Metro

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Santrupt Misra Saturday urged the Central government to explore other methods of funding for infrastructure upgrades and cybersecurity in the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), while ensuring protection for small businesses and consumers. On Friday, Odisha Leader of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday condoled the deaths of seven Odia tourists in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh and directed officials to coordinate with the MP Government and local administration for the early transportation of the mortal remains to Odisha. Majhi...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area is likely to form over the north Andaman Sea Saturday evening and intensify into a depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal by September 21, the Bhubaneswar Regional Centre of IMD said Saturday. It is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify...

Bhubaneswar: A third-year student of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) in Bhubaneswar died after allegedly falling from a hostel terrace, police said Saturday. The deceased, DSV Vinay, was a third-year MSc Integrated Mathematics student hailing from Nagpur in Maharashtra, they said....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday appealed to people to keep the state's coastline clean, saying the ocean is an integral part of its identity, heritage and way of life. Majhi said a clean coastline would help build a thriving Blue Economy while...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government, along with a discom, is using 'nukkad nataks' (street plays) to create awareness among people on rooftop solar power generation, an official said Saturday. The state government, along with TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL), this week launched the drive in villages...

Agar Malwa (MP)/Bhubaneswar: Eight people, including seven members of a family from Odisha, died after their car fell into a drain in Madhya Pradesh's Agar Malwa district early Saturday, officials said. The eighth person was the car driver, who was a resident of Madhya Pradesh....

Kataka: Unregulated sand mining from the Mahanadi and Kathajodi rivers could worsen Kataka’s groundwater crisis, with the city’s water table showing a declining trend in recent years, according to research by the Department of Geology at Ravenshaw University. Researchers studying the riverbeds said excessive removal...

Bhubaneswar: Vehicles seized in various cases have been piling up for a long time on the premises of Infocity police station, raising concerns over the shrinking space in the police station compound. The vehicles, which have been lying there for several days, are also covered...

By RABI NARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: With the Monsoon session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly (OLA) scheduled to begin September 22, an all-party meeting, chaired by Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, will be held September 21 in order to ensure smooth conduct of the Assembly session....