Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Tuesday increased the monthly salary of its members more than three times -- from Rs 1.11 lakh to Rs 3.45 lakh, one of the highest in the country. The enhanced salary will be effective from June 2024, when the 17th Assembly...

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has found student dropout, lack of proper infrastructure, and low pupil-teacher ratio in government-run schools in Odisha, and observed that the objective of universal access to school education was not achieved in the state. The CAG...

Cuttack: Hardik Pandya smashed a sparkling unbeaten 28-ball 59 to lift India to 175 for six against South Africa in the first T20I here Tuesday. Returning to international cricket after recovering from quadricep injury, Pandya smashed six fours and four maximums to provide the much-needed...

Cuttack: A host of Indian shuttlers, including top seed Tharun Mannepalli and second seed Kiran George, advanced to the men's singles second round after receiving byes at the USD 110,000 Odisha Masters Super 100 here Tuesday. Besides Tharun and Kiran, fourth seed Priyanshu Rajawat, sixth...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution authorising the state government to undertake a year-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of the national song, 'Vande Mataram', to instil patriotism among the youth, children and students. The resolution was moved by Culture Minister Suryabanshi...

Bhubaneswar: Winter Session of Odisha Assembly was Tuesday adjourned sine die, 18 days ahead of its scheduled end on December 31. Speaker Surama Padhy announced that the House was adjourned sine die after government chief whip Saroj Kumar Pradhan moved a motion in this regard,...

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: Senior BJD MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain Tuesday raised serious concern in the Odisha Assembly over the deteriorating law and order situation in Malkangiri district, describing it as rapidly turning into a “mini-Manipur”. Swain raised the issue of violence in Malkangiri district during the Zero...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 136 wild elephants died in Odisha between April 2024 and September 2025 due to multiple causes, including electrocution, disease, poaching and accidents, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia informed the Assembly Tuesday. In a written reply to a...

Cuttack: Setting aside the order of a family court, the Orissa High Court has restored legal custody and guardianship of a minor to his father after the child’s mother died. The court observed that “if no custody is granted, the court would be depriving both...

Puri: Ahead of the first T20 International against South Africa at Cuttack's Barabati Stadium, four members of Team India, including head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav, visited the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri Tuesday to seek blessings. Suryakumar, accompanied by his wife Devisha...