Metro

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday returned to his native Odisha for the first time after resigning as the Union education minister in the face of massive protests, with state ministers and party MLAs according him a warm welcome at the Bhubaneswar airport. Five...

Puri: At least 32 students fell ill after allegedly consuming a mid-day meal at a government school in Odisha's Puri district Tuesday, triggering an investigation into a suspected case of food contamination. The incident occurred at an Upper Primary School in Delanga block, where students...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's four districts are facing an imminent flood threat as at least three rivers have swelled to the brink of the danger mark following heavy rains induced by a deep depression, officials said on Tuesday. The state government has kept Odisha Disaster Rapid Action...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police's probe following the seizure of 227 kg of cannabis here in April led to the arrest of three people Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the smuggling of the contraband to Rajasthan. With police having arrested Rajasthan native Paras Nath during...

Kataka: An unidentified body was found near the Mahanadi Barrage gate in Kataka Tuesday morning. Locals spotted the body lodged near the barrage gate number 2 and alerted the police. Police, along with Fire Services personnel, later reached the spot and launched an operation to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police's Criminal Investigation Department Tuesday registered a case and launched its probe into the disappearance of an inquiry commission's report on the killing of VHP leader Laxmananda Saraswati and subsequent communal violence in Kandhamal in 2008 when BJD was in power. The...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Special Monitor, Devendra Singh Dhapola, Monday reviewed the implementation of measures aimed at protecting the rights and dignity of sanitation workers during his visit to Bhubaneswar. As part of the visit, Dhapola inspected Garima Griha at the high-level...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced that the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Phulbani will be renamed after Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati in recognition of the revered saint’s lifelong service and sacrifice for the welfare of Kandhamal’s tribal communities. Paying tribute to...

Puri: The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings ended here Monday in a ritual called Niladri Bije when the deities returned to the 12th-century shrine after spending 12 days outside. The Niladri Bije ritual marks the culmination of the annual Rath Yatra...

Bhubaneswar: The Cyber Crime Police here have arrested a 50-year-old man from Bihar for allegedly duping a City resident of Rs 15.19 lakh on the false promise of offering distributorship and franchise rights of reputed Tata group companies, police said Monday. The accused, identified as...