Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a major decision aimed at encouraging faculty members to take up the responsibility of heading aided colleges, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved a monthly incentive scheme for in-charge principals of private aided colleges in the state. Under the new scheme, eligible...

Bhubaneswar: A 76-year-old woman was allegedly murdered at her residence in Buddhanagar under Laxmisagar police limits in Bhubaneswar, police said Wednesday. Kunjalata Nanda, who was living alone at her residence, was allegedly murdered by her domestic help, who is suspected to have fled with gold...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and briefed him on relief and restoration work following Cyclone Arnab, which made landfall in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. In a social media post, Majhi said he discussed the...

Bhubaneswar: A decomposed human body was found in bushes near Kelu Charan Park in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, with police suspecting that an attempt had been made to burn it to destroy evidence. Passersby alerted police after spotting a human leg near the park, following which...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has sanctioned Rs 107.7 crore from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for providing cash assistance to families affected by Cyclone Arnab and subsequent floods in Ganjam and Koraput districts, officials said Wednesday. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has released the funds...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday signed a three-year MoU with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia to strengthen evidence-based policymaking across various departments, officials said. The partnership, anchored in the Planning and Convergence Department, will support the state's Vision 2036 and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is planning to relocate villages located on hilltops and foothills to prevent casualties from landslides during disasters, senior minister Suresh Pujari said Wednesday. Of the six deaths reported during Cyclone Arnab in the state, five people died in landslides in Kandhamal and...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Wednesday wrote to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging him to take up with the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government the escalating tension over the neighbouring state's move to hold rural elections in the disputed Kotia region. Patnaik's...

Kataka: Former Director of the National Academy of Broadcasting and Multimedia (NABM), poet, and well-known heritage enthusiast Dipak Samantrai died Tuesday, family sources said. He was 69. He is survived by his wife and a daughter. Samantrai was suffering from cardiac issues, which later led...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday conducted searches in Odisha and West Bengal as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged investment fraud with depositors involving funds of Rs 120 crore, officials said. The probe stems from an Odisha Police Economic Offences Wing...