The Latest Breaking News from BHUBANESWAR

India women set to take on depleted Netherlands in FIH Pro League tie

BHUBANESWAR: Olympic champions Netherlands have arrived with their second-string side but the Indian women's hockey team still faces a stern test when it clashes with the world number one rival in the double-leg FIH Pro League tie, starting here on Friday.

The Times of India · Apr 7, 2022

Odisha: Demand for home tutors up after offline classes resume

BHUBANESWAR: Demand of home tutors and coaching classes have increased significantly in the state following resumption of offline classes in schools after a closure of two years in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Times of India · Apr 6, 2022

Truck driver held for NH pile-up

BHUBANESWAR: A truck driver, who was on the run after ramming his vehicle into a stationary car on the NH-16 at Palasuni here on Monday, killing its driver on the spot, has been arrested on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Apr 6, 2022

Man dies as car gets squeezed between trucks near Bhubaneswar

BHUBANESWAR: A man died on the spot when the car he was driving got squeezed between two trucks, a moving and a stationary one, at Palasuni on NH-16 on the city outskirts on Monday. Though the accident was caught on a CCTV camera, police are yet to ascertain the identity…

The Times of India · Apr 4, 2022

BMC offers 5% discount on holding tax dues

BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has offered 5% discount on current holding tax dues for the assessment year 2022-23 if paid before April 30.

The Times of India · Apr 4, 2022

High transport cost for schoolkids gives parents sleepless nights

BHUBANESWAR: Spiralling transport cost is turning out to be a major worry for parents in Bhubaneswar with the beginning of the new academic session in offline mode.

The Times of India · Apr 4, 2022

Petrol price in Bhubaneswar touches record high of 110.96, diesel hits a ton

BHUBANESWAR: Petrol price in the city surged to the second highest rate of Rs 110.96 on Monday while diesel crossed Rs 100 (Rs 100.65) per litre again.

The Times of India · Apr 4, 2022

We have a habit of not finishing games when we are in control, says India's hockey coach Graham Reid

BHUBANESWAR: The Indian men's hockey team might have won its FIH Pro League double-header against England but head coach Graham Reid is not completely pleased with its performance, especially the tendency of allowing opponents to come back into the game.

The Times of India · Apr 4, 2022

Odisha: Court nod to remand for murder accused

BHUBANESWAR: A court in Bhadrak on Sunday allowed the state crime branch to extend the custodial remand period of web channel editor, Sarmistha Rout, and her associate, Jhuna Bhoi, to three more days for further interrogation in connection with the abduction and murder of cameraman Manas Swain.

The Times of India · Apr 3, 2022

Earthen stoves in Puri Jagannath temple vandalised, inquiry under way

BHUBANESWAR: The Puri Jagannath temple kitchen where priests can prepare mahaprasad for 1 lakh worshippers everyday was vandalised with 40 special clay stoves damaged by miscreants, authorities said on Sunday, even as the incident sparked nationwide outrage.

The Times of India · Apr 3, 2022