Metro

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The discovery of five baby orangutans abandoned in a forest in Baleshwar has put Odisha’s wildlife trafficking network under the scanner, with investigators examining whether the state is increasingly being used as a transit corridor for the illegal movement of exotic...

BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Despite the City’s rapid transformation, Bhubaneswar’s traditional market culture remains vibrant. Amid high-rises, wider roads and sprawling shopping complexes, the City’s haats and bazaars continue to draw crowds from morning till night, with vendors’ calls and constant bargaining keeping them bustling....

KARTIK SAHU, OP Kataka: The Kataka district administration will introduce a single-window system to facilitate the speedy issuance of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) and other necessary permissions to Durga Puja committees ahead of the festival. The Kataka Sadar Sub-Collector has been designated as the nodal...

Bhubaneswar: A new initiative aimed at providing school students with hands-on, field-based vocational learning in agriculture and allied sectors was formally launched Saturday through a collaborative partnership between the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) and the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). An...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 62,487 cases were settled during the third National Lok Adalat of the year, organised by the Khordha District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) at judicial court premises across the district Saturday. A total of 83,061 cases were taken up, of which 62,487...

Bhubaneswar: Infocity police arrested three persons for allegedly assaulting a delivery worker in the Infocity area, officials said Saturday. The arrested accused were identified as Sidhanta Ranasingh, 26, of Nirakarpur, Soumyaranjan Das, 24, and Utkal Gochhi, 21, both from the Badamba area. Police is searching...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has set aside a Medical Assessment Board’s report denying disability status to a NEET candidate suffering from Thalassemia Trait and directed the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) to constitute a fresh board to assess her disability percentage within...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded a disturbing rise in wasting and underweight among children below five years, despite an overall improvement in stunting, according to the NFHS-5 and NFHS-6 comparison. The proportion of under-five children suffering from wasting rose from 18.1 per cent in NFHS-5 to...

Bhubaneswar: Kharvel Nagar police arrested two youths for allegedly attacking a journalist and an Assistant Section Officer (ASO) near Rabindra Mandap in the City, officials said Saturday. The arrested accused were identified as Sipun Padhy, 24, and Ajay Jena, 24. According to police, the incident...

Bhubaneswar: Three members of a looting-cum-gambling gang accused of targeting people withdrawing cash from ATMs near Master Canteen and Bhubaneswar railway station have been arrested by Kharvel Nagar police, officials said Saturday. The arrested persons were identified as Sheik Najimuddin, 29, of Sikharchandi Nagar; Biju...