Metro

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched OSWAN video conferencing facilities in 115 urban local bodies (ULBs), along with the PMAY-BANDHU initiative and the Odisha Yatri SOS App during the state-level celebration of Local Self-Government Day 2026 at OUAT Krushi Shiksha Sadan Monday. Several initiatives...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for economically disadvantaged students belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has directed that eligible students admitted to government medical and engineering colleges will not be required to deposit admission, tuition or...

Bhubaneswar: A seven-year-old girl, who was allegedly kidnapped from Kataka, has been rescued by the police after a 36-hour operation, a senior officer said Monday. The accused has been arrested from Balikuda railway station, Kataka-Bhubaneswar Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh told reporters. He said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das Monday asked suspended MLA Sofia Firdous to resign if she differs from Congress ideology. Das said this a day after Barabati-Cuttack MLA Sofia Firdous's father and former MLA Mohammed Moquim announced that his daughter will...

Puri: As the inventory work of the Puri Jagannath Temple's 'Ratna Bhandar' resumed after the annual Rath Yatra, a senior official Monday said that the jewellery and valuables stored inside the treasury so far matched the 1978 list of inventory. The inventory process is being...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) will launch a special pilot survey in three wards under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) from September 3 to rectify discrepancies in electoral rolls ahead of the panchayat and urban local body elections in the state, official sources said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday launched 593 urban development projects worth Rs 323 crore across 62 cities and towns. He also announced a package of Rs 560 crore for the development of 28 new Notified Area Councils (NACs) in the state. "I...

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Monday issued a red warning for Sundaragada and Kendujhar, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rain at one or two places. An orange warning has also been issued for Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Debagada,...

Thiruvananthapuram/Bhubaneswar: Former Union Minister and Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor Monday expressed deep sorrow over the death of IPS officer Shefeen Ahamed K, who passed away at the age of 50 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Ahamed was serving as Inspector General of...

Kataka: Police have launched a search for a seven-year-old girl allegedly abducted from the railway station area under the Chauliaganj police limits in Kataka district Monday, with CCTV footage showing an elderly man accompanying the child. The girl’s whereabouts and safety remain unknown. Police are...