Metro

Bhubaneswar/Rairangpur: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Odisha government's second anniversary celebrations at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district June 20, according to a statement. A grand public meeting will be organised in Rairangpur, the hometown of President Murmu, to mark the...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday constituted a fact-finding team to inquire into the tragic death of a 32-year-old physically disabled person due to alleged custodial torture at the Kabisuryanagar police station in Odisha's Ganjam district. As per a press statement issued by...

Bhubaneswar: Private bus fares in Odisha were revised upward Tuesday following an increase in diesel prices, the State Transport Authority (STA) said. The revised rates increase fares for all categories of private buses operating in the state. The fare for ordinary buses has been raised...

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by rain and gusty winds are likely to affect several parts of Odisha over the next two days, with the Regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an Orange warning for Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts. The weather office has forecast...

Bhubaneshwar: The Crime Branch has arrested another accused in the Soumya murder case in Balianta, taking  total number of arrests in the case to 18. The latest accused identified as Pradeep Mangaraj of Benupur village under the Balianta area, was arrested in Dhenkanal. According to...

Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint committee to investigate allegations of violations in the establishment and operation of a Micro-Com posting Centre (MCC) in Kapilaprasad Housing Board Colony under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). The tribunal’s move came May 26 while hearing...

Bhubaneswar: Nandankanan police Monday arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a fatal road accident near Duladei Chhak in the Raghunathpur area Sunday evening, in which one person succumbed to injuries earlier in the day, officials said. The accused has been identified as Abhisek Panda...

Bhubaneswar: Representatives of 11 countries will participate in the second technical meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Group of BRICS to be hosted by Odisha from June 3-5 in Puri, a state minister said  Monday. Odisha was chosen as the host state due to...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday sought greater support from the Centre to strengthen the state's mining sector, highlighting Odisha's critical role in India's mineral economy and industrial growth. The demands were placed before Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy during a...

Bhubaneswar: A two-member team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) arrived here Monday to intensify its probe into the sensational mob lynching of GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Behera on the outskirts of the City May 7. According to reports, the NHRC took cognisance of...