Metro

Cuttack: With preparations nearing completion Thursday, the Millennium City is all set to host the historic open-air fair, Bali Yatra, from Friday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will inaugurate the fair at 5:30pm, Cuttack Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde said adding that Ambassadors and High Commissioners...

Bhubaneswar: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of United Nations Educational, Scientifi c and Cultural Organisation (IOC-Unesco) has recently recognised communities of 24 tsunami prone coastal villages under six coastal districts of the state as ‘tsunami-ready’ during the 2nd Global Tsunami Symposium in Indonesia. Tsunami-ready recognition certificates for...

Bhubaneswar: The State Film awards for the year 2020, 2021 and 2022 were declared by Odia Language, Literature & Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj here at Sanskriti Bhawan, Thursday. Among the top awardees, ace writer, director and dramatist Anant Mohapatra has been selected to receive the...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Thursday called for the immediate arrest of senior BJP leader and MLA Jayanarayan Mishra after the Supreme Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea. BJD spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sulata Deo made the demand, emphasising that Mishra should be held accountable for...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday waived food fees for students of 455 school hostels and ordered a one-rupee hike in mid-day meal price per student. Speaking at the state-level children's festival, ‘Suravi', which began on November 12, Majhi said the state government...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi Thursday flagged off 10 battery-operated vehicles in Puri and inaugurated a two-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ in Bhubaneswar focused on the progress of renewable energy in the country. Joshi handed over the eco-friendly vehicles to the Shree...

Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, Thursday released the schedule for the 2025 matric examinations, which will begin February 21, 2025. According to the released schedule, examinations will begin February 21, 2025 and conclude March 6, 2025. Both regular and ex-regular examinations will...

Bhubaneswar: The Army officer and his fiancee who were allegedly tortured in custody inside Bharatpur police station in the Odisha capital Bhubaneswar, Thursday appeared before a judicial commission probing into the case and recorded their statement. Commission Secretary Suvendu Mohanty said the panel had summoned...

Bhubaneswar: A 45-year-old woman who was injured after falling from a moving two-wheeler when miscreants tried to snatch her gold chain, died in Bhubaneswar, police said Thursday. The deceased was identified as U Bishnu Patra, a resident of Bhubaneswar, they said. The incident happened Monday...

Bhubaneswar: Holding the previous BJD government "responsible" for the "miseries" of farmers in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said that the state government will now pay an additional Rs 800 per quintal of paddy to cultivators. Farmers will get the additional Rs 800...