Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged several "financial irregularities and deficiencies" in the implementation of the 5T High School Transformation Programme (HSTP) of the previous BJD government in Odisha. The BJD government's School and Mass Education (SME) Department introduced the...

Puri: Public darshan at Puri Jagannath Temple will remain closed for four hours Wednesday due to the 'Banakalagi ritual'. The darshan will remain suspended from 6 pm to 10 pm to facilitate the ritual. Banakalagi is a traditional temple ritual during which the faces of the...

Bhubaneswar: Normal life was partially disrupted in parts of Odisha Wednesday due to a 12-hour bandh called by a farmers' rights outfit over alleged large-scale errors in textbooks used in government schools, officials said. Shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed at several places...

Bhubaneswar: Major irregularities have been detected in the implementation of minor irrigation (MI) projects in Odisha, with several projects being abandoned midway and crores of rupees rendered unfruitful, according to a report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The report, tabled in the...

Bhubaneswar: Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) and Nabanirman Yuva Chhatra Sangathan (NYCS) have called for a 12-hour Odisha bandh Wednesday from 6am to 6pm, urging shops and markets to remain closed and vehicles to stay off the roads during the period. The organisation said the...

Bhubaneswar: Bike theft gangs have become active in Bhubaneswar ahead of the puja season, with more than 40 cases of two-wheelers being stolen reported at various police stations in September, the police informed. The thieves are targeting crowded places, particularly markets, hospitals and bus stands,...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Tuesday criticised the Odisha government for adjourning sine die the monsoon session of the assembly four days ahead of schedule and for not holding any debate on an amended mining law, claiming that the ruling BJP was "not interested in discussion" about...

Kataka: The ground staff at the Barabati Stadium put in the hard yards every time a cricket game in the ongoing Odisha T20 League CM Trophy 2026 stops due to rain. They put in the effort to ensure that the action can resume as soon...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant recognition of Odisha’s efforts towards strengthening urban sanitation and scientific waste management, Bhubaneswar and Puri have been selected among 50 cities across the country under the PRAGATI 50 initiative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under the Swachh...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s bamboo sector has earned national recognition, with a bamboo farmer from Mayurbhanj district receiving the PRAMAAN Certificate under the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS). The certification, awarded under the Trees Outside Forests Management and Chain of Custody (TOFM-CoC) scope, covers 14.03...