Metro

Bhubaneswar: Four persons, including three women, were arrested in Khurda district Wednesday for allegedly attacking two women with deadly weapons over a land dispute, police said. As per the complaint lodged by Ajay Maha Bhoi (46), the incident occurred between 7 am and 8 am...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has strongly criticised the state government, urging it to guarantee the safety of women before inaugurating schemes like Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana (MKBY). In a statement, BJD media coordinator Lenin Mohanty said Chief Minister Mohan Majhi launched the scheme in...

MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: An early-morning robbery here has raised questions over the safety and security of citizens as some miscreants looted gold jewellery from an elderly woman at gunpoint in Gadasahi area under Nayapalli police limits, Wednesday. The victim, identified as Indumati Baliarsingh,...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo (MSCB) University Information Technology (IT) campus and laid foundation stone for AYUSH Hospital-cum-Ayurvedic College, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology campus, Archery Centre, city beautification and drainage upgradation projects, auditorium and cultural centre, girls’ hostel...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Forest Department has introduced AI-enabled cameras and drones this year, enabling early detection and rapid intervention to prevent forest fires. Speaking to media persons here, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force (PCCF & HoFF), K. Murugesan, Wednesday,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has rescued 5,451 missing children and women and reunited them with their families during a special drive named 'Operation Anweshan-II' conducted across the state from January 21 to 30, officials said Wednesday. All district and urban police units in the state participated...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Wednesday flagged off three luxury caravans aimed at attracting young tourists, adventure seekers and offbeat explorers who prefer experiential and nature-based travel. Caravan travel, a concept popular in European countries, has been launched under the Viability Gap Funding...

Bhubaneswar:  Seeking further extension of the Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal (MWDT), the Odisha government Wednesday urged the Centre to step in as mediator to help resolve the long-pending water-sharing dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh. Odisha's Revenue and Diaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the state government...

Bhubaneswar: The two-day Black Swan Summit India, a conference focusing on AI, FinTech and InsurTech, will begin Thursday, with President Droupadi Murmu and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi scheduled to attend the event February 6, officials said. Organised by the Odisha government under the...

Puri: President Droupadi Murmu performed the 'pinda daan' ritual at the revered 'Sweta Ganga' tank in Puri Wednesday morning and then visited the Jagannath temple. Murmu reached 'Sweta Ganga' at 7 am on the third day of her visit to the state after spending the...