Metro

Kataka: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday inaugurated the first edition of 'Odisha T20 League CM Trophy' at the Barabati Stadium in Kataka and said the tournament will provide a platform for cricketing talents of the state to showcase their skills. The state already has...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has increased the dearness allowance (DA) of employees working in state public sector undertakings (PSUs) by 2 percentage points, benefiting eligible employees with retrospective effect from January 1, 2026. The General Administration and Public Enterprises department said in an order issued...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday stepped up preparedness after the IMD forecast that a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal would move towards the South Odisha-North Andhra Pradesh coast, bringing heavy rain and winds, officials said. The government put collectors of 20 districts in southern...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar-Kataka commissionerate of police has barred personnel deployed at vital installations, including the state secretariat, Lingaraj temple and Orissa High Court, from sharing photographs and videos on social media while on duty, officials said. In an order, Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh said...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Sunday urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to convene a special session of the Assembly to pass a resolution seeking repeal of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026. Patnaik, who had written to Majhi on...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "sanskar" (values) over his alleged mockery of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying basic courtesy should not be reduced to political theatrics. Majhi made the remarks in a post on X while...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD's youth and student wings Sunday announced a two-day Assembly gherao from September 22 over errors in school textbooks for Classes I to VIII, demanding the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond. Biju Yuva Janata Dal president Chinmay Sahu and...

Bhubaneswar: A man allegedly beat his wife to death over a domestic dispute and then "died by suicide" by hanging himself in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, police said. The incident took place on Saturday night in Dadaraghati village under Parjang police limits in the district. The...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has suspended a doctor of Brahmapur circle jail for allegedly facilitating a murder-accused's conversation with a witness from prison, officials said Sunday. Susanta Kumar Panigrahi, deployed as a special psychiatrist at Brahmapur circle jail, was suspended with immediate effect, as per...

Bhubaneswar: A technical team has examined the health condition of five rescued orangutan cubs, quarantined at the Nandankanan Zoological Park, a statement said Sunday. The team, comprising veterinary officers from the Delhi Zoo and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) at Dehradun, also advised that...