Metro

Bhubaneswar: The five-day 32nd Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (GKCM) Award Festival 2026 concluded on a high note here Wednesday with the prestigious award presentation ceremony followed by a captivating performance of ‘Maati’ by the Srjan Ensemble. The festival, organised by Srjan – Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi...

 Badagada/Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has issued notices to police officers of Badagada police station here over the alleged violation of mandatory procedural safeguards under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in the arrest of a 19-year-old youth, directing the State to produce the arrest...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD Wednesday staged a demonstration against the MMDR Amendment Act near the Lok Bhavan in Bhubaneswar and sought President Droupadi Murmu's intervention to safeguard Odisha's financial interests and the country's federal structure. A party delegation later met Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday began the state’s investor outreach in the UAE with a high-level meeting with senior representatives of the International Holding Company (IHC), a leading Abu Dhabi-based investment group with interests across several strategic sectors, and the Adani Group....

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: In a bid to significantly enhance mobility, operational efficiency, and service reliability for Indian Railways, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved three multi-tracking projects worth Rs 10,783 crore, planned to be completed by 2029-30....

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: A day after at least five orangutans were rescued from a forest in Odisha's Baleshwar district, a joint probe was launched by the state police's STF and the WCCB on suspicion that an international wildlife smuggling racket might be behind the animals' sudden appearance...

Bhubaneswar: Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha, has approved the introduction of Healthcare and Apparels as two new trade subjects for Class XI and XII students under the Integrated Vocational Stream, sources said. The decision was reportedly taken at a recent meeting of the...

Bhubaneswar: Philippines' International Rice Research Institute has joined hands with the Odisha government to scale up cultivation and commercialisation of indigenous crop varieties, with a focus on Kalajeera rice, officials said Wednesday. A delegation of the institute led by its principal scientist Dr Nese Sreenivasul...

SUCHISMITA SAHU, OP Bhubaneswar: The State Selection Board (SSB), entrusted with the recruitment of teachers and lecturers in Odisha, is itself facing a prolonged administrative crisis, with more than half of its sanctioned posts lying vacant and no permanent board in place for over three-and-a-half...

MANAS SAMAL, OP Tangi-Jagatpur: A family in Kataka’s Choudwar area has alleged that their electricity bill increased sharply after a solar power system was installed at their house. Anuradha Samal of Sri Vihar area under Agrahat panchayat and Choudwar police station limits raised the issue...