Metro

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Sulochana Das Wednesday launched a major beautification and green drive for key traffic junctions and median stretches along NH16 passing through the Capital city, with support from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. In the first phase, plantation work kicked...

Bhubaneswar: Additional Chief Secretary to the Housing and Urban Development department and Chairperson of IDCO Usha Padhee Wednesday reviewed the progress of the Kalinganagar National Industrial Corridor (KNIC) in Jajpur district, with emphasis on accelerating industrial expansion along with urban infrastructure development. During her visit,...

Bhubaneswar: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra has assured that the supply of domestic LPG across the state remains completely normal, while petrol and diesel stocks are sufficiently available to meet consumer demand. Reviewing the overall fuel supply situation with representatives from...

Bhubaneswar: Employment is not the end of learning, but the beginning of a new chapter, Industries, Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Sampad Chandra Swain said while distributing appointment letters to more than 400 students during the ‘Campus to Career’ programme organised at Government Polytechnic,...

Bhubaneswar: Hailing from the coastal spiritual hub of Puri, Tapeswarnath Das, a vaulting bronze-medalist at the recently concluded senior Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Nationals Championships, has evolved into one of the most compelling figures in Indian gymnastics, a journey defined by world-class mentorship and a resilient...

Bhubaneswar: Amid a political war of words over women's reservation in legislatures, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Wednesday welcomed the state government's decision to convene a one-day special session of the Assembly April 30. The special session has been convened to discuss women's participation in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has requested the Centre to set up 190 EV charging infrastructure across 190 locations in six key cities under the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-Drive) scheme, officials said Wednesday. The State Transport Authority (STA) under the Commerce...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain Wednesday inaugurated a garment manufacturing unit in Khurda, which is expected to generate employment for around 7,050 people, making it a significant addition to the state's textiles and apparel sector. The facility, spread over 40 acres, has been...

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Ahead of an administrative inquiry into the incident involving a man carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank in Odisha's Keonjhar district as proof of death to withdraw money, the BJD Wednesday alleged that Jeetu Munda was made to walk 3 km to the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari has said the state government is committed to protecting the interests of common people in the land acquisition process in coal mining areas and announced that a new rehabilitation and resettlement policy will be rolled out...