Metro

Bhubaneswar: The law-and-order situation in Odisha emerged as a primary political flashpoint in 2025, with a series of high-profile crimes against women putting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on the defensive. The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Congress party maintained sustained...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Thursday greeted the people of the state on New Year's and expressed hope for peace, unity, progress and prosperity in 2026. Odisha Governor in a post on X...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Food Supplies Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Thursday said the Centre has agreed to procure an additional 6 lakh mt of rice from the state. The state government has been urging the Centre to procure the surplus rice as warehouses are full. "The Government...

Bhubaneswar: Flight services at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar were disrupted Thursday morning due to dense fog, an airport officer said. Due to poor visibility on the runway in the morning from around 6.30 am, led to the diversion and delay of...

Puri: Thousands of devotees Thursday thronged the pilgrim city of Puri and made a beeline for the 12th-century shrine to have darshan of the sibling deities - Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath - on New Year's Day. The gates of the temple opened...

Puri: Ending a long wait, the Odisha government Wednesday officially upgraded Puri city from a municipality to a Municipal Corporation, an official said. According to a release by the Chief Minister's Office, a notification was issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department regarding the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Centre's nod to widening a portion of the National Highway 326 that passes through the state's tribal districts. He also thanked Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for the Union Cabinet's...

Puri: Puri was placed under an unprecedented security blanket Wednesday as thousands of people thronged the pilgrim town to celebrate the New Year and seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath. Anticipating the arrival of over 3.5 lakh people Wednesday night and Thursday, the administration has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Department registered 202 criminal cases and arrested 212 government employees in 2025, a senior official said Wednesday. Listing the department's performance, Vigilance Director Y K Jethwa said cases were registered against 53 Class-I officers, including one IAS officer, 36 engineers, 17 forest...

Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Anu Garg Wednesday evening took charge as first woman Chief Secretary of Odisha. Garg took charge from outgoing Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, who retired from service Wednesday. She was also the first woman development commissioner (DC) of the state, appointed in...