Metro

Bhubaneswar: Maha Shivratri drew large crowds to Shaiva temples across Odisha Sunday, with authorities stepping up security and crowd-management measures. Major shrines, including the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar and the Lokanath Temple in Puri, reported heavy footfall from early morning. Arrangements were also in place...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has directed officials to complete all pending corrections related to land pattas and Record of Rights (RoR) particularly Column-2 entries within a fixed timeline in mission mode across all districts of Odisha. District Collectors have been asked to personally monitor the...

Hatadihi: Khandagiri police in Bhubaneswar arrested a social worker and BJD leader on charges of Rs 22 lakh fraud, sources said Saturday. The accused was identified as Sureswari Sagarika Jena, the president of a philanthropic organisation Jaydurga Foundation and a native of Jalkalang village under...

Bhubaneswar: With the objective of ensuring all eligible citizens in the state are included in the electoral roll and to strengthen a transparent electoral process, a state-level capacity building workshop for radio broadcasters was held at the conference hall of the Office of the Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Minister for Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Rural Development Rabi Narayan Naik Saturday, chaired a high-level review meeting with Chief Development Officers (CDO-cumEOs) and Block Development Officers (BDOs) to assess the progress of major rural development programmes across the State. The meeting was held...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s handloom and handicraft products carry a distinct appeal that reflects the state’s rich heritage and cultural identity, Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo said while inaugurating the 20th Grand Toshali Swadeshi Mela at Janata Maidan Saturday. He said the primary objective of the...

Bhubaneswar: Badagada Police under Bhubaneswar UPD arrested a man for allegedly cheating investors of Rs 18.9 lakh by promising higher returns through investments in government and power sector projects, officials said Saturday. The accused has been identified as Onkar Prasad Pattnaik (44), who has been...

Bhubaneswar: The Cyber Crime and Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested a youth from Bhopal for allegedly cheating a senior citizen of the City out of Rs 81,30,082 in an online investment scam, police said Saturday. The accused was identified as 24-year-old Aakash Kaushik, a...

Bhubaneswar: The state Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved key proposals, including three tenders related to the Integrated Anandpur Barrage Project that involves construction of barrage on Bairarini river and its distribution system to provide irrigation facilities to 60,000-hectare of agricultural land...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Saturday arrested one of the two prisoners who escaped from Choudwar Circle Jail in Cuttack during last year's Durga Puja celebrations. The fugitives, Madhukanta Kumar and Raja Sahani, both from Bihar, had escaped the high-security jail on the intervening night of October...