Metro

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha June 20 to attend a major event at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, marking two years of the BJP government in the state. He will be joined by President Droupadi Murmu, making it a rare occasion for Odisha...

Rairangpur: President Droupadi Murmu Friday began her two-day visit to Odisha, reaching Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district by road from Kalaikunda Air Force Station in adjoining West Bengal after adverse weather conditions disrupted her scheduled helicopter journey, official sources said. Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has increased undergraduate (UG) seats by 10,372 across higher education institutions for the 2026-27 academic session to accommodate rising demand for degree admissions, the Higher Education Department said. According to a notification issued by the department, the additional seats have already been...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), Odisha government Friday decided to reduce house registration charges to below 1%. The Housing and Urban Development Department has issued a letter in this regard, while the Revenue Department has been...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday expressed deep concern over the non‑payment of social security pensions to around 18 lakh beneficiaries in Odisha for the past three months due to technical glitches, calling it a serious failure of governance. In...

Bhubaneswar: Suspended IPS officer of Odisha, Dayal Gangwar, had engaged eight policemen in his domestic works, according to an official report. Gangwar, who was serving as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Home Department, was suspended following allegations of harassment by the family...

Bhubaneswar: The Capital Region Urban Trans port (CRUT) has emerged as a leading example of sustainable and technology-driven public transportation in India, recording an average daily ridership of over three lakh passengers while steadily expanding its green mobility network across Odisha. Over the past two...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Thursday constituted a three-member high-level committee, headed by Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary Deoranjan Kumar Singh, to probe the publication of error-ridden school textbooks for Classes I to VIII and submit its report within seven days. According to the Chief Minister’s Office...

Bhubaneswar: The conservation and recovery of the critically endangered Gharial crocodile at Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) has emerged as a major wildlife success story, with sustained efforts leading to encouraging results both in captivity and in the wild. To strengthen the ongoing gharial reintroduction initiative,...

Bhubaneswar: With schools reopening across the state Thursday after the summer vacation, district administrations have revised school timings and extended precautionary measures amid continuing heatwave conditions and high humidity. The administrations of Cuttack and Khurda have directed all schools to operate during morning hours from...