Metro

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday launched a special two-month Raj Bhavan initiative at Capital Girls’ High School, Unit-II, Bhubaneswar, by distributing beetroot-carrot juice and peanut chikki to students to promote healthy dietary habits and combat anaemia. Under this initiative, the students of the school...

Bhubaneswar: The Union government has released the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) grants for rural local bodies (RLBs) in Odisha for the financial year 2025–26, totalling over Rs 444 crore. The release includes the second instalment of Untied Grants amounting to Rs 342.60 crore, benefiting...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate conducted coordinated searches across Odisha, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Punjab Monday, seizing incriminating documents during an investigation into a Rs 73 crore bank loan fraud involving a private company. During the search operations by ED's Bhubaneswar zonal unit, various incriminating documents and documents...

Bhubaneswar: Large crowds of devotees gathered at Puri's Jagannath Temple Monday for the second day of the five-day Panchuka Brata observance, creating heavy rush conditions at the pilgrimage site. Devotees were seen standing in a long queue before the 'Singha Dwar' on Grand Road. The...

Bhubaneswar: Three children died after accidentally falling into a septic tank in Odisha's Cuttack district Monday afternoon, police said. The deceased were identified as Subham Nayak (3), Shibani Nayak (7) and Ankit Nayak (9), natives of Bada Barena and Ichhapur villages in the district. They...

Bhubaneswar: Another person was arrested in connection with the sub-inspector recruitment ‘scam’ in Odisha Monday, police said. With the arrest of Silicon Tech Lab CEO Suresh Chandra Nayak, a total of 125 people, including 114 job aspirants, have been held in the case. The job...

Ranchi: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will visit Jharkhand Tuesday to address rallies in support of the BJP candidate for Ghatsila bypoll, a party official said. Majhi will address rallies at Gandhaniyahat Ground in Ghatsila block and at Baliyaposh football ground in Gurabandha block,...

Bhubaneswar: In a major political setback for Biju Janata Dal (BJD), former Rajya Sabha MP Amar Patnaik joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday. Patnaik formally joined the saffron party at the BJP state headquarters in Bhubaneswar. A former account general, he joined the BJP...

Bhubaneswar: Speculation is growing that former BJD Rajya Sabha MP Amar Patnaik may quit the party and join the BJP. However, there has been no official statement from Patnaik regarding the development. Sources said discussions on his induction are in the final stage, and he...

Bhubaneswar: The arrest of Shankar Prusty, the alleged mastermind of the police sub-inspector recruitment scam, and his startling revelations have sent ripples through political circles, as the accused told the Crime Branch Sunday that a deal worth Rs 1,000 crore was struck during the “previous...