Metro

Bhubaneswar: Nayapalli police arrested three youths for allegedly breaking into a roadside tea stall near Vivekananda Hospital and stealing goods worth around Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000, officials said Saturday. The accused have been identified as Bhagyaban Behera (19), Arjan Kumar Behera (18) and Deepak...

Cuttack: The first National Lok Adalat of the year was held across Odisha Saturday, leading to the disposal of a large number of pending and pre-litigation cases across courts and tribunals in the state. According to a press release issued by the Odisha State Legal...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha has shifted all its MLAs to the port town of Paradip ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled March 16. The BJP MLAs, including ministers, boarded two luxury buses to the port town after a crucial meeting with senior...

Bhubaneswar: The Rajya Sabha elections are scheduled to be held March 16. Ahead of the polls, the state’s three major parties, Bharatiya Janata Party, Biju Janata Dal and the Indian National Congress are making all-out efforts to keep their MLAs together. Amid this, a war...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has appointed former Jammu and Kashmir DGP Rashmi Ranjan Swain as the first chairman of the newly formed Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission, an official said Saturday. IPS officer Swain retired from service in 2024. In November last year, the...

RISHABH PAREKH, OP Bhubaneswar: The National Rugby 15s Championship 2026 – Division 1 concluded at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, with Delhi Hurricanes defending their title and securing a hat-trick by defeating Bombay Gymkhana 45–12 in the men’s final. Delhi Hurricanes reaffirmed their rule in Indian rugby...

MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Kuakhai River, the lifeline of Capital City here, is bearing the brunt of massive construction activities coupled with industrial expansion, resulting in pollution and a drop in water level throughout the years, even as the world celebrates ‘International Day of...

Bhubaneswar: The proposed industrial parks at Kuspangi and Bali villages under Athagarh tehsil in Cuttack district have strong potential to attract new industries and generate employment opportunities for local youth. Chairperson of Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) Usha Padhee Friday visited the villages to review...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of reports highlighting the rising number of missing persons and poor recovery rates in several states, including Odisha, and has sought a detailed report from the state government within two weeks. According to...

Bhubaneswar: More than 34.24 lakh farmers in Odisha received Rs 2,000 each, totaling Rs 684 crore, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi released over Rs 19,000 crore for 9.32 crore farmers across the country under the 22nd instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme at an event in...