Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday held discussions with representatives from Japan to finalise a proposed friendship agreement between the state and Tottori prefecture, aimed at boosting cooperation in industrial development, skill development, tourism and culture, an official said. The meeting came a day after Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday lauded PM Narendra Modi for bringing artworks originating in the state to the global stage by gifting those to the Norwegian royal couple. Majhi, in social media posts, said that the prime minister gifted a Palm Leaf...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to sizzle under severe heatwave conditions with Jharsuguda recording 46 degrees Celsius for the second consecutive day as the hottest place in the state. Regional Meteorological Centre said temperatures are likely to rise further and the prevailing heatwave conditions may continue for...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Thursday said over 23,000 civil services aspirants have opted for three newly introduced examination centres as part of efforts to decongest venues for examination. With the addition of centres at Bhubaneshwar, Kanpur, and Meerut, the total number...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: An accused in the assault of a man and his woman friend in Odisha's Berhampur has been arrested after being injured in an exchange of fire with the police, officials said Thursday. With the arrest of Mufates Sahu alias Mukesh Wednesday night, the number...

Bhubaneswar/Ganjam: For the last three days, a grieving father from Ganjam has been sitting silently on the divider of the busy national highway at Khandagiri in Bhubaneswar, his eyes fixed towards the east and his heart filled with hope that his missing son will somehow...

Cuttack: An unidentified woman’s body was recovered from the Kathajodi riverbed in Brahmanigaon village under Baranga in Cuttack district Friday morning. Locals spotted the body buried under the river sand and informed the police. After reaching the spot, police began the process of recovering the...

New Delhi: A Muga silk stole for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a Madhubani painting with fish motif for Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten and a Ladakhi pure wool stole for Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson were some of the gifts presented by Prime Minister...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Sasmit Patra Wednesday met Union Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman and urged the initiation of structured deliberations on bringing petrol and diesel under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework. In his detailed representation to Sitharaman, Patra emphasised that the constitutional...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the beginning of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha from July 1, the opposition BJD Wednesday constituted a panel of senior leaders to monitor the appointment of Booth Level Agents (BLAs) across assembly segments. BJD president Naveen Patnaik, in...