Metro

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Anu Garg Tuesday called for the need for coordinated and sustained efforts by all stakeholders to eliminate the drug menace in the state. Garg chaired the seventh meeting of the State-Level Narcotics Coordination Centre (NCORD) which was held at Lok Seva Bhawan...

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has raised serious concerns over the Forest, Environment and Climate Change department’s procurement of firearms and ammunition worth Rs 8.62 crore despite the absence of adequately trained personnel to operate them. The issue surfaced during a review conducted...

Puri: Odisha government Tuesday said it will deploy nearly 7,000 police personnel and 475 CCTV cameras for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri beginning from July 16. This was stated by Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan after the second coordination meeting on Rath...

Bhubaneswar: The Southwest monsoon covered the whole of Odisha Tuesday, as rain lashed several districts, IMD said. The southwest monsoon, which entered Odisha June 12, has covered all 30 districts of Odisha June 23, said Sanjeev Dwivedi, a weather scientist of IMD's Bhubaneswar centre. With...

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Three eminent personalities from Odisha have been conferred with the Padma Shri for their outstanding contributions to literature, education and traditional arts, bringing national recognition to the state. Veteran folk artist Simanchal Patra of Ganjam received the Padma Shri Award for his efforts...

Bhubaneswar: One more person was arrested Tuesday in connection with the lynching of a GRP constable in Odisha, taking the total number of apprehended people in this connection to 19, police said. Government Railway Police (GRP) constable Soumya Ranjan Swain was allegedly tied to a...

Cuttack: A fast-track court in Cuttack Thursday sentenced a private tutor to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping a minor student in the Cantonment area. The Court convicted Hafiz Noor Ataraj and ordered him to pay a fine of 10,000 rupees, with an...

Bhubaneswar: Assets worth crores of rupees, including 15 high-value plots and two multi-storeyed buildings, were found Tuesday during searches at the properties of a government engineer in Odisha, officials said. The searches were conducted by the Odisha Vigilance at seven locations in Sambalpur, Cuttack, Balasore...

Puri: Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan Tuesday announced a special arrangement for residents of Puri to facilitate entry into the Jagannath Temple during the upcoming Rath Yatra. After chairing the second coordination meeting for the world-famous Rath Yatra, the minister said a dedicated mechanism is...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Odisha July 4 to participate in a series of official programmes, including an event hosted by the state Cooperation Department, sources said. During his one-day visit, Shah is expected to attend government functions in and...