Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved 98% success in its Chandrayaan-2 mission, the space agency chairman, Dr K Sivan, said after arriving in the Odisha capital on Saturday. “We had eight scientific…

Bhubaneswar: A joint team of the police, Excise Police, Drug Inspector, Forest and Environment Department and Food Safety Inspector conducted a surprise raid on a hookah bar in Chandrasekharpur area on Thursday and seized several items used…

Bhubaneswar: Hours after his arrest by the CBI from his residence in Cuttack, former honourary secretary of the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA), Asirbad Behera was remanded to judicial custody on Thursday. After arresting Behera and…

Bhubaneswar: As part of the jail reforms, the Odisha government is going to launch a novel scheme in which jail inmates will become radio jockeys. Sources in the Directorate of Prisons & Correctional Services said that Jail Radio will…

Bhubaneswar: The partial closure of Biju Ptnaik International Airport here for eight months for re-carpeting of the runway may not affect flight services to and from the Odisha capital. “The airport should have two runways. Since it is an…

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport here will remain partially closed for eight months. As informed by the airport authorities, a decision to this effect was taken for the re-carpeting of the runway of the airport. As…

Bhubaneswar: Fancy number plates too invite hefty fines following the implementation of the new Motor Vehicle Act, 2019. The Commissionerate Police here has issued a notice to a car owner here for writing "POLICE" on his vehicle's rear…

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, the Odisha Police arrested wanted drug mafia kingpin Sheikh Raja (29) from Bhubaneswar. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch raided an area in the state capital…

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of massive rush at Regional Transport Offices in Bhubaneswar for driving licence, the Odisha government has decided to open five additional centres in the capital city and Khurda town. Informing this to the media…