Metro

Cuttack: Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel rescued 59 minors from Cuttack railway station. The minors had arrived on the Dhauli Express and alighted at Platform No. 4 around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. RPF personnel intervened after noticing a large group of children gathered on the platform....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday announced that Odia will be made compulsory in all schools across the state. The announcement was made at the concluding ceremony of ‘Odia Paksha’. Also Read : Odisha CM announces 800 model schools under central education scheme The...

Puri: The Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri will remain closed for devotees for four hours Wednesday evening during a special ritual ceremony, an official said. The shrine will be shut from 6 pm to 10 pm when the 'Banakalagi Niti' will be performed, the Shree...

Bhubaneswar: Temperatures across Odisha are set to rise further, with the weather department forecasting intensified heatwave conditions over the next few days. The ongoing summer spell is expected to continue for at least six days, with maximum temperatures likely to increase by 2 to 4...

Bhubaneswar: In order to manage the sharp rise in passenger traffic during the summer season, Indian Railways has announced a series of special trains aimed at ensuring smoother travel and better connectivity across major routes. These additional services are designed to reduce the burden on...

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Census Operations, Odisha, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, in collaboration with the Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) department, will commence the first phase of the Census and house-listing operations across all 30 districts from April 16. Addressing a press meet...

Jiban Kumar Badu is the visionary Managing Director of Orissa Transformers Pvt Ltd (OTPL), a cornerstone of Odisha’s power infrastructure sector. With over 37 years of profound industrial expertise, he has transformed OTPL into a leading manufacturer of high-quality electrical transformers. Starting his own business...

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions scorched Odisha Tuesday, with Titlagarh recording the highest temperature in the state at 41.7 degrees Celsius. At least eight places in the state recorded maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above, according to the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre. Sambalpur and Hirakud recorded...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday formally launched the innovative ‘Arohan’ initiative, a landmark programme by the Department of Women and Child Development aimed at strengthening the foundation of early childhood education across the state. According to an official statement, the primary objective...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati led the state in paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary Tuesday, saying the principal architect of the Constitution has had a lasting impact on India's democratic structure. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is on...