Metro

Bhubaneswar: A sangeet ceremony turned into a heist scene after thieves allegedly posing as guests looted valuables worth Rs 4 lakh from a venue near the ISKCON temple under Nayapalli police station limits here, police said Sunday. According to police sources, the incident occurred on...

Bhubaneswar: Cyber police Sunday arrested a man from West Bengal for his alleged involvement in an online cheating case worth around Rs 50 lakh, a police officer said. The arrested accused has been identified as Arabinda Paul (46), a resident of Hooghly district, police said....

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Corridor, recently unveiled by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, represents an urban development initiative to fuse the four regions into a unified coastal growth engine. Spanning key sectors such as industry, logistics, technology hubs, tourism and port-led trade, the corridor...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo said the state government was working to convert vast stretches of rice fallow land into productive areas by promoting short-duration pulses and oilseeds during the Rabi season. Singh Deo made the remarks while addressing a national-level workshop...

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has said it has initiated a multi-agency response to locate Merchant Navy sailor Sarthak Mohapatra, who went missing from a vessel at sea February 3. In a post on X, the DGS said search and rescue operations are...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s agricultural sector is witnessing significant growth and transformation, driven by strategic policy initiatives, technological adoption and climate-resilient practices, Agriculture Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo said during a national workshop on pulse crops under the Rashtriya Dalhan Atmanirbharata Mission in...

Bhubaneswar: In a major push towards sustainable waste management and clean energy, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) launched an innovative biomass briquette manufacturing project to convert green waste into eco-friendly fuel. Under the initiative, green waste such as tree branches, leaves and horticultural residues will be...

Cuttack: The week-long Swadeshi Mela 2026 is underway at the Lower Bali Yatra Ground and will continue till February 12, celebrating indigenous products and grassroots entrepreneurship. The mela features around 400 stalls with participation from all 30 districts of Odisha, showcasing products by Producer Groups...

Bhubaneswar: India’s startup ecosystem has become the third largest in the world, said Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday, adding that India has now emerged as the world’s fourth-largest economy. Stating that the Union Budget for 2026–27 has set a growth target of 6.8...

Jamshedpur/Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu will lay the foundation stone of Sri Jagannath Temple and a spiritual centre February 26. SK Behera, managing trustee of the Sri Jagannath Spiritual and Cultural Charitable Centre Trust, in a statement Saturday, said that the President will perform the ‘Bhoomi...