Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, the Excise Department’s Range-I team Monday arrested a youth for allegedly peddling 180 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 18 lakh near an Indian Oil petrol pump on Lewis Road under Badagada police limits, officials said. Acting on a tip-off...

Bhubaneswar: The second National Lok Adalat of the year will be held May 9 across all court premises in Khurda district. The information was shared by Salomi Sahu, Secretary of the Khurda District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Bhubaneswar. In this Lok Adalat, a wide range...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday stressed the importance of preserving and promoting the Odia language, stating that a language thrives only when it is actively spoken, valued and passed on to future generations. He was speaking at the launch of the “Kahuchi Odisha” magazine...

Bhubaneswar: In a landmark achievement for healthcare in Odisha, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has successfully conducted its first deceased donor liver transplant recently, underscoring the critical importance of liver health and the life-saving potential of organ donation. At the heart of this inspiring story is Radha Parhi, a...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday raised serious concerns over the functioning of Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the names of a large number of voters are being deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The party,...

New Delhi: Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel has entered into a joint venture agreement with South Korean steel major POSCO to set up a 6 million tonnes per annum steel plant in Odisha, a statement said Monday. The announcement was made at the India-Korea Business Forum...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader from Odisha Saptagiri Ulaka Monday questioned the delay in notifying the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam despite the Bill being passed in Parliament in 2023. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, the Koraput MP said, "Apart from two MPs, all other members...

Hyderabad/Bhubaneswar: A three-year-old girl was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Telangana’s Peddapalli district Monday. The child was identified as Divya Behera. Her parents are migrant labourers from Odisha and are employed in a brick kiln in Katnapalli village in Sultanabad...

Bhubaneswar: There is no respite from heatwave conditions in Odisha, with the IMD Monday stating that hot and humid weather is likely to continue in several parts of the state for at least the next four days. In its evening bulletin, the IMD's Bhubaneswar centre...

Cuttack/Berhampur: Cuttack and Ganjam districts have ordered a three-day closure of all schools amid intensifying heatwave conditions across Odisha, while Kendrapara has opted for revised school timings instead. In Cuttack, the district administration has directed all government, private and aided schools, along with Anganwadi centers,...