Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall in several districts from November 18 as a depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by November 17, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Sunday. The...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday announced development projects worth Rs 161 crore for Malkangiri district while addressing the state-level celebration of Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, marking the 151st birth anniversary of tribal freedom fighter Bhagwan Birsa Munda. Addressing a large gathering in Malkangiri, the...

Visakhapatnam/Bhubaneswar: A cyclone alert has been issued for Andhra Pradesh and the South Odisha coast as the depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the depression over the Southeast and...

New Delhi: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan will visit Odisha, where he will address the orientation programme for members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly in Bhubaneswar, Monday. He will also inaugurate the Iconic Tower (Academic Building) of Sri Sri University in Kataka during the visit,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has alerted all districts, particularly those in the southern and coastal regions, to remain prepared to deal with any adverse weather conditions as a possible third cyclone in three weeks brews over the Bay of Bengal, Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari...

Bhubaneswar: Coastal districts of Odisha are likely to experience rainfall between November 18 and 20 as a depression over the southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Sunday. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Anjali should continue for another 60 years, said OrissaPOST and Dharitri Editor Tathagata Satpathy, as the 25th Anjali International Children and Youth Festival drew to a close at Kala Bhoomi here Saturday, marking a quarter-century of celebrating inclusion, compassion and the extraordinary abilities of...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief to thousands of people awaiting social security assistance, the state government has included 5,324 new beneficiaries from the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area under the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY), taking the total number of beneficiaries in the city to...

By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha is witnessing significantly slower bank credit growth compared to the national average, with the state’s growth rate standing at just 9 per cent against the national figure of 20 per cent. This leaves Odisha 11 percentage points behind the...

By BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has warned of strict action against officials found deliberately or unnecessarily delaying building plan approvals across the state. With a large number of applications for building permits pending before various development authorities, municipal corporations and other urban...