Metro

Bhubaneswar: Three persons were critically injured as a heap of firecrackers caught fire and exploded in the seaside town of Puri in Odisha Thursday, police said. The incident happened at Batagaon in the evening when one Sanjay Jena had gone to buy firecrackers at the...

Bhubaneswar: Two men and a teenage girl were arrested in connection with the gang rape of another girl in Bhubaneswar, police said Thursday. Two other persons, aged 21 and 23 years, have also been detained and they are being interrogated, a police officer said, adding...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has downgraded the security of the state's five-time former chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also the leader of opposition, from Z to Y category, an official said Thursday. Most of the security personnel assigned to Patnaik have been withdrawn after...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday wished people on the occasion of Diwali and emphasised his government's commitment to take the state to new heights. "My heartiest congratulations to all the brothers and sisters of Odisha on the occasion of Diwali, the festival...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has unveiled the logo and web portal for the state's vision document and urged people to give suggestions and opinions for development. The realisation of a dream of building a developed Odisha will play an important role in...

Bhubaneswar: For the convenience of passengers, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to provide stoppage of four trains and increase the stoppage time of seven trains, temporarily at Kenduapada station, near Bhadrak in view of Kali Puja and Urs festival. 12892/12891 BhubaneswarBangiriposi-Bhubaneswar Express, 12704/12703 Secunderabad-HowrahSecunderabad...

Bhubaneswar: Notable fiction writer Sarojini Sahoo Wednesday received the 45th Sarala Puraskar for her novel ‘Asthira Pada’, instituted by Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), offered annually for the best literary achievement. Poet and writer Devdas Chhotray presented the award to Sahoo in a ceremony...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Wednesday upheld the life sentence awarded to former legislator Ram Murti Gomango who was convicted by a special MP-MLA court of murdering his wife five years ago. The charred body of Gomango's wife Sashirekha was recovered from the bathroom of...

Bhubaneswar: A 24-year-old pharmacist along with his two girlfriends allegedly killed his wife by forceful anaesthesia in Bhubaneswar, police said Wednesday. The incident happened October 28, but came to light only after the post-mortem examination revealed foul play, they said. Pradmunya Kumar, the pharmacist, and...

Bhubaneswar: Shankaracharya of Govardhan Peeth, Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, Wednesday disapproved of ISKCON's plan to hold ‘untimely' Rath Yatra in the USA, and asserted that such “stunt” would not help them in any manner. The seer's statement came in wake of the outrage among Lord Jagannath's...