Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is planning to identify structurally unsafe government and private buildings across the state and take steps to demolish those posing a threat to public safety, Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra said Monday. The move follows the recent building collapse in Delhi...

Puri: Odisha Vigilance Monday apprehended a Revenue Inspector (RI) and an Assistant Revenue Inspector (ARI) for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 from a person for processing an enquiry report in connection with a land conversion and mutation case in Puri district....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is working on a proposal to bring Class X and XII examinations under a single board by merging the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) and Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), School and Mass Education Secretary N Tirumala Nayak said Monday. Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee has constituted a new team comprising leaders from different categories to strengthen its base in the state for the panchayat elections to be held next year, a party leader said. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) formed a 29-member political...

Bhubaneswar: All six franchises finalised their squads for the upcoming Odisha T20 League 2026 CM Trophy as the teams confirmed their 16-player draft. The tournament will have the special presence of former cricketers Suresh Raina and Debasis Mohanty, both of whom have been named as...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of his three-day investment outreach to the UAE from September 9 to 11, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said the state aims to establish export-led industrial growth by attracting global investors and strengthening international business linkages. CM Majhi said Odisha has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha chess professional Aparajita Gochhikar has been appointed as a Fair Play Expert and member of the Fair Play Panel for the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026, scheduled to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 14 to 28. Gochhikar is the first Indian...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has sent 814 notices to several buildings in 2026 for violations of fire safety norms. The notices included 258 residential buildings, 110 educational institutions, 114 other establishments, 34 assembly halls, 68 commercial establishments, 32 business establishments, 63 industrial units, 16 storage buildings,...

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar, in collaboration with JSW Foundation, Sunday launched a Mobile Science Exhibition (MSE) programme aimed at taking experiential science education to students in rural and underserved areas of Odisha. The MSE van was flagged off by department of Science and...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) organised a City-level awareness meeting, tree plantation drive and rally near the Hatiasuni Resource Centre Sunday as part of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)-2026 Week. BMC Mayor Sulochana Das, Deputy Mayor Manjulata Kanhar, BMC Commissioner Chanchal Rana, Odisha...