Metro

Bhubaneswar: Healthcare services across Odisha were partially disrupted Wednesday as government doctors launched an indefinite cease-work agitation, suspending outpatient services in government hospitals while continuing emergency and critical care. The protest coincided with National Doctors’ Day. Responding to a call by the Odisha Medical Services...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Crime Branch (CB) took three accused in the sensational Balianta mob violence case, in which 32-yearold GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Biswal was killed May 7, on a two-day remand. The accused — Panchanan Badajena alias Kalia, Skilab Pati and Bismay Mohanty — were...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has unveiled two commemorative publications highlighting the Odisha Legislative Assembly’s achievements over the past two years and inaugurated a new physiotherapy centre on the Assembly premises for legislators and staff. In the presence of Speaker Surama Padhy and Deputy...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday approved a deep sea fishing mission with an outlay of over Rs 2,000 crore, aiming to transform the state into a leading marine export hub, officials said. The mission was approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan...

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Odisha's labour department Wednesday lodged a police complaint seeking a thorough investigation into alleged fraudulent means by showing minor girls as adults and sending gullible tribal persons to work in hazardous industries in Tamil Nadu. So far, 13 female workers from Odisha, including 5...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet Wednesday approved a scheme to provide free education from kindergarten (KG) to postgraduate (PG) level in all government and government-aided educational institutions in the state. Addressing the media, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the cabinet cleared the 'Gyanodaya-Shiksharu Samruddhi: KG to...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will undertake a three-day visit to Odisha from Friday, during which he will inaugurate BPCL's Rs 1,775-crore second-generation (2G) ethanol plant in Baragada district, participate in official programmes and launch several development projects, official sources said. According to the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has seized ganja worth Rs 2,106 crore and hash oil valued at Rs 225 crore, besides destroying illegal hemp cultivation spread over 63,720 acres, during a statewide anti-drug drive conducted between July 2024 and March 2026, DGP YB Khurania said Wednesday. Khurania...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has busted an interstate human trafficking racket and rescued a woman and six girls from Hyderabad, while arresting two alleged traffickers, officials said Wednesday. The action followed an investigation into the disappearance of a woman from Adava police station area in Gajapati...

Bhubaneswar: With monsoon rains lashing Odisha and the threat of urban flooding and waterlogging looming over several cities and towns, the state government has placed all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) on high alert. Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra has directed all ULBs to...