Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Saturday claimed to have busted a gang of bike lifters with the arrest of three history-sheeters and the recovery of 15 stolen two-wheelers from their pos session in the city. The accused have been identified as Akash Pradhan, 33, Budhibaman Sahoo,...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing “deep concern and grave anxiety” over the alleged intimidation of Athagarh MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain on his way to attend a Tigiria Panchayat Samiti meeting Friday, BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, describing the incident as a...

Bhubaneswar: IMD Saturday forecast continuation of heatwave conditions across Odisha till May 28, with five places in the western region of the state recording temperatures of 45 degree Celsius or above. The industrial town of Jharsuguda recorded a maximum temperature of 45.2 degree Celsius, followed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said a stable law and order environment was essential for the state's economic growth. Majhi made the remarks during a high-level review meeting on the prevailing law-and-order situation and the pace of industrialisation in the state. The...

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre Saturday issued a thunderstorm and rain alert for three Odisha districts, Koraput, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj, for the next three hours. According to the department, lightning and rainfall are likely in the three districts even as intense heatwave conditions continue across...

Bhubaneswar: Online applications for admission into Class XI for the 2026-27 academic session in Odisha will begin May 26 through the Students Academic Management System (SAMS) portal, an official notification stated Saturday. The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Odisha, said in a notification that...

Bhubaneswar: The airport authorities here launched a surveillance system, including mandatory thermal screening, for international passengers, following the WHO's declaration of the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa, an official said Saturday. Biju Patnaik International Airport Director Prasanna Pradhan said the arrangement for thermal screening...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has rejected the bail petitions of 17 accused arrested in connection with the Odisha police sub-inspector recruitment examination scam Saturday. The case is linked to alleged irregularities in the sub-inspector recruitment examination conducted by the Odisha Police Recruitment Board. Among...

Bhubaneswar: In a major step towards the conservation of Odisha’s rich heritage and architectural legacy, the Odisha State Archaeology Department signed non-financial Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with IIT Kharagpur and School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Bhopal, at Sanskruti Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. The collaboration aims...

Manoj Kumar Jena, OP Bhubaneswar: As people across the globe prepare to celebrate World Turtle Day Saturday, amid growing threats to the ancient marine species from pollution, climate change, habitat destruction and illegal wildlife trade, a handful of conservationists in the state have devoted their...