Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has released the second instalment of Rs 14.34 crore to eligible higher education institutions, accounting for 15 per cent of the approved assistance under a state government scheme for the academic session 2026-27, officials said Thursday. The Higher Education Department released...

Bhubaneswar: Further intensifying its protest against the MMDR Amendment Act, the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday announced a massive protest meeting in Bhubaneswar September 28, demanding the repeal of the Act and calling it a “black law.” The party said BJD president and Leader...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday informed the assembly that it has not yet made any estimate of financial gain or loss to be incurred by the mineral-rich state following the implementation of the amended MMDR Act. The recent amendments made by the Centre to the...

Puri: A 23-year-old pregnant tourist and her husband were allegedly assaulted by hotel staff following a dispute over food at a hotel under Sea Beach police station, Thursday. The couple was among 13 tourists from Mysuru, Karnataka, who had come to Puri.  According to the...

Bhubaneswar: School holidays in seven Odisha districts are likely to be extended by another one or two days if heavy rainfall continues to disrupt normal life, School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said Thursday. Schools in the affected districts have already been closed for...

Bhubaneswar: More than 37.43 lakh people in 26 districts of Odisha have so far been affected by the floods this year, while seven people died in the deluge, state minister Suresh Pujari informed the assembly Thursday. Replying to a question from BJP legislator Tankadhar Tripathy,...

Bhubaneswar: Parts of Odisha were lashed by heavy rain under the influence of a deep depression which made landfall in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh Thursday, officials said. Amid fears of floods and landslides in south Odisha due to the downpour, the state government sent two senior...

Kataka: A customer has lodged a police complaint against a restaurant in Jagatpur area of Kataka district, as he suspected beef was served to him instead of mutton he had ordered, officials said Thursday. While having lunch with his family in the restaurant Wednesday, Smruti...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The proposed joint verification and demarcation of the old Satara Nala bridge at Abdulnagar in Pandara was stalled Wednesday after officials from the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Revenue department failed to turn up for the scheduled site inspection. An...

Bhubaneswar: The 7th Indian Documentary Film Festival Bhubaneswar (IDFFB) 2026, a four-day event organised by the Film Society of Bhubaneswar (FSB), opened Wednesday at the GKCM Odissi Research Centre with an impressive lineup of films from across India and South Asia. The inaugural day began...