Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has made significant progress under the 100-Day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan 2.0, screening over 5.18 lakh people and organising 4,470 tuberculosis (TB) screening camps across the state as part of the Centre’s intensified campaign to eliminate the disease. The nationwide campaign, launched March...

Bhubaneswar: Following the detection of fresh Covid-19 cases and two related deaths in Andhra Pradesh, the Odisha government has stepped up surveillance, particularly in districts bordering the neighbouring state, a senior official said Monday. Public Health Director Rabindranath Mishra said tests are being conducted at...

Bhubaneswar: In a major welfare initiative benefiting lakhs of kendu leaf workers across the state, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday approved a comprehensive package worth Rs 74.78 crore and an increase in the procurement price of kendu leaves. The CM approved a 25 per...

Bhubaneswar: The crime branch of Odisha Police Monday constituted multiple teams to probe various aspects of the large-scale errors detected in school textbooks for students of classes 1 to 8, officials said. The investigation will focus on the preparation, approval, processing, printing and publication of...

Bhubaneswar: A tragic accident claimed the life of a Class XI student Monday after he fell from the 10th floor of the Jalvayu Apartment complex here in the Niladri Vihar area, under the Chandrasekharpur police limits. The deceased has been identified as Rafan Khurshid, a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is strengthening COVID-19 surveillance, especially in the bordering districts, after reports of multiple coronavirus cases in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, an official said. State Public Health Director Rabindranath Mishra told reporters here that tests are being conducted at district-level health facilities across...

Puri: A mock drill was conducted Monday at the Police Line Ground in Puri to rehearse the chariot-pulling process ahead of the grand Rath Yatra. The drill was organised by Odisha Police, Fire Services and other security agencies under the supervision of Additional Director General...

Puri: Odisha Police have launched an initiative to create awareness among tourists and pilgrims against cybercrime in the run-up to the Rath Yatra festival in Puri, a senior officer said Monday. The police rolled out a 'Cyber Sathi Vehicle' to disseminate cyber safety messages and...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday met the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) chairperson and submitted an application seeking an enquiry into the alleged use of children in a political programme by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party...

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapada: Tikhiri gram panchayat Sarpanch Chameli Ojha of Mahakalapada block in Kendrapada district Monday launched an indefinite hunger strike at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar, demanding action against the block development officer (BDO) and inspector-in-charge (IIC). Ojha launched the strike against the alleged "injustice and atrocities"...