Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials Thursday trapped and arrested Chandrajit Parija, a programmer in the office of the District Project Coordinator, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Jagatsinghpur, while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from an executant for clearing his pending bills. Vigilance sources said Parija...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has warned against the misuse of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to air unsubstantiated grievances, saying petitions based on mere apprehension and unsupported claims cannot invoke its extraordinary jurisdiction. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Chittaranjan Dash...

Khordha: Farmers in Wilkinson Nagar, popularly known as Saheb Nuagaon, under Khordha tehsil, are worried after two elephants entered agricultural fields and damaged standing paddy crops. Farmers expressed resentment over the absence of Forest Department officials at the spot. As the area lies at the...

RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Thousands of land and revenue-related cases remain pending at tehsil offices across the state, raising concerns over delays in the delivery of essential services to citizens. Although the Revenue department has introduced several reforms, including a WhatsApp chatbot across all 317...

Bhubaneswar: As Bhubaneswar gears up for the Durga Puja, the Commissionerate of Police has so far granted permission to 195 Puja mandaps, which have been classified into three categories—A, B and C—for security and fire-safety arrangements. All Puja mandaps will be brought under CCTV surveillance,...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: With Durga Puja drawing closer, the excitement among devotees is rising, and preparations for grand puja pandals are gathering pace across the City. Among the much-awaited celebrations, the Baramunda Durga Puja has once again unveiled an elaborate theme that aims to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will prepare a comprehensive Fly Ash Atlas to scientifically manage the generation, availability and utilisation of fly ash and map its movement from producers to end users, Chief Secretary Anu Garg said Thursday. The initiative aims to make fly ash management more scientific...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is set to showcase its urban development initiatives, mobility solutions and future vision before policymakers, urban experts and stakeholders from across the country at the 19th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference-cum-Exhibition and the 2nd National Urban Conclave, scheduled to be held here from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday criticised the INDIA bloc parties for allegedly harassing and intimidating people during the Odisha bandh called over the SIR of electoral rolls, among other issues. Taking to social media, Majhi said the right to protest was an...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday directed the Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department to take strong measures to bring down the maternal mortality rate (MMR) to the lowest possible level. The directive came during a high-level review meeting held...