Metro

Bhubaneswar: Amid the continuing dry weather conditions with light to moderate rain in some parts of Odisha, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday warned of thunderstorm activity with gusty winds in 12 districts October 7-8. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind (30-40 kmph)...

SUNIT MISHRA, OP Bhubaneswar: Debate is intensifying over whether student union elections will be held in Odisha this year. Sources indicate the state government is interested in conducting the elections, but no final decision has been taken yet. The All India Students’ Union (ABVP) Saturday...

SUNIT MISHRA, OP Bhubaneswar: Newly appointed Odisha BJP in-charge D Purandeshwari and co-in-charge Swadesh Singh visited the state for the first time after assuming their responsibilities. A key meeting was held at the BJP state office Saturday, attended by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, state...

KARTIK SAHU Kataka: Students in Kataka staged a protest demanding a reduction in the annual membership fee of the newly constructed Biswanath Pandit Central Library at Badambadi. The annual library membership fee, which was earlier Rs 100, has been increased to Rs 2,900 even before...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: As the Capital City gets ready to welcome Goddess Durga, puja committees across the City are racing against time to give their pandals finishing touches. At Bomikhal, the celebrations are set to take visitors on a journey to the glittering skyline...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Journalists’ union (OJU) has demanded a high-level probe into the alleged assault on journalist Kshirod Chandra Das in Mayurbhanj, saying he was attacked in retaliation for his news reports. Das, an OJU member and correspondent of a local vernacular daily in Sarasakana...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have intensified action against criminals, anti-social elements and illegal activities across the state as part of the special ‘Daman’ operation launched ahead of the upcoming festive season. According to the State Police Headquarters, the operation, launched September 21 on the direction of...

Bhubaneswar: Setting aside the premature retirement of a senior OAS officer, the Orissa High Court has directed the state to treat him as having continued in service until his normal retirement date and extend the consequential retirement benefits. Quashing the premature retirement order, the Court...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday launched the second edition of the ‘Jibana Jindabad’ awareness campaign in Bhubaneswar, calling for a stronger collective fight against substance abuse and urging young people to stay away from addiction. Addressing the ‘Jibana Jindabad 2.0’ programme organised...

Bhubaneswar: Officials of the Rural Development Department allegedly made irregular payments to contractors without verifying mandatory bitumen purchase receipts, causing a loss of Rs 84.42 crore to the state exchequer, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has revealed. Government guidelines require contractors to submit...