Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a pioneering effort, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has initiated research into the toxicological effects of cycad plants in Odisha, following alarming findings of the neurotoxin BMAA ( -N-methylamino-L-alanine) in local cycad species. This comes as certain communities continue ancestral consumption of cycad products, such as ‘pitha’,...

Bhubaneswar: In a strongly-worded letter to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Odisha State Government, the youth-led organisation Youth United for Sustainable Environment has raised serious concerns over unregulated construction, tree felling, borewell digging, and plastic waste dumping within the...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police recovered a leopard skin and arrested three persons in connection with the incident in Jaydev Vihar area here, police said Monday. The accused were identified as Rohit Mohapatra, 26, Manjit Sabat, 21, and Sambhu Bisoy, 23, they said. Acting on intelligence...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday launched a special two-month Raj Bhavan initiative at Capital Girls’ High School, Unit-II, Bhubaneswar, by distributing beetroot-carrot juice and peanut chikki to students to promote healthy dietary habits and combat anaemia. Under this initiative, the students of the school...

Bhubaneswar: The Union government has released the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) grants for rural local bodies (RLBs) in Odisha for the financial year 2025–26, totalling over Rs 444 crore. The release includes the second instalment of Untied Grants amounting to Rs 342.60 crore, benefiting...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate conducted coordinated searches across Odisha, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Punjab Monday, seizing incriminating documents during an investigation into a Rs 73 crore bank loan fraud involving a private company. During the search operations by ED's Bhubaneswar zonal unit, various incriminating documents and documents...

Bhubaneswar: Large crowds of devotees gathered at Puri's Jagannath Temple Monday for the second day of the five-day Panchuka Brata observance, creating heavy rush conditions at the pilgrimage site. Devotees were seen standing in a long queue before the 'Singha Dwar' on Grand Road. The...

Bhubaneswar: Three children died after accidentally falling into a septic tank in Odisha's Cuttack district Monday afternoon, police said. The deceased were identified as Subham Nayak (3), Shibani Nayak (7) and Ankit Nayak (9), natives of Bada Barena and Ichhapur villages in the district. They...

Bhubaneswar: Another person was arrested in connection with the sub-inspector recruitment ‘scam’ in Odisha Monday, police said. With the arrest of Silicon Tech Lab CEO Suresh Chandra Nayak, a total of 125 people, including 114 job aspirants, have been held in the case. The job...

Ranchi: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will visit Jharkhand Tuesday to address rallies in support of the BJP candidate for Ghatsila bypoll, a party official said. Majhi will address rallies at Gandhaniyahat Ground in Ghatsila block and at Baliyaposh football ground in Gurabandha block,...