Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government withdrew four bills relating to a three-fold hike in salaries, allowances, and pensions of MLAs, ministers, the Chief Minister and others before Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the budget session sine die, five days ahead of schedule. After midnight, the House also...

Bhubaneswar: A YouTube vlogger was allegedly stabbed to death by a group of four to five persons at GGP Colony near Rasulgarh Saturday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Rahul Maharana. He was rushed to a nearby private hospital in a critical condition...

Cuttack: Member of Mahanadi Bachao Andolan (MBA) staged a satyagraha at Gadagadia Ghat Saturday, protesting the ongoing visit of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal to Odisha and demanding an interim order to safeguard the state’s water requirements. The protest, led by MBA convener Sudarshan Das,...

Bhubaneswar: Infocity police has arrested a 42-yearold man in connection with the theft of a movable food stall and two gas cylinders from the Infocity area here and recovered the stolen items, police said Saturday. The accused has been identified as Amiya Ranjan Natha (42),...

Bhubaneswar: To facilitate smooth and comfortable travel during the upcoming Holi festival, East Coast Railway (ECoR) will be operating 132 Holi special trains from its jurisdiction, officials said. In addition, 150 more Holi special trains originating from various parts of the country will pass through...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said over 3.36 lakh girls of the age group of 14 years to 15 years in the state will benefit under the vaccination campaign to prevent human papillomavirus virus infection (HPV). Majhi said this while inaugurating the...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha Saturday expelled senior leader Pravat Ranjan Biswal on the charge of indiscipline and anti-party activities. The action came hours after Biswal, a former MLA, raised his voice against party president Naveen Patnaik's decision to nominate Santrupt...

Bhubaneswar: Social media users have raised concerns over the absence of Odia script for major towns in Odisha on Google Maps, noting that cities in several other states display names in both English and the respective regional language. The user in his post on the...

Bhubaneswar: As the race for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections intensifies, the Congress in Odisha has raised doubts over a possible horse trading for the fourth seat, for which neither the ruling BJP nor the Opposition BJD has the required numbers to win. The ruling...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday announced senior party leader Santrupt Misra and Dr Datteswar Hota as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. Misra had unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Cuttack and presently works as the political secretary to Patnaik,...