Metro

Bhubaneswar: The state government Sunday intensified preparedness for Cyclone Arnab across five vulnerable southern districts, deploying 24 Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams and six National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast a possible landfall between southern Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said wars were no longer being fought only through conventional means but also by targeting economies, and underscored the need to protect India's banking system from "cyber terrorists". Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the Reserve Bank of India's Rs...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday inaugurated the Reserve Bank of India's Rs 169-crore data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, Odisha Governor Brajmohan Ram, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Tribal Affairs...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Sunday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to resolve the decades-long dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh over the Kotia cluster of villages, amid the southern state issuing a notification to hold panchayat polls in the area November 3. Senior BJD leaders...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday reached Odisha to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India's Rs 169-crore data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Modi landed at Biju Patnaik International Airport here at 4.15 pm aboard a special Indian Air Force aircraft,...

Bhubaneswar/Bhabanipatana: In a major crackdown against corruption, Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested another senior clerk of the State Forest Department for “embezzling” government funds amounting to over Rs 2.60 crore. The accused was identified as Babulu Suna, Senior Assistant-cum-In-Charge, Establishment Section, Office of the Divisional Forest...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday stepped up preparations, mobilising personnel and equipment in vulnerable areas, as a severe cyclonic storm is likely to hit the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh coast October 28, officials said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest bulletin, said a depression over...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha Sunday to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data centre and cybersecurity training institute at Jatni in Khordha district. According to the scheduled programme, PM Modi will arrive at Bhubaneswar airport at 4.10 p.m. He will...

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: Instead of concentrating on education and preparing for a brighter future, an increasing number of minors in Odisha are becoming involved in criminal activities. This disturbing trend is putting their future at risk and raising concerns among law enforcement agencies, parents...

BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Giving greater priority to passenger safety, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has strengthened enforcement of railway rules in accordance with the Jan Vishwas Act. Between June 19 and October 20, East Coast Railway collected a total fine of Rs 1,00,68,125 from more...