Metro

Bhubaneswar: A seven-year-old girl, who was allegedly kidnapped from Kataka, has been rescued by the police after a 36-hour operation, a senior officer said Monday. The accused has been arrested from Balikuda railway station, Kataka-Bhubaneswar Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh told reporters. He said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das Monday asked suspended MLA Sofia Firdous to resign if she differs from Congress ideology. Das said this a day after Barabati-Cuttack MLA Sofia Firdous's father and former MLA Mohammed Moquim announced that his daughter will...

Puri: As the inventory work of the Puri Jagannath Temple's 'Ratna Bhandar' resumed after the annual Rath Yatra, a senior official Monday said that the jewellery and valuables stored inside the treasury so far matched the 1978 list of inventory. The inventory process is being...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) will launch a special pilot survey in three wards under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) from September 3 to rectify discrepancies in electoral rolls ahead of the panchayat and urban local body elections in the state, official sources said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday launched 593 urban development projects worth Rs 323 crore across 62 cities and towns. He also announced a package of Rs 560 crore for the development of 28 new Notified Area Councils (NACs) in the state. "I...

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Monday issued a red warning for Sundaragada and Kendujhar, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rain at one or two places. An orange warning has also been issued for Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Debagada,...

Thiruvananthapuram/Bhubaneswar: Former Union Minister and Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor Monday expressed deep sorrow over the death of IPS officer Shefeen Ahamed K, who passed away at the age of 50 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Ahamed was serving as Inspector General of...

Kataka: Police have launched a search for a seven-year-old girl allegedly abducted from the railway station area under the Chauliaganj police limits in Kataka district Monday, with CCTV footage showing an elderly man accompanying the child. The girl’s whereabouts and safety remain unknown. Police are...

Puri: With clear instructions not to take the life of any animal or insect inside Puri's Jagannath Temple, authorities of the 12th century shrine, facing the menace of rats and cockroaches inside the sanctum sanctorum, have decided to use traditional pest control methods, including traps,...

Bhubaneswar/Kendujhar: Odisha Vigilance seized 300 grams of gold and Rs 7.29 lakh cash from the possession of a labour officer, who was nabbed while taking a bribe of Rs 20,000, officials said Monday. Acting on an allegation, vigilance sleuths nabbed Akash Bisoi, District Labour Officer...