Metro

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the Chorbagan pandal stampede in Kolkata that claimed 19 lives, Odisha Police has asked puja committees to ensure a queue-based darshan system to manage crowds, particularly in Bhubaneswar and Kataka, officials said Sunday. Speaking to reporters in Bhubaneswar, DGP Vinaytosh...

Bhubaneswar: Braj Mohan Ram sworn in as the 28th Governor of Odisha here at the Lok Bhavan Sunday. Orissa High Court Chief Justice Harish Tondon administered the oath of office to Ram in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy,...

By Trinath Mohanty, OP Bhubaneswar: Police have recovered only 2.46 per cent of the money lost to cyber fraud in Odisha in the first nine months of the year, with a lack of technical expertise, inadequate manpower and funding constraints hampering investigations, according to data...

By Trinath Mohanty, OP Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here appears to have become a transit point for drug traffickers. While smugglers continue to use flights from Bangkok to transport narcotics, some manage to evade detection, while others are caught by Customs and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi felicitated the Indian men's and women's hockey teams for their historic gold medal triumph at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan and announced a combined cash reward of Rs 5.61 crore for the players and support staff. The...

Bhubaneswar: Puri district's Satyabadi block chairperson Sunil Kumar Panda's office was vandalised allegedly by BJP workers Wednesday over his reported remarks “equating ruling party members with dogs”, prompting the Opposition BJD in Odisha to claim that "anarchy has crossed all limits". The incident occurred on...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has ruled that a person recognised as Scheduled Caste in Jharkhand cannot claim the same status in Odisha merely because he belongs to the same caste, which is classified as Scheduled Tribe in the state. Justice Sashikanta Mishra quashed an...

Kataka: Odisha Police have deployed 130 platoons of force, two companies of paramilitary personnel and more than 500 officers in Kataka to maintain security during Durga Puja celebrations, Director General of Police Vinaytosh Mishra said. The DGP reviewed the security arrangements in the city, visiting...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday claimed that the student union poll candidates of its student wing, Biju Chhatra Janata Dal, secured victories in 50 per cent of seats in universities and 60 per cent in colleges in the October 15 elections. The five-time former...