Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a breakthrough, the Bhubaneswar Excise department Saturday busted an Illicit Distilled Liquor (IDL) racket during a raid in the Patia area here, arresting four persons and seizing 1,500 litres of IDL, officials said. The accused have been identified as Aditya Nahak, 31, K....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday placed all district administrations on alert and directed authorities to prepare for any weather-related emergency after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast more heavy rainfall and issued a red warning for five districts. The developments came after the low-pressure area over...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Odisha Crime Branch Saturday claimed to have cracked an over two-year-old murder case in which the police had found a pair of slippers of different sizes, along with a body which was too decomposed to be identified, a senior officer said. The body was...

Bhubaneswar: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan is scheduled to visit Odisha July 9 during which he will take part in the convocation ceremony of a central research institute and attend other events, officials said. Chief Secretary Anu Garg Saturday reviewed arrangements for the vice president's visit,...

Bhubaneswar: Amid heavy rainfall in Bhubaneswar, a 35-year-old man was reportedly swept away in an overflowing drain near Vani Vihar Saturday, prompting an intensive search by Fire and Emergency Services personnel. The missing man, identified as Anil Singh of the Patarabandha slum, was reportedly walking...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday finalised a comprehensive transport and traffic management plan to ensure the safe and smooth movement of devotees expected to attend the Rath Yatra in Puri. Reviewing the preparations, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena directed officials to accord top priority...

Bhubaneswar: Government doctors in Odisha Saturday suspended their cease-work agitation after a meeting with Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling, who assured them that their demands would be examined by a high-powered committee. The decision was announced by Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA) president Kishore Chandra Mishra...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s statewide agitation by government doctors entered its fourth consecutive day Saturday, disrupting hospital services across the state and leaving long queues of unattended patients at major medical facilities. The strike, led by doctors under the banner of Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA), affected...

Khordha: Midday meal supplies, including rice, pulses, oil and turmeric, were recovered from beneath the ground at Achyutpur Government Upper Primary School under the Tangi education block in Khordha district Friday. Following the incident, three cooks allegedly involved in the matter were removed from service....

Kataka: Beauty Mohanty, inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Chauliaganj Police Station, was found dead at her official quarters in Kataka Saturday. Her body was recovered from the quarters and sent to SCB Medical College and Hospital for postmortem. The exact cause of death is yet to be...