Metro

Bhubaneswar: Joining the ongoing debate over Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik's description of the recent flood as manmade, senior Odisha minister Suresh Pujari Thursday blamed the previous BJD government's "failure" to implement mitigation measures during its 24-year rule for the disaster. Pujari, the revenue...

Kendrapada: Vigilance Department arrested a senior revenue assistant of Derabish block in Odisha’s Kendrapada district for allegedly embezzling over Rs 3.03 crore by preparing fake bills on the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) portal in the names of retired and deceased government employees. The accused,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police arrested a man in Surat, who was accused of killing a 76-year-old woman at her residence in Bhubaneswar on the night of November 3, an officer said Thursday. Laxmisagar police, in collaboration with Gujarat Police, arrested the accused, Balbhadra Maharana, in Gujarat...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar has secured the fifth position nationally and topped the rankings in Odisha in the Swachh Survekshan 2025–26, earning the State First Swachh City of Odisha award. President Droupadi Murmu presented the award at a ceremony attended by officials and dignitaries. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation...

Kataka: Asutosh Padhy defeated his mentor and coach Subrat Das 6-1 in the senior men's snooker final to clinch his sixth state ranking title at the 32nd All Odisha Billiards and Snooker State Ranking Championship 2026, which concluded at the GK Snooker Cafe Club Wednesday....

BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s mineral-rich mining regions are emerging as climate change hotspots, with deforestation, hill cutting, industrial pollution and large-scale land-use changes disrupting ecological balance. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, intense heatwaves and excessive precipitation are further aggravating the crisis, threatening the livelihoods of...

Bhubaneswar: While Odisha has traditionally faced the threat of cyclones originating in the Bay of Bengal, a scientific assessment has drawn attention to another natural hazard—earthquake vulnerability, particularly in the eastern parts of Bhubaneswar. A detailed seismic microzonation study by the National Centre for Seismology...

KARTIK SAHU, OP Kataka: City wastewater continues to enter the Kathajodi River through a drain near Khan Nagar, allegedly in violation of an Orissa High Court directive prohibiting the discharge. The pollution has raised public health concerns, affecting people bathing in the river, livestock and...

Kataka: Swara’s Wonderful Adventure Stories, an English storybook for children authored by young writer Swara Das and published by Bhasha Prakashan, was unveiled at the High Court Guest House on Cantonment Road. Orissa High Court Justice Sashikanta Mishra, who released the book as chief guest,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has earned national recognition for its urban sanitation and cleanliness initiatives, with the state receiving an award at the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025–26, presented by President Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi Tuesday. Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra...