Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government credited a total of Rs 2,566 crore to farmers’ bank accounts as part of the ongoing paddy procurement process, official sources said Friday. So far, about 11,10,602 metric tonnes of paddy have been procured from 2,49,888 registered farmers across 18 districts of...

Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought to engage Odia interpreters-cum-translators for four-gram panchayats (GPs) -- two each under the Dantan and Mohanpur community development blocks -- in West Midnapore district of West Bengal (WB), for hearings on claims and objections related to...

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to improve connectivity, punctuality, safety and overall travel comfort across its network, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has rolled out a series of passenger-friendly and operational enhancements with the implementation of its revised Working Time Table (WTT) 2026, effective from January 1....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has directed the vigilance department to investigate 125 corruption cases reported between April and December 2025, officials said Friday. The decision was taken during a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to review the performance of the vigilance department,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said people should come together to make India self-reliant. He was addressing the '39th Freedom Fighters Mahotsav', organised to commemorate the death anniversary of former CM Harekrushna Mahtab. "Today, there is no need for the freedom movement....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested the prime accused in a Rs 40-crore trading fraud, an officer said Friday. The accused, identified as Amit Mandal of West Bengal's Bankura, was arrested from his home district December 31, the officer said. After producing...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha transport authority has decided to distribute green stickers to show the validity of a vehicle's pollution under control certificate (PUCC). The sticker will be made available in the offices of all regional transport officers (RTOs) and pollution testing centres from January 10,...

Bhubaneswar: A minor boy was killed, and two other persons were seriously injured after an SUV hit the scooter in which they were travelling on Grand Road in Puri town Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Sreyansh Dey of Puri town, while another...

Puri: Boat services in Chilika Lake have been suspended until 11 a.m. following the death of a passenger who fell from a ferry into the lake on Thursday. Authorities have also directed that ferry operations remain halted until fog conditions improve. The order was issued...

Balasore: Senior Congress leader and former MLA Akshaya Acharya died here Friday, family sources said. He was 78. Acharya is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son. He was suffering from cancer. He became serious Thursday night and was taken to Nilgiri sub-divisional...