recently concluded students’ union elections...

Bhubaneswar: A man allegedly planned to kill his son because he was unhappy with his activities and stabbed him while he was sleeping in Kedarpalli slum under the Capital police station limits, police said. The son, Nihar Nayak, survived the attack but sustained serious injuries...

Kataka: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday congratulated newly elected student representatives from colleges and universities across the state, saying the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad’s (ABVP) historic victory demonstrated the youth’s support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development policies. Addressing a felicitation ceremony at the...

Kataka: Tableaux featuring Goddess Durga as well as Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati in Kataka are dazzling with silver and gold ornaments during the ongoing Durga puja festival, as the Millennium City’s number of silver tableaux increased to 37 this year. The Shrimad Bhagabat Gadi...

Bhubaneswar: The Kotia region in Koraput district has once again become a major issue after the Andhra Pradesh government announced panchayat elections October 14, with officials from the newly formed Parvathipuram Manyam district entering the area and initiating steps to conduct the polls, Congress leader...