Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a major welfare initiative benefiting lakhs of kendu leaf workers across the state, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday approved a comprehensive package worth Rs 74.78 crore and an increase in the procurement price of kendu leaves. The CM approved a 25 per...

Bhubaneswar: The crime branch of Odisha Police Monday constituted multiple teams to probe various aspects of the large-scale errors detected in school textbooks for students of classes 1 to 8, officials said. The investigation will focus on the preparation, approval, processing, printing and publication of...

Bhubaneswar: A tragic accident claimed the life of a Class XI student Monday after he fell from the 10th floor of the Jalvayu Apartment complex here in the Niladri Vihar area, under the Chandrasekharpur police limits. The deceased has been identified as Rafan Khurshid, a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is strengthening COVID-19 surveillance, especially in the bordering districts, after reports of multiple coronavirus cases in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, an official said. State Public Health Director Rabindranath Mishra told reporters here that tests are being conducted at district-level health facilities across...

Puri: A mock drill was conducted Monday at the Police Line Ground in Puri to rehearse the chariot-pulling process ahead of the grand Rath Yatra. The drill was organised by Odisha Police, Fire Services and other security agencies under the supervision of Additional Director General...

Puri: Odisha Police have launched an initiative to create awareness among tourists and pilgrims against cybercrime in the run-up to the Rath Yatra festival in Puri, a senior officer said Monday. The police rolled out a 'Cyber Sathi Vehicle' to disseminate cyber safety messages and...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday met the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) chairperson and submitted an application seeking an enquiry into the alleged use of children in a political programme by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party...

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapada: Tikhiri gram panchayat Sarpanch Chameli Ojha of Mahakalapada block in Kendrapada district Monday launched an indefinite hunger strike at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar, demanding action against the block development officer (BDO) and inspector-in-charge (IIC). Ojha launched the strike against the alleged "injustice and atrocities"...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar-Kataka Commissionerate Police has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the Rath Yatra, Bahuda Yatra and Sunabesha celebrations at the ISKCON Temple in Bhubaneswar July 16, 24 and 25. The restrictions have been announced for hassle-free movement of devotees and vehicles as a large...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Monday launched simultaneous house searches at different properties linked to an Executive Engineer over allegations of accumulation of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. According to Vigilance officials, the accused official, Sanjay Kumar Kispatta, was a former Assistant Executive Engineer,...