Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly of Small & Medium Enterprises (OASME) expressed its appreciation to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi for abolishing the Professional Tax in the state. The decision is expected to provide significant relief to businesses, professionals, and entrepreneurs across Odisha. “This move will...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Crime Unit (SCU) of the Commissionerate Police seized 370 grams of brown sugar worth RS 37 lakh and arrested three persons near Doordarshan Kendra Bhubaneswar under Saheed Nagar police limits in connection with the case, police said Saturday. The accused have been...

Bhubaneswar: Police, during its special drive ‘Cyber Kawach’, busted an organised cyber fraud syndicate operating in the City under Khandagiri police limits. One youth from Maharashtra was arrested in this connection near Durga Mandap, Dumduma, officials said Saturday. Acting on reliable information, a police team...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, at a meeting of the High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA), approved 10 major industrial projects worth Rs 44,241.97 crore across eight districts of Odisha. The projects span sectors such as rare earth manufacturing, semiconductors, cement, automobile and auto-components, telecom infrastructure,...

Bhubaneswar: Under the leadership of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) approved 10 major industrial projects with a total investment of Rs 44,241.97 crore, having the potential to generate 8,765 employment opportunities across eight districts of the state. “Odisha is shifting...

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Drones were illegally operated at least 10 times above and near the Jagannath Temple in Puri in the last 19 months, the Odisha Assembly was informed Saturday. Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan also said that devotees of Lord Jagannath have donated over Rs 304.57 crore...

Bhubaneswar: Four of the six Odia workers, stranded in Thailand, returned to Odisha Saturday after the state government took steps to rescue them from the Southeast Asian country, an official statement said. The Directorate of Odisha Paribar under the Odia Language, Literature & Culture Department,...

Cuttack: Students of Shailabala Women’s College in Cuttack staged a protest after the institution was left out of the state government’s list of four newly announced universities. The college, considered the oldest women’s college in the state, has been witnessing a prolonged movement seeking university...

Bhubaneswar: Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will begin across Odisha April 1, State Chief Electoral Officer R Santhanagopalan said Saturday. Santhagopalan said preparatory work, including a mapping exercise, is underway to ensure smooth implementation of the revision process ahead of upcoming elections. Santhagopalan...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly witnessed pandemonium for the fourth consecutive day Saturday as Opposition BJD and Congress MLAs created a ruckus over the alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement. Opposition members raised anti-government slogans, displayed placards and banners near the Speaker's podium, leading to the adjournment...