Metro

Puri: Hundreds of irate villagers from eleven villages Monday gheraoed and locked the district land consolidation and land settlement offices, demanding that the ongoing settlement work be halted until the 1988 Supreme Court order is implemented. The protesters alleged that many villagers have lost their...

Cuttack: Director General of Police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania Monday conferred 46 police officers with the prestigious DGP’s Disc award for their exemplary service, dedication and professional excellence. The special ceremony was held at RK Padhi Memorial Hall in Cuttack. Among the recipients were IG...

Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Mahila Samiti have threatened to launch a statewide block-level movement from February 15 to 28, raising multiple public demands, including an end to violence against women, rising prices and policies affecting working women. The decision was taken at a state-level workshop of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Sadak Suraksha Yojana Samman' and introduced an alert bell provision at the accident-prone Kalinga Ghat, as part of the state's initiatives to strengthen road safety. Addressing a function to mark the National Road Safety...

Bhubaneswar: Lakhs of students, teachers and staff members of educational institutions across Odisha Monday joined a mass rendition of 'Vande Mataram', marking the 150th anniversary of the iconic national song written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. The event was organised by the state's School and Mass...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday laid the foundation stone for construction of a new Lok Seva Bhavan (state secretariat), Odisha Assembly building and several other developmental projects worth Rs 6,701 crore. CM Majhi laid the foundation stones at a function held at the...

Bhubaneswar: An inter-state cyber fraud racket was busted by the Bhubaneswar Police, which arrested 12 people, a senior officer said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, officers raided a house in the Badagada police station area of the city Sunday and arrested the accused, seven of...

Bhubaneswar: Experts and environmentalists have called for urgent and sustained efforts to safeguard Odisha’s coastline, warning that unchecked development and climate change are placing immense stress on the region’s fragile coastal ecosystems. Experts expressed their concerns during a workshop on ‘Odisha Coast: Problems and Mitigation...

Bhubaneswar: Union government is pursuing anti-youth policies by systematically denying employment opportunities to youth, interfering in functioning of educational institutions and the consistent rise in atrocities against Dalits, tribals and minorities, alleged All India Youth Federation (AIYF) state president Satyaranjan Mohanty during the outfit’s state...

Cuttack/Baripada: Toll collection at the Jharpokharia Toll Plaza on National Highway-49 in Mayurbhanj district was challenged through a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition at the Orissa High Court citing the dangerous and unsafe condition of an adjoining stretch of the highway. The petition was filed...