Metro

Bhubaneswar: Police Friday arrested a woman and her male companion on the charge of branding her two children with a hot kitchen pincer at a slum in Chandrasekharpur area here, police said. The man allegedly branded the children at the instruction of their mother. “We...

Cuttack: The historic Bali Jatra, one of the largest open trade fairs in Asia, got off to a colourful start in Odisha's millennium city of Cuttack Friday evening. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the fair at the upper and lower Bali Jatra grounds. For...

Puri: Authorities of Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri will allow devotees to enter the 12th-century shrine through all its four gates from Saturday, officials said. In view of the rush of devotees during the Kartik month, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) allowed their...

Bhubaneswar: The joy of celebrating Kartik Purnima with the traditional ‘Boita Bandana' (sailing miniature boats) turned into tragedy Friday, as five children drowned in separate incidents across Odisha. The children, aged between five and 12 years, lost their lives while participating in the annual ritual,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday laid the foundation stones for various projects worth Rs 1,535 crore for tribal development, an official release stated. The CM also launched a portal on the Forest Rights Act as the state celebrated 'Janjatiya Gourav Divas' on...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is all set to embark on a four-day visit to Singapore from Sunday to attract investment to the state, officials said. Majhi, after becoming the Chief Minister in June, is visiting a foreign country for the first time....

Cuttack: With preparations nearing completion Thursday, the Millennium City is all set to host the historic open-air fair, Bali Yatra, from Friday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will inaugurate the fair at 5:30pm, Cuttack Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde said adding that Ambassadors and High Commissioners...

Bhubaneswar: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of United Nations Educational, Scientifi c and Cultural Organisation (IOC-Unesco) has recently recognised communities of 24 tsunami prone coastal villages under six coastal districts of the state as ‘tsunami-ready’ during the 2nd Global Tsunami Symposium in Indonesia. Tsunami-ready recognition certificates for...

Bhubaneswar: The State Film awards for the year 2020, 2021 and 2022 were declared by Odia Language, Literature & Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj here at Sanskriti Bhawan, Thursday. Among the top awardees, ace writer, director and dramatist Anant Mohapatra has been selected to receive the...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Thursday called for the immediate arrest of senior BJP leader and MLA Jayanarayan Mishra after the Supreme Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea. BJD spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sulata Deo made the demand, emphasising that Mishra should be held accountable for...