Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has directed vehicle owners in Odisha to clear all pending traffic challans before obtaining a Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC). The direction was issued while hearing a public interest litigation, with the court citing Rule 167(12) of the Central Motor...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday approved a proposal to enhance the salary of contractual AYUSH doctors working under the National Health Mission (NHM) in Odisha, a statement said. The hike ranges from Rs 20,000 to Rs 40,000 per month, depending on their period...

Bhubaneswar/Angul: Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the state government to constitute a high-level inquiry committee comprising officials from various departments within four weeks to probe the "flawed process" of village relocation in the Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Angul district. Raising serious concerns over...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday flagged off 250 new ambulances to strengthen emergency health services across the state. While 150 ambulances were launched in the first phase December 23, the additional 250 were dedicated to the public at Kalinga Stadium Tuesday. The...

Puri: A rare natural spectacle unfolded along Puri’s coastline, where thousands of live sea snails were spotted moving across the sandy shore at Niladri Sea Beach and the Blue Flag Beach. The sea snails arrived in large groups during the night, traversed the sand, and...

New Delhi/Chennai/Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday criticised the Tamil Nadu government's response to the brutal attack on an Odisha migrant worker in Tiruttani, noting the delayed FIR and the victim's unexplained disappearance from the hospital without follow-up searches. The NHRC has issued...

By Manoj Kumar Jena, OP Bhubaneswar: The Palasuni square is considered one of the busiest junctions in Bhubaneswar as it witnesses huge footfall every day due to its market area, bus and auto stands. Despite effectively being the entry point to the capital city of...

Bhubaneswar: A 28-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by his girlfriend’s live-in partner in Niladri Vihar under Chandrasekharpur police limits in Bhubaneswar late Sunday night, police said Monday. The deceased was identified as Satyabrata Pradhan of Hasinapur in Brahmagiri. Based on a complaint lodged...

Bhubaneswar: In a major push to improve child nutrition, curb anaemia and prevent intestinal worm infections, the state government will roll out National Deworming Day (NDD) February 10 alongside the Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) programme across the state. The Health and Family Welfare department, with...

Puri: Once a magnet for backpackers, hippies and globe-trotters from across the Western world, Chakratirtha Road—popularly known as CT Road—came alive again Sunday as over 20 participants of the Puri Heritage Walks (PHW) revisited its rich yet fading legacy as an international tourism hotspot. The...