Metro

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of anganwadi workers staged a protest here Monday, demanding government employee status and a pay hike. The workers, under the banner of All Odisha Anganwadi Ladies Workers Association, staged a demonstration near the state Assembly building ahead of the winter session to press...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday condoled the death of veteran actor Dharmendra, and said his legacy will continue to inspire generations of artistes and cinema lovers. Dharmendra died in Mumbai Monday, police confirmed. He was 89. “Deeply saddened to learn about the...

Bhubaneswar: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped in Odisha's Khurda district, police said Monday. The minor's parents had initially lodged a missing persons complaint November 19, as she did not return home from school the previous day, they said. Her mother later lodged...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said his government gives utmost importance to common people's problems by regularly holding 'Jan Abhijog Sunani' (public grievance hearing). Majhi said this government is breaking the artificial barrier that previously existed between the government and the common...

Bhubaneswar: Dharitri, one of Odisha’s most widely read dailies, is hosting the fifth edition of its flagship environment conclave, 'Dharitri Youth Conclave 2025: Climate Change – Finding Solutions', Monday at Hotel Swosti Premium, Bhubaneswar. The conclave comes at a crucial time as the world grapples...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: At the Odisha Pavilion of the 44th India International Trade Fair 2025 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Mission Shakti and the Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS) under the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water department are representing the Government of Odisha,...

Bhubaneswar: The Cyber and Economic Offences Police Sunday arrested two persons for cheating a man of Rs 89,699 through a fake lottery scheme in the City. Police seized mobile phones, numerous lottery coupon cards, WhatsApp chat printouts, an iPhone, a Honda Dio scooter, and a...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: “We have to be selfish today to save the environment so that future generations can live in a safe and healthy world,” Dharitri and Orissa POST Editor Tathagata Satpathy said Sunday. He was speaking a day before the fifth Dharitri...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area over the Strait of Malacca and adjoining South Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over southeast Bay of Bengal within the next 48 hours, triggering rain in some coastal districts of Odisha between November 25 and 27,...

Bhubaneswar: A man allegedly attempted to kill his girlfriend by slitting her throat in Bhubaneswar over a personal dispute, police said Sunday. According to police, both the accused and the victim are from Darjeeling in West Bengal. The dispute started after the accused, identified as...