Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Kotia region in Koraput district has once again become a major issue after the Andhra Pradesh government announced panchayat elections October 14, with officials from the newly formed Parvathipuram Manyam district entering the area and initiating steps to conduct the polls, Congress leader...

Bhubaneswar: A women-led enterprise in Mayurbhanj district is turning traditional lacquer bangle-making into a profitable rural business, generating monthly earnings of over Rs 25,000 for each of its 25 members. Formed in 2018, the Binapani Lacquer Producer Group in Kuchila Khunta village under Badasahi block...

Bhubaneswar: Traffic congestion during Durga Puja has left commuters struggling to navigate the roads in the state capital, with thousands of people stepping out to visit pandals, seek blessings and shop for the festival. Traffic moves at a crawl even during the day, while the...

Puri: Two cable television workers were electrocuted after coming in contact with a live wire while repairing cables on the premises of Baliapanda police station Sunday evening, hospital sources said. The deceased were identified as Bapi Pradhan and Subrata Sahu, both residents of Jalisahi under...

Kataka: A 15-year-old boy was found dead near the Mahanadi River, close to the lower Bali Jatra ground in Kataka, Sunday. The deceased was identified as Sumant Kumar Sahu alias Munu, son of a mason and a native of Banki in Kataka district. He was...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Sunday lodged a police complaint at Capital Police Station in Bhubaneswar seeking action over the alleged circulation of AI-generated deepfake videos and voice-cloned content targeting party leader Sujata Rout Karthikeyan. BJD leader Amrita Mishra filed the complaint, seeking legal action against unidentified...

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the Chorbagan pandal stampede in Kolkata that claimed 19 lives, Odisha Police has asked puja committees to ensure a queue-based darshan system to manage crowds, particularly in Bhubaneswar and Kataka, officials said Sunday. Speaking to reporters in Bhubaneswar, DGP Vinaytosh...

Bhubaneswar: Braj Mohan Ram sworn in as the 28th Governor of Odisha here at the Lok Bhavan Sunday. Orissa High Court Chief Justice Harish Tondon administered the oath of office to Ram in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy,...

By Trinath Mohanty, OP Bhubaneswar: Police have recovered only 2.46 per cent of the money lost to cyber fraud in Odisha in the first nine months of the year, with a lack of technical expertise, inadequate manpower and funding constraints hampering investigations, according to data...

By Trinath Mohanty, OP Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here appears to have become a transit point for drug traffickers. While smugglers continue to use flights from Bangkok to transport narcotics, some manage to evade detection, while others are caught by Customs and...