Metro

Bhubaneswar/Jajpur: Odisha Vigilance officials Friday apprehended a Junior Revenue Assistant (JRA) of the Sub-Collector’s Office, Jajpur, while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of `40,000 from an applicant for processing a land purchase permission file. The accused was identified as Prasanna Kumar Sahani, JRA in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday suspended two senior officers after they remained in jail for more than 48 hours following their arrest in separate cases, officials said. The suspension of Arun Kumar Biswal, additional secretary in the Commerce and Transport Department, and Sujit Kumar Raula,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said the state government will provide Rs 125 crore in financial assistance for the Rs 452-crore Integrated Power Electronics project being taken up in collaboration with IIT Bhubaneswar. In a post on X, Majhi said the project...

Bhubaneswar: The deadlock over the amended MMDR Act continued in the Odisha Assembly for the fourth consecutive day Friday, with BJD and Congress members staging protests in the well of the House and forcing Deputy Speaker Bhabani Shankar Bhoi to adjourn the proceedings till 4...

Bhubaneswar: A deep depression lashed Odisha with heavy rain Friday, with at least 24 places recording more than 100 mm of rainfall, forcing authorities to close schools as rivers swelled, landslides occurred, waterlogging spread and houses were damaged. Around 10,000 people living in low-lying and...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar must resign immediately and that the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls must be revisited. His remarks came amid a newspaper report of differences within the three-member Election Commission over several decisions...

Kataka: Bhubaneswar Tigers registered a thrilling one-run win by the DLS method against Kataka Panthers in a rain-curtailed fixture of the Bharat Masala Odis ha T20 League – CM Trophy at the iconic Barabati Stadium. The Tigers’ bowlers put up an impressive performance to restrict...

KARTIK SAHU, OP Kataka: Laboratory tests have confirmed adulteration in chhena and paneer brought from Niali to Kataka, with starch and detergent detected in the products, a Kataka Municipal Corporation (KMC) food safety official said. The KMC food safety team had seized and destroyed 70...

KARTIK SAHU, OP Kataka: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed educational institutions across the state to comply with Supreme Court guidelines on preventing student suicides and ensure adequate mental health and safety measures. The direction came while hearing a petition filed by Brundaban...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has intensified night patrolling and field-level vigilance at strategic locations across the state amid heavy rains triggered by a deep depression, official sources said Thursday. Engineering officials and field staff of the Water Resources department are maintaining round-the-clock surveillance of critical...