Metro

Bhubaneswar: Pahala police Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly cheating a woman of Rs  22.70 lakh by posing as a doctor and luring her with a false promise of marriage. The accused has been identified as Ranjib Kumar Pradhan, who impersonated himself as Dr Prakash...

Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested a 27-year-old man for threatening and attempting to extort money from a woman street vendor in the IG Park Lane area, Capital police said Wednesday. According to the complaint, the accused, identified as Suresh Behera, used to park his motorcycle near...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Wednesday paid rich tributes to 'Vyasa Kabi' Fakir Mohan Senapati, regarded as the father of modern Odia literature, on his birth anniversary. Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik, Odisha Pradesh Congress...

Bhubaneswar: A group of researchers at IIT Bhubaneswar has developed a satellite-based cost-effective technology for Bauxite prospecting and exploration in Odisha. Bauxite, the primary ore of aluminium, is a critical raw material for industries such as aerospace, construction, and packaging. With the global aluminium market...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD Wednesday accused the ruling BJP of misusing official government premises to conduct party meetings. In a statement, BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty alleged that the meeting of the BJP's party in charge has been included in the Sambalpur district visit programme of...

Bhubaneswar: People across Odisha Wednesday took holy dips in different water bodies on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Maji took a dip in the Baitarani River in his home district of Keonjhar and also offered prayers at a Shiva temple. "May...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has started preparations for the Rath Yatra seven months in advance to ensure zero-error arrangements for the mega festival, which saw three deaths due to a stampede in 2025, officials said Wednesday. Chief Secretary Anu Garg chaired a preparatory meeting Tuesday evening...

Bhubaneswar/Rairangpur: Odisha got its newest police district as Rairangpur was carved out of the Mayurbhanj Police District, an official notification said Wednesday. The official notification to this effect was issued by the Home Department. The headquarters of the newly formed Rairangpur Police District has been...

Bhubaneswar: Applicants for the Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination have urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and the OSSC chairman to intervene following widespread technical glitches encountered during the online application process. According to aspirant Sunil Kumar Mishra, the OSSC...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court observed that forcing a girl into marriage against her will is not conducive to a healthy society, while permitting a girl, forced into marriage by her parents, to live independently, away from both her husband and parents. The Court also...