Metro

Bhubaneswar: A crucial meeting of the INDIA bloc was held today at Congress Bhawan here to ensure the successful observance of the Odisha Bandh October 8. The meeting discussed the final preparations for the Bandh, coordination at the district and block levels, ensuring that the...

Bhubaneswar: Police have seized a toy gun, six mobile phones and other articles from the mother of the accused man, who was arrested for allegedly raping a woman in Bhubaneswar, officials said Tuesday. The accused, identified as Santosh alias Sreedhar Panda (24), allegedly raped a...

Bhubaneswar: Asian Games gold medallists Amit Rohidas and Shilanand Lakra received a warm welcome in Bhubaneswar Tuesday after returning home following India’s title-winning campaign in the men’s hockey competition at the 2026 Asian Games. The two Odisha players were greeted by family members, fans and...

Kataka: A 21-year-old man was critically injured after jumping from a water tank at Kataka’s SCB Medical College and Hospital Tuesday. The man, identified as Rajesh Parida, reportedly climbed onto the 50-foot-high water tank while he was at the hospital for a checkup at the...

Bhubaneswar:After announcing dates for the students' union election in public universities and colleges, the Odisha government has issued detailed guidelines for institutes to ensure a violence-free campus poll. The elections will be held October 15, with polling scheduled from 8 am to 2 pm. Counting...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: An Odisha government engineer was arrested Tuesday after the state Vigilance Department unearthed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, an official statement said. Several properties, including two multi-storey buildings, a five-acre farmhouse, 23 high-value plots and Rs 10.57 lakh in cash, were...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: BJD MPs Tuesday joined the INDIA bloc MPs' protest march towards the Election Commission that was stopped at Parliament street here with the Congress Tuesday asserting that the solidarity of the Opposition to defeat the nefarious designs of the PM-HM duo will most...

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: BJD said its MPs will participate in the Opposition parties' protest march in New Delhi Tuesday demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over his alleged arbitrary actions in connection with the SIR of electoral rolls and “deletion of names of more than...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education Department, in a notification issued Monday, announced the schedule for elections to students’ unions and other student societies in state public universities, government degree colleges, and non-government aided degree colleges for the 2026–27 academic session. OP Pic...

Bhubaneswar: The uncertainty over the long-delayed Odisha Police Sub-Inspector examination is set to end, with the test likely to be held in November, officials said. Odisha Uniformed Staff Selection Commission (OUSSC) chairman Rashmiranjan Swain said a formal notification regarding the examination is expected to be...