Metro

Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties in Odisha Friday slammed the BJP for "failing" to make adequate preparation to deal with cyclone 'Arnab' despite forecasts of heavy rainfall and flooding in parts of the state. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, Opposition Chief Whip Pramila Mallik said that...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday expressed grief over the deaths of three members of a family, including a nine-month-old baby, in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Odisha’s Kandhamal district and announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Friday enquired about the flood situation in Odisha following Cyclone Arnab and expressed concern over the well-being of people affected by the calamity. In a post on X, the President's office said, "President Droupadi Murmu spoke with Shri Mohan Charan Majhi,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday expressed concern over the hardships faced by the people in Ganjam due to the unprecedented flooding caused by Cyclone Arnab. LoP Patnaik spoke to the Ganjam Collector over the telephone and enquired about the...

Puri: A devotee from Dhenkanal district died after falling ill while waiting outside the barricades for darshan at Srimandir in Puri Friday. The deceased, identified as Debaraj Sahu, had visited the temple with his relatives in the morning. While waiting in the queue outside the...

Bhubaneswar/Brahmapur: Four defence helicopters have begun airdropping food packets at 21 identified locations in flood-hit Ganjam district, while a central team will visit Odisha November 2 to assess the damage caused by floods triggered by cyclone 'Arnab', officials said Friday. Helicopters of the Indian Navy...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area over the South Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a depression around October 31 and move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast over the subsequent two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. IMD also predicted that several parts of...

Bhubaneswar: More than 35.39 lakh farmers in Odisha will receive the 24th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme Friday, an official said. The instalment will be released at a national-level programme to be held in Gujarat. PM Narendra Modi will attend the event and release the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission (OUSSSC) has extended the deadline for updating and validating credentials and data of candidates who applied for the Combined Police Service Examination (CPSE)-2024, or Sub-Inspector level examination, by 10 days to November 8. According to a press...

Kataka: The digital X-ray machine at Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer (AHPGIC) has remained out of order for the past three months, causing considerable inconvenience to patients. Despite repeated reminders from the hospital authorities, the agency that supplied the machine has shown little...