Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday informed the Assembly that a total of 44 prisoners have escaped from different jails of the state during the last five years. A total of 33 were under-trial prisoners (UTPs) and 11 convicts have escaped from different...

Bhubaneswar: Former MLA Mohammed Moquim announced that his new party will be named 'Odisha Janata Congress', and it will be formally launched April 8. He was expelled from the Congress in December last year after questioning party president Mallikarjun Kharge's leadership because of his age....

Puri: In a matter of great joy for the conservationists and wildlife lovers, an Olive Ridley turtle was found to have laid eggs at the Puri Blue Flag Beach in Pilgrim City. Around 114 eggs found at the beach were safely handed over to the...

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Bal Vivah Mukti Rath—a massive awareness campaign against child marriage concluded its journey, travelling 50,543 km across the state and connecting more than 17.7 lakh people. The campaign on wheels, organised by Just Rights for Children, covered...

Bhubaneswar: Promoting aquaculture or fish farming is essential for ensuring nutrition security and addressing malnutrition, particularly in developing countries, experts said at a seminar organised by Orissa Environmental Society (OES) Sunday. The seminar, held on the theme ‘Grow Fish for Nutrition Security’, highlighted the growing...

Bhubaneswar: Empower women to create a circle of protection so that everyone can remain safe and contribute to development, Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy said while attending an event organised by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Sunday. BMC organised a mass run to mark International...

Bhubaneswar: Saheed Nagar Police Sunday arrested a conman from Karnataka for allegedly luring a woman on false promise of marriage and assaulting her physically and sexually in the City, indicating a possible ‘Love Jihad’ angle to the incident. The accused was identified as Irfan Ansari,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government remains dedicated to the development and welfare of the Odia diaspora, Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said in Kolkata Sunday. The Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department organised 'Odisha Utsav' for the first time in Kolkata to connect with the Odia diaspora...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD Sunday took strong exception to the BJP-backed Independent Rajya Sabha poll candidate Dilip Ray claiming former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik, an iconic figure in the state, as his mentor and seeking votes from all parties. The BJD alleged that Ray,...

Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik Sunday slammed the BJP government in Odisha for total failure of leadership over the rising number of incidents of crimes against women. Addressing the party's women leaders and members here on the occasion of International Women's Day, Patnaik said the...