Metro

Bhubaneswar: Following the recent attack on BMC Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) convened a high-level meeting Wednesday to review security protocols and assess the situation. The meeting, held at the BMC office, was attended by BMC Mayor Sulochana Das, Commissioner Rajesh...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday demanded the immediate arrest of BJP’s Nilgiri MLA Santosh Khatua alleging his involvement in the killing of an elephant and theft of its tusks in Nilgiri area June 15. Addressing a joint press conference, BJD general secretary and...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Wednesday formed a four-member team to assist Development Commissioner (DC) Anu Garg to complete an inquiry into the Puri stampede within 30 days. Garg has been asked to conduct the administrative inquiry into the death of three persons and the injury...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Wednesday urged the opposition parties not to politicise the affairs related to Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra. His appeal came after the opposition BJD and Congress demanded his resignation over the "irregularities and negligence" during the festival, which led to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday directed authorities to compensate an additional 5 lakh small depositors who were duped by different chit fund companies in the state. The depositors will get back their money within three to four months, a release by...

Bhubaneswar: With official work across Odisha paralysed for two days because of a 'cease work' by Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) and Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) officers, the state government Wednesday appealed to the agitating officers to resume duty. State government officials launched the protest Tuesday,...

New Delhi/Puri: India has given many words to the English language. But perhaps none as weighty as ‘juggernaut'. Derived from Lord Jagannath, the word goes back to the early 19th century to mean any large and overpowering force or object -- an allusion to the...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) with the help of Puri district administration and police Wednesday started preparations for the 'Bahuda Yatra' (return car festival) of Lord Jagannath a day after the completion of 'Hera Panchami' rituals, an official said. The devotees are having...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Odisha government officials have gone on a 'mass leave' in several districts of the state to protest an alleged incident of assault on an on-duty colleague. The stir by Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) and Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) officers has affected work. Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: Energy Ministers' Conclave will be held in Odisha by the end of this year in collaboration with Tony Blair Institute and IIT Kanpur, an official said Wednesday. Energy ministers from all over the country are expected to participate in the conclave. Odisha will take...