Metro

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Odia writer Subrat Kumar Senapati has been named the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for 2025, while fellow Odia writer Rajakishore Parhi has won the Bal Sahitya Puraskar, the Sahitya Akademi announced Wednesday. Senapati was awarded the Yuva Puraskar for his...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Wednesday said heavy rain would lash several places across Odisha till June 24. According to the mid-day bulletin issued by the IMD, a well-marked low-pressure area formed over Gangetic West Bengal and its neighbourhood is likely to move slowly...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha vigilance teams Wednesday conducted searches at the residence of suspended IAS officer Dhiman Chakma in Tripura and at the homes of his relatives in Himachal Pradesh, the department said in a statement. Chakma was arrested by the anti-corruption wing of Odisha Police June...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi strongly condemned the shameful incident of a 20-year-old college student’s gang rape at Gopalpur beach in Ganjam district. Majhi also assured exemplary action will be taken against all the accused involved in the heinous offence. He has called...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday sealed a liquor shop here following allegations that two persons died after consuming alcohol bought from the outlet, an official said. After receiving allegations from some locals of the Laxmisagar area here, a team of excise officials collected some samples...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's one-day visit to Bhubaneswar June 20, two high-level meetings were held here Tuesday to review preparedness for the event. Security officials held a meeting at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar, while Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Ganeshram Singkhuntia, Tuesday appealed to people to make the conservation of crocodiles a mass movement. The state Tuesday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Crocodile Conservation Project in Odisha here. In a video message, which was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday deputed four state-level teams to diarrhoea-affected districts to oversee field-level activities and support containment efforts, a top health official said. State Health Secretary Aswathi S told reporters that the teams comprise senior officers, experts, and advisers from the Health and Family...

Bhubaneswar: Raids were conducted Tuesday at several restaurants in Bhubaneswar, Jajpur and Cuttack to assess the standard of hygiene amid the diarrhoea outbreak in parts of the state, officials said. Diarrhoea was first detected in Jajpur June 9. Over 200 patients are still under treatment...

Bhubaneswar: A dramatic scene unfolded Monday in Mancheswar police limits when the parents of a minor girl intercepted her while she was eloping with her boyfriend. According to a source, the girl -- said to be a resident of the Mancheswar area -- was fleeing...