Metro

Bhubaneswar: Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra Wednesday announced the government’s ‘A Roof for All’ initiative, which aims to provide housing coverage to 80 per cent of the state’s urban population by 2036. Chairing a high-level review meeting at the Odisha Urban...

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Railways Wednesday dismissed claims circulating on social media that Odisha would suffer territorial or railway infrastructure losses due to the creation of the Visakhapatnam Division under the newly formed South Coast Railway zone, clarifying that the administrative restructuring will not result...

Bhubaneswar: In a crackdown under Operation Yatri Surakshya, the Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two persons and recovered five stolen mobile phones from their possession at Bhubaneswar rail way station, Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials said Wednesday. The accused have been identified as Das...

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that India's growth cannot remain one-sided, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said the next phase of industrial expansion must be powered by the east coast, with Odisha positioning as a natural gateway for the country's next wave of growth. Majhi said this...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has initiated steps to establish a degree college in the disputed Kotia area in Koraput district, state Revenue and Disaster Management minister Suresh Pujari said Wednesday. Several villages of the Kotia area are claimed by both Odisha and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh,...

Bhubaneswar: Shocked over the video of a three-year-old child crying beside the body of her pregnant mother in Odisha's Ganjam district, BJD president Naveen Patnaik Wednesday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday, seeking his intervention in the killing of the woman and action...

Bhubaneswar: Three persons, including a girl, were killed in a major fire at a residential building in Bhubaneswar Wednesday, police said. The fire broke out on the ground floor of Basanti Villa Apartment in Laxmisagar area at around 4 am, a senior officer said. "Two...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Housing and Urban Development department has issued a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to ensure robust preparedness for the upcoming monsoon season. An official statement issued Tuesday said the SOP has been issued under the direction of...

Bhubaneswar: Amid a sharp rise in road accidents, the Odisha government has directed Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) to take proactive steps to curb such incidents through stricter enforcement and greater public awareness about traffic rule violations. According to an official statement Tuesday, the directions were...

Bhubaneswar: In response to the ongoing severe heatwave conditions across several districts in the state, the Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities department has issued an advisory to Madhu Babu Pension Yojana beneficiaries ahead of upcoming pension distribution scheduled for May 15. To...