Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police have arrested the editor and proprietor of an Odia newspaper for allegedly attempting to extort money and publishing a defamatory news report against the Utkal University vice-chancellor, officials said Wednesday. The accused, Susant Kumar Sahoo (41), was arrested Tuesday following a...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed Odisha government's plea seeking modification of its earlier order permitting the release of animated film Mahaprabhu Jagannath, saying creativity, art and culture could not be curtailed merely because a few people were sensitive about the depiction of deities. A...

Puri: The Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri will remain closed to devotees for five hours Wednesday evening for 'Banakalagi Niti', a secret ritual in which the faces of the sibling deities are repainted with natural colours. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) said in a...

Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in north Odisha remained grim on Wednesday, with incessant rain swelling major rivers and inundating villages, affecting over 1.25 lakh people across five districts, officials said. In view of the situation, schools and anganwadi centres in 10 districts have been ordered...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stepped up action against the misuse of residential buildings for commercial purposes, serving notices to 133 property owners and identifying 35 buildings for sealing in line with Supreme Court directives. Officials said notices have been issued to 133...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has launched a massive evacuation drive from low-lying areas as over 1 lakh people remained affected by floods, officials said. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, after reviewing the situation Tuesday evening, said the next 24 hours remained crucial for the...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to undertake a three-day visit to Odisha from August 3 and attend several programmes, besides a train journey from Bhubaneswar to Brahmapur, officials said. The President's programme was discussed at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday felicitated Indian Idol Season 16 winner Jyotirmayee Nayak at his official residence here and announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh in recognition of her outstanding achievement on the national stage. During the meeting, Jyotirmayee presented her...

MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Two back-to-back murders in the Capital city in less than 24 hours have not only shocked the denizens but also highlighted the lack of fear towards the Commissionerate Police. In a troubling coincidence, both killings occurred within Chakeisiani locality under...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Tuesday announced a statewide agitation demanding the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over alleged large-scale errors in government school textbooks. Announcing the protest programme at Congress Bhavan here, AICC Odisha in-charge Lalji Desai said...