Metro

Sambalpur: Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) at Burla has relaxed its controversial dress code following student protests over the mandatory uniform policy. According to a decision taken by the varsity’s Academic Council, wearing the prescribed uniform will no longer be compulsory. Students will...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Odisha Sunday joined the nation in recalling the valour of the armed forces in the Kargil war, with Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and others paying tribute to the martyrs. India observed the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas during the day...

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Jyotirmayee Nayak has emerged as the winner of the 16th season of the popular television singing reality show Indian Idol, bringing laurels to the state after a remarkable 10-month journey in the competition. The 24-year-old singer was declared the champion in the grand...

Glasgow: Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu underlined her status as India's greatest weightlifter of her generation with a record-shattering third successive Commonwealth Games gold, while Rishikanta Singh battled injury to claim a historic silver as the country enjoyed a productive day at the Games Sunday. Mirabai...

Bhubaneswar: A day after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the Union Cabinet over the NEET paper leak, Opposition parties in Odisha Sunday demanded the removal of state minister Nityananda Gond for alleged errors in the school textbooks for classes 1 to 8. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee...

Puri: The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath entered its final phase Sunday with the commencement of the sacred Adhara pana ritual, a day after the deities were adorned with the spectacular Suna Besha (golden attire) atop their chariots. Preparations for the ritual began early...

Thuamul Rampur(Kalahandi): A 7-year-old tribal boy with 80% permanent disability has allegedly been deprived of government welfare benefits for years in Odisha's Kalahandi district, raising serious questions over the implementation of social security schemes in remote areas and the accountability of local authorities. The child,...

Bhubaneswar: A vehicle hit a fish trader, knocking him unconscious, before a four-wheeler dragged him for three kilometres on a highway in Odisha's Bhubaneswar, killing him on the spot Sunday, police said. Another fish trader was also injured after being hit by the first vehicle,...

Bhubaneswar: The well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of the Odisha-West Bengal coast has intensified into a depression, the Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Sunday. The system lies about 130 km south-southeast of Sagar Island (West Bengal),...

Bhubaneswar: A social media post of Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi's daughter Archita Sachin Rahar allegedly celebrating the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as the Union education minister has sparked resentment in the party rank and file in Odisha. Rahar, in an Instagram post, which had a...