Metro

Bhubaneswar: Following violence and student outrage in some colleges, Odisha DGP Vinaytosh Mishra has asked senior police officers to strengthen policing to curb such incidents. Holding a meeting with SPs, DIGs and IGPs Saturday evening via video conferencing here, Mishra discussed security arrangements and the...

Bhubaneswar: Police busted an alleged truck theft racket run by a family with the arrest of two brothers, officials said Sunday. During the investigation of a truck theft case, Mancheswar Police arrested the two brothers, identified as Manoj Mohapatra and Ashok Kumar Mohapatra, sons of...

By BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: A striking blend of mythology, tribal narratives, artistic craftsmanship and traditional worship is set to define the 16th annual Durga Puja celebrations of the Jharpada Durga Puja Committee, which is preparing an elaborate pandal and a host of cultural attractions...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 6,649 candidates will contest student union elections at 347 colleges and 13 universities in Odisha October 15, official sources said Saturday. The Higher Education Department released the final list of candidates Saturday after the completion of the nomination withdrawal process. Of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has condemned the action of the Delhi Police against protesters in New Delhi and demanded immediate release of party general secretary MA Baby, Odisha state secretary Suresh Chandra Panigrahy and several senior national...

Bhubaneswar: Members of the BJP's Odisha women's wing burnt an effigy of Rahul Gandhi Saturday and questioned the "silence" of his party over Jawaharlal Nehru University dismissing professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, also a Congress MP from Manipur, following sexual harassment complaints against him. Akoijam was...

Bhubaneswar: BJP sparred with the BJD and Congress over reports of violence ahead of students' union elections in Odisha next week, with the Opposition alleging poll process manipulation and the ruling party accusing its rivals of engineering disturbances, fearing "certain defeat". The elections, scheduled for...

Bhubaneswar: In total, 33,515 people submitted Form-6 applications for inclusion of their names in the electoral rolls during a three-day special enrolment drive in Odisha, an official said Saturday. The drive was conducted from October 7 to 9 on the EC's directions to facilitate the...

Puri: The craze for making social media reels claimed two lives in Odisha within 24 hours, with a boy and a snake catcher dying in separate incidents, police said Saturday. In the first incident, the boy died after being hit by a train while allegedly...

Bhubaneswar/Sundaragada: An Odisha government employee was arrested Saturday for allegedly possessing assets, including four buildings, seven high-value plots, and bank deposits worth around Rs 1.46 crore, disproportionate to his known sources of income, a vigilance officer said. The accused, identified as Prasanna Kumar Patra, has...