Metro

Harshit Lodha is a well-known entrepreneur and the Managing Partner of Jaibaba Automobiles, a prominent dealership of Royal Enfield (a unit of Eicher Motors) located on Lewis Road in Bhubaneswar. Since co-founding the firm in 2022, he has played a pivotal role in its growth,...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday asked district Collectors to focus on the last-mile delivery of fertilisers. Reviewing the availability and equitable distribution of fertilisers for the Kharif season amid the West Asia crisis at a high-level meeting at Lok Seva Bhavan here, the...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Friday directed department officials to maintain an uninterrupted power supply across the state and take swift action to prevent any disruption amid rising demand in this summer. Singh Deo reviewed the preparedness of the...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has raised strong objection to the publication of Odia language syllabus for Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET) 2026 examination in Devanagari script by Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) and urged it to republish the syllabus in proper Odia script at the earliest....

Bhubaneswar: The 61st edition of the prestigious Femina Miss India 2026 Grand Finale will be held at KIIT University Saturday, marking a landmark moment for Odisha as the state hosts one of the country’s biggest beauty pageants for the first time. The grand finale is...

Bhubaneswar: A high-level panel was formed Friday to probe into the allegation that two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers were evicted from the Lok Bhavan in Bhubaneswar after being subjected to "unwarranted" treatment a day ago. The two officers of the 2015 and 2023 batches...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Patnaik's followers Friday set up 'Odisha Nagarik Manch' (ONM), a platform claiming to be the torchbearer of the late leader's ideology and legacy. Political leaders, once closely associated with Biju Patnaik during his decades-long political and social activities in Odisha, assembled under one...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday paid glowing tributes to former Odisha Chief Minister and legendary leader Biju Patnaik on his death anniversary, saying that his government is committed to working on Biju Babu’s dream to make the state prosperous and developed. Addressing the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odia blockbuster Bou Buttu Bhuta won three awards, while Ananta bagged one at the Indian National Cinema Academy (INCA) Awards 2026 held Thursday night. The film bagged Best Film (Odia), while Babushaan Mohanty won Best Actor (Odia) and Archita Sahu secured Best Actress (Odia)....

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) Friday launched an anti-encroachment drive to clear around 68 acres of "illegally occupied land" in the Shyampur area under Bharatpur police limits. During the operation, officials also seized more than 100 LPG cylinders from a house, raising concerns over possible...