Metro

Bhubaneswar: National Students' Union of India (NSUI) activists Wednesday protested outside the residence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, demanding his resignation over the ongoing NEET paper leak controversy. Members from NSUI, the student wing of Congress, took out a 'mashaal' (torch) march from ATM...

Bhubaneswar: Widespread thunderstorm and rain brought relief from sweltering heat in several parts of Odisha Wednesday, even as 12 towns in the state recorded temperatures of 42 degrees Celsius or above. Thunderstorms along with rain, lightning and gusty wind occurred in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Bonai,...

Bhubaneswar: ABVP general secretary Virendra Singh Solanki Wednesday said the student organisation will continue its fight against urban Naxalism and discrepancies prevailing in the education sector. Speaking at the meeting of ABVP's Central Working Committee, Solanki said, At a time when Bharat is emerging as...

Bhubaneswar/Paradip: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said he was optimistic that JSW's Rs 65,000 crore integrated steel plant near Paradip would be operational by 2029, and asserted that it would mark a milestone in the state's industrialisation process. Majhi attended an event marking...

Bhubaneswar: A man was arrested here with narcotics in the early hours of Wednesday, following an exchange of fire with police in which he was injured, an official said. A team of police officials intercepted Pupun Majhi (31) around 2:30 am near Arisol village, following...

Kolkata: The West Bengal Police Wednesday detained absconding Trinamool Congress MLA Dilip Mondal from Odisha's Puri. Dilip Mondal is an MLA from Bishnupur constituency in South 24 Parganas district. The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police detained him from a hotel in Puri....

Bhubaneswar: Election Commission Wednesday announced that the bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha that has been vacated by Debashish Samantaray will be held June 18. Samantaray, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha on a BJD ticket in 2024 and was to continue...

Bhubaneswar: In a move aimed at improving efficiency, transparency and accountability in urban governance, the Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department has transferred 360 officials across various cadres serving in urban local bodies (ULBs) across the state. The transfers cover officials posted in municipal corporations,...

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India will undertake a citizen-centric compliance audit on urban mobility in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack during 2026–27 as part of a nationwide exercise covering 101 cities, officials said Tuesday. An entry conference for the audit was held at...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has released a draft standard operating procedure (SOP) for land parcel reconstitution under Town Planning (TP) Schemes 05 to 07 in Zone-I to ensure transparent, fair and structured urban development in the City. The draft SOP covers areas under Malipada...