Metro

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the state government to explain the alleged failure to prevent recurring fatal crocodile attacks along the Kharasrota River in Jajpur district, seeking an Action Taken Report (ATR) within four weeks from the Principal Chief Conservator of...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has proposed declaring a 500-metre radius around all educational institutions across the state as ‘drug-free zones’ to protect students from substance abuse and ensure a healthy learning environment. The initiative under the Na sha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan will cover schools, ITIs,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Friday launched simultaneous searches at 11 locations in Rayagada and Bhubaneswar as part of an investigation into alleged large-scale financial irregularities, misappropriation of funds, extortion and criminal intimidation involving office-bearers of the Rayagada Truck Owners’ Association. Eight...

Bhubaneswar: The door-to-door survey being conducted in the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Kataka Municipal Corporation (KMC) areas ahead of the upcoming municipal elections has been extended by 15 days, with the exercise now scheduled to conclude November 22. The survey was originally scheduled to...

By PRASANJIT SAHOO, OP Bhubaneswar: Cybercrimes in the City has witnessed a sharp rise, with fraudsters deploying increasingly sophisticated tricks to fleece citizens without ever confronting them. Armed only with a phone call, a malicious link, or a manipulated QR code, cyber criminals are draining...

By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Despite the state government introducing a revamped Odisha Civil Services (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules in August 2026 to ensure swift justice for bereaved families of government employees who died in harness, bureaucratic delays continue to stall implementation. Under the revised framework,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Congress unit Friday demanded compensation of at least Rs 20 lakh for the next of kin of those killed in landslides triggered by Cyclone Arnab, which hit neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and severely affected southern areas of the eastern state. The opposition party also...

By Arindam Ganguly Bhubaneswar: Theatre lovers in the city were treated to an evening of laughter as the Hindi comedy 'Last Over' was staged at the Railway Auditorium in Bhubaneswar Friday. Blending cricket fever, family relationships and social prejudices, the play offered a humorous take...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received approval for 318 additional postgraduate (PG) medical seats across government medical colleges and institutions, taking the total number of such seats in the state from 620 to 938. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved the additional seats in 14 medical...

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: Opposition BJD and Congress Friday claimed that voting by residents of Odisha's Kotia region in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh's rural elections had exposed loopholes in the SIR of electoral rolls, which they alleged had led to the deletion of crores of voters' names. BJD deputy...