Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Monday termed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's advice to female boarders to not venture out late at night as "disappointing." Deputy CM Parida, who is also in charge of the Women and Child Development department, strongly denounced...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: The nomination filing process for Odisha's Nuapada bypoll began Monday with the issuance of a notification in this regard, even as the state's two major political parties - the BJP and BJD - are yet to announce the names of their candidates. The Congress...

Bhubaneswar: A laboratory attendant of AIIMS Bhubaneswar was shot dead by unidentified persons in the city Monday morning when he was on his way to the hospital, police said. The deceased has been identified as Sudhanshu Khuntia. He was working as a lab attendant in...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) chairperson Sovana Mohanty Monday left for West Bengal to meet a medical student who was allegedly gang raped in Durgapur. Before leaving Bhubaneswar this morning, Mohanty said, "I am going to visit Durgapur to meet the survivor and...

Bhubaneswar: The father of a 23-year-old woman, who was allegedly gangraped in West Bengal's Durgapur, Sunday appealed to the Odisha government to shift her to Bhubaneswar for treatment, citing a threat to her life. The survivor, a second-year MBBS student, is currently undergoing treatment at...

Bhubaneswar: A boy drowned and another went missing after being swept away by strong currents in Sidua river in Odisha's Cuttack district Sunday, officials said. The incident occurred near Basant Kundal village under the jurisdiction of Cuttack 42 Mouza police station. “Two boys from Basant...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: A team of Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) may soon visit West Bengal to enquire about the health condition of the medical student, who was allegedly gangraped by some men in the Durgapur area of the neighbouring state. Addressing media persons during a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Recruitment Board (OPRB) said that it would restart the process for recruitment of sub-inspector once the crime branch investigation concludes and conspirators are booked. The written examination of combined police service exams (CPSE) 2024 for the recruitment of 933 sub-inspectors post was...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi spoke over the phone with the father of a woman hailing from the state who was gang-raped in West Bengal's Durgapur and assured him of all support from the state government. The woman hailing from Jaleswar in Odisha's...

Bhubaneswar/Puri: In a significant development, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has marked Srimandir and its periphery on its flight map as a ‘Red Zone,’ prohibiting aircraft such as drones from flying in the area, particularly above the 12th-century shrine. Puri Superintendent of Police...