Metro

Cuttack: An unidentified woman’s body was recovered from Kathajodi River beneath Trisulia Bridge Thursday morning. A team from the fire services department retrieved the body after it was spotted floating in the river. A bag and a pair of slippers believed to belong to the...

Puri: Odisha Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi today inaugurated the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRG) Technical Meeting in the holy city of Puri, reaffirming Odisha’s commitment to disaster resilience, climate adaptation and sustainable development while calling for enhanced international and inter-state cooperation...

Bhubaneswar: On the second anniversary of the BJP coming to power in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday, termed this day two years ago "momentous" in the state's political history and sought the cooperation of all to take the state to the pinnacle of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has moved a step closer to sustainable urban mobility with the proposed Green Hydrogen Mobility Project, a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at introducing hydrogen-powered public transport in the state. The project is being jointly pursued by the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), NTPC and...

Bhubaneswar: In a move aimed at enhancing institutional capacity and fostering a future-ready urban governance framework, Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra Wednesday inaugurated the newly constructed hostel of the Odisha Urban Academy (OUA) at Basuaghai. Ekamra-Bhubaneswar MLA Babu Singh, Department Additional Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has secured 13 space labs under a nationwide initiative launched by President Droupadi Murmu to strengthen science education among tribal students. The President Wednesday virtually inaugurated space laboratories in 75 selected Eklavya Model Residential (EMR) Schools across the country. The Odisha schools selected...

Bhubaneswar: Three persons, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly possessing and peddling 28 grams of brown sugar at Gandhi Nagar in Nuagaon under Jatni police limits, police said Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, a special team of Jatni police conducted a raid near a...

Bhubaneswar: In a move aimed at making donations to the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri more convenient and transparent, the state government is set to introduce an e-Hundi system. The modalities for the smooth implementation of the digital donation platform were discussed at a meeting...

Keonjhar: Dinabandhu Majhi, elder cousin of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, died at Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar, family sources said Wednesday. He was 54. Dinabandhu was staying in Lower PMG area of Bhubaneswar. He complained of severe chest pain late Tuesday night and was rushed...

Bhubaneswar: The CBI Wednesday arrested an Income Tax officer in Odisha for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000, officials said. The accused, identified as Ramesh Kumar Mohanty, was posted as a superintendent at the Income Tax office in Bhadrak district, they said. Mohanty had...