Metro

Bhubaneswar/Brahmapur: The death of an elderly widow in Odisha's Ganjam district after an alleged three-month delay in receiving her social security pension was not an isolated incident but the “outcome of a wider collapse in the state's pension delivery system that left nearly 18 lakh...

Puri: Pilgrims in this seaside temple town made a beeline for a darshan of Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities at the Gundicha Temple Sunday, a day after they were brought to the shrine in a culmination of the first phase of Rath Yatra. The...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Sunday urged the Centre to initiate talks with students protesting alleged irregularities in the conduct of examinations and called for a thorough debate in Parliament over the matter. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has been staging a protest in Delhi's...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing concern over the death of two persons and many others falling ill during Rath Yatra in Puri July 16, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has asked the state government to ensure that such incidents are not repeated during the 'Bahuda Yatra' July...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stepped up its anti-dengue campaign across the City, focusing on public awareness, elimination of mosquito breeding sites and preventive measures ahead of the peak monsoon season. As part of the drive launched July 1, under the direction of...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha IT Secretary Manoj Mishra appeared before the Capital police station Saturday in connection with the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of two files from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) during the previous BJD government. The Commissionerate Police had July 15 issued summons...

Bhubaneswar: Saheed Nagar police have arrested a 22-year-old man from Haryana for allegedly obtaining a job at the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) in VSS Nagar here, by using a proxy candidate to appear in the recruitment examination, officials said Saturday. The accused, identified as...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday launched a fresh attack on the BJP-led Odisha government, alleging that Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s promise of ensuring a flawless Rath Yatra this year had proved to be an “empty promise” following the stampede that claimed...

Bhubaneswar: Lahari, the acclaimed 2025 Odia feature film directed by Amartya Bhattacharyya, has won the Best Odia Feature Film award at the 72nd National Film Awards, the winners of which were announced by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Saturday. Produced by Jhilik Bhattacharjee, Lahari...

Puri: Amid chanting of 'Jai Jagannath' and 'Haribol', lakhs of devotees Saturday evening witnessed a ritual in which the sibling Deities enter the Gundicha temple as part of the Rath Yatra festival in this rain-affected pilgrim town of Odisha. The ceremonial "Pahandi" or the procession...