Metro

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Wednesday urged his cabinet colleague in Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry Hardeep Singh Puri, and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to expedite implementation of the proposed 'Strategic Petroleum Reserve' (SPR) project in Jajpur district. The issue has been in...

Bhubaneswar: Amid supply constraints of LPG cylinders, the Odisha government has simplified approval processes for early execution of piped natural gas (PNG) distribution projects across cities in the state, officials said. In a move to fast-track the expansion of clean energy infrastructure across urban Odisha,...

Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning for eight districts in Odisha. The districts include Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada and Koraput. Meteorologists said wind speeds could reach 40 to 50 kmph and are expected to continue until Thursday. The department...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Odisha has lost 239 security personnel in the three-decade-long fight against Maoists, but the insurgency is in the final stage with the surrender of five Naxals, including the most-wanted red rebel Sukru alias Kosa Sodi, a senior officer said Wednesday. Additional Director General of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police have arrested a man from Kolkata in connection with a multi-crore online investment scam in which a businessman from Cuttack was duped of more than Rs 12.33 crore, a senior Crime Branch official said Wednesday. The 36-year-old accused, identified as Rahul...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 122 incidents of disorder involving Hindus, Muslims and Christians were reported in various parts of Odisha during 2025, according to a White Paper tabled in the assembly Wednesday. The home department said 106 Hindu-Muslim and 16 Hindu-Christian disorder incidents were reported...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition MLAs demonstrated wearing black T-shirts in the Odisha assembly Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack. The demonstration by the opposition MLAs over the issue, which...

Puri: The long-awaited inventory of the Ratna Bhandar of the Jagannath Temple began Wednesday after a gap of 48 years, officials said. According to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), authorised personnel entered the temple around 11.30 am, dressed in traditional dhoti and gamchha. The...

Cuttack: All district and subordinate courts in Odisha will function in morning hours from April 6 in view of prevailing heatwave conditions, the High Court said Tuesday. As per the revised schedule, court proceedings will be held from 7 am to 1 pm, with a...

Bhubaneswar: A high-level meeting on heatwave preparedness was held Tuesday at the Kharavela Bhawan conference hall, chaired by Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra. The review assessed departmental readiness and stressed strict adherence to SOPs ahead of the summer heatwave. Director of...