Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday signed a three-year MoU with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia to strengthen evidence-based policymaking across various departments, officials said. The partnership, anchored in the Planning and Convergence Department, will support the state's Vision 2036 and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is planning to relocate villages located on hilltops and foothills to prevent casualties from landslides during disasters, senior minister Suresh Pujari said Wednesday. Of the six deaths reported during Cyclone Arnab in the state, five people died in landslides in Kandhamal and...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Wednesday wrote to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging him to take up with the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government the escalating tension over the neighbouring state's move to hold rural elections in the disputed Kotia region. Patnaik's...

Kataka: Former Director of the National Academy of Broadcasting and Multimedia (NABM), poet, and well-known heritage enthusiast Dipak Samantrai died Tuesday, family sources said. He was 69. He is survived by his wife and a daughter. Samantrai was suffering from cardiac issues, which later led...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday conducted searches in Odisha and West Bengal as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged investment fraud with depositors involving funds of Rs 120 crore, officials said. The probe stems from an Odisha Police Economic Offences Wing...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: The multi-agency search and rescue operation at landslide-ravaged Gidipabali village in south Odisha was halted Wednesday due to inclement weather, as families of 10 missing persons prepared to perform their final rituals, a senior official said. The decision to temporarily suspend the operation was...

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Presenting Odisha’s long-term clean-energy roadmap at Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026 in New Delhi, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the state aims to source 74 per cent of its installed power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2047 and emerge...

Bhubaneswar: With a focus on unlocking the industrial potential of Odisha’s mineral-rich hinterland and strengthening connectivity to major ports, the state government and the Centre deliberated on expediting the development of National Waterway-5 (NW-5), spanning 588 km across Odisha and West Bengal. A high-level meeting...

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of police constable aspirants staged a protest here Tuesday, demanding revision of age limits and reservation provisions in the ongoing recruitment process. The protesters gathered outside the Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission (OUSSSC) office to enquire about representations submitted October 26 before...

Bhubaneswar: In a move to ease the festive season rush, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has extended special train services between Sambalpur and Santragachi and decided to augment four trains connecting Bhubaneswar and New Delhi with additional AC Three-Tier coaches on specified dates in November....