Metro

Puri: A day after Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi issued an apology to the devotees of Lord Jagannath for the “unpardonable” negligence leading to the death of three people in a stampede, the entire state administration was gearing up to ensure smooth conduct of...

New Delhi/Puri: Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala Monday demanded that accountability be fixed for the loss of lives in Puri Rath Yatra stampede and suggested measures like country-wide standard protocols for crowd management and the setting up of crowd safety task force by states. Three...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Monday warned that ration cards of beneficiaries who fail to complete e-KYC verification by the end of the day will be suspended for three months. Addressing the media, Patra said that around 20.58 lakh...

Bhubaneswar: Seven yellow anacondas were born at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar Sunday, an official said. The parent snakes were brought from the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust in October 2019. The last breeding happened in July 2022. With the new births, the zoo now has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Monday demanded the resignations of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CM Pravati Parida and Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, holding them accountable for the stampede in Puri that claimed three lives and left over 50 injured, a statement by...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Monday launched simultaneous raids on the properties and office of a joint director-rank officer at eight locations in three districts in connection with its probe into his alleged disproportionate assets. The Vigilance Department launched the search operations on the properties of the...

By Reshmi Yadav, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha is witnessing a worrying rise in heart-related ailments among its younger population, mirroring a nationwide trend that experts are calling a silent epidemic. According to state government data, heart attacks account for 282 deaths per lakh population, marking it...

Bhubaneswar: Marking its formal entry into Odisha’s political landscape, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Saturday announced the formation of its state unit and appointed youth leader and social activist Jitendra Kumar Hati as the state president. The announcement was made by RLD national general secretary...

Cuttack: Three empty wagons of a goods train Monday derailed in a yard near Cuttack railway station in Odisha, an official said. No casualty was reported in the incident, he said, adding that the wagons jumped the tracks around 8.30 am and the loop line...

Puri: A day after three people were killed and 50 others injured in a stampede near Shree Gundicha temple in Puri, thousands of devotees Monday made a beeline to have a darshan of the sibling deities -- Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath. In...