Metro

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan has allegedly advised BJD president Naveen Patnaik to remain aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi instead of tilting towards other political formations, triggering a fresh political controversy in Odisha. Pradhan allegedly made the remark at a public meeting in his...

Bhubaneswar: Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal amid rising global oil prices and geopolitical tensions in West Asia, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday halved the number of vehicles used in his official convoy. A statement by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said...

MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: A female engineering student was allegedly gangraped by her boyfriend and his three friends in a room at Kaimatia area under Info Valley police limits, police said Wednesday. The accused have been identified as the victim’s boyfriend Subhankar Padhi (23),...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha unit of the BJP will organise a massive e-bike rally in Bhubaneswar to welcome party president Nitin Nabin during his maiden visit to the state May 18. The rally will begin at the Bhubaneswar airport and conclude at Jatani, where a training camp...

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: Former BJD MLA Haji Md Ayub Khan died at his residence in Odisha's Bolangir district Wednesday after a prolonged illness, his family said. Khan, a two-time legislator from the Kantabanji Assembly constituency, was 78. He breathed his last around 8.30 am, they said. He...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has directed all departments to remain on high alert and ensure full preparedness for any possible cyclone, even as the IMD stated that there is currently no such threat along the state's coast. The direction was issued by Chief Secretary Anu Garg...

Bhubaneswar: Even after three days of its investigation into the killing of GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain, the Crime Branch (CB) is yet to question one of the two alleged women victims in the case, drawing accusations from the victims’ family that investigators are delaying...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: The alleged irregularities and suspected paper leak in the NEET-UG 2026 examination have left many aspirants across Odisha distressed, with several describing the controversy as mentally exhausting after years of preparation. The issue has now snowballed into a nationwide controversy,...

Bhubaneswar: A day after a farmer in Bargarh district sought the government’s permission for euthanasia after reportedly failing to sell his paddy at a state-run mandi, Cooperation Minister Pradeep Bal Samanta Tuesday assured that no injustice would be done to the farmer. According to sources,...

Puri: As the inventory work of the Puri Jagannath Temple's 'Ratna Bhandar' entered the 11th day Tuesday, a senior official said that the jewellery and valuables stored inside the treasury completely match the 1978 list of inventory. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda...