Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Odisha government over what it termed an ‘unwarranted and alarming delay’ in appointing vice-chancellors (VCs) in 13 state universities, warning of a statewide agitation if the issue is not resolved. BJD...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has initiated the process to identify vacant and unutilised stateowned buildings in urban areas for converting them into affordable rental housing (ARH), according to an official document. The decision is aimed at expanding affordable housing options for the urban poor and...

Bhubaneswar: The Mancheswar Police arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with the reported suicide of his wife following an alleged domestic abuse and dowry harassment at Mancheswar. The accused has been identified as Amit Kumar Behera (37) and the deceased as Liza Sahu, both residents...

Bhubaneswar: A day after surrendering before Odisha Police along with his wife and 13 others, Maoist leader Niranjan Rout alias Nikhil Saturday appealed to the underground ultras to shun violence and return to the mainstream. Nikhil (45) and his 42-year-old wife, Rashmira Lenka, also known...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday raised questions over Odisha government's "sincerity" in resolving the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh and accused the ruling BJP of shedding crocodile tears over the matter. The Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal (MWDT), examining the river water row between Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday unveiled an economic plan for Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region (BCPPER) and said this initiative would be the state's laboratory for development and prosperity. Launching BCPPER, the Chief Minister said that this region will be developed as a centre...

Cuttack: Police arrested a 75-year-old man Friday for the alleged attempted molestation of a fourth-grade student in Radhadamodarpur village of Cuttack district, sources said Saturday. The suspect, identified as Gagan Bihari Das, was taken into custody following a complaint filed by the minor's mother. He...

Bengaluru/Bhubaneswar: A court in Karnataka's Koppal district has convicted all three accused in the gang rape of two women, including a foreign national, and the killing of a male tourist from Odisha near Hampi. The court is scheduled to pronounce the sentence February 16, after...

Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: In order to keep a check on the rise of buying and selling of used motor vehicles and create awareness among the public, the State Transport Authority (STA) has issued an advisory urging both buyers and sellers to remain vigilant and follow prescribed procedures...

Cuttack: Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Friday said that healthcare must be viewed as a fundamental public duty rather than a peripheral welfare function, as he formally inaugurated the MBA Programme in Healthcare Management and Law at National Law University Odisha (NLUO). Speaking...