Metro

Cuttack: The millennium city of Cuttack is abuzz with festive fervour as the historic Bali Yatra is set to commence from November 5 to 12 along the picturesque banks of the Mahanadi. Celebrating Odisha’s rich maritime heritage, the grand cultural fair is expected to attract...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stated that the introduction of the Biometric Attendance System (BAS) in a government office is for the benefit of all stakeholders, and the fact that employees were not consulted before its installation does not render the facility illegal, according...

Bhubaneswar: After 20 days of protest, undertrial prisoner Duna Keshav Rao, alias Azad, ended his indefinite hunger strike at Jharpada Jail Tuesday. He withdrew the strike after the Odisha government informed the State Human Rights Commission (OHRC) of its decision to establish an independent court...

Bhubaneswar: Prof Nalini Pati, Australia, head of the World Communicators Council (WCC) — a global initiative of the Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) — was felicitated at a ceremony held at Bhubaneswar Club recently. The event was presided over by eminent PR professional Rabi...

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view of the heavy rush of devotees travelling to Puri for the auspicious Kartika Purnima, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) announced to operate passenger special trains between Berhampur and Puri for three days starting Tuesday. According to ECoR sources, these special trains...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati called for the formulation of a comprehensive strategic roadmap to boost entrepreneurship and accelerate industrial growth across Odisha. Chairing a review meeting on the functioning of the Industries and MSME departments at the New Abhishek Hall in Raj Bhavan Tuesday,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday urged the Ministry of External Affairs to take immediate steps for the safe release of a man from the state who has been taken hostage by a group involved in Sudan's ongoing civil war. The state government wrote to the...

Bhubaneswar: A hunt was underway for a woman in Bhubaneswar who employed three people to hurl bombs at her house and fire a few rounds to get an arms licence by showing a threat to her life, police said Tuesday. The three people involved in...

A shocking incident has emerged from war-torn Sudan, where a 36-year-old Indian citizen, Adarsh Behera, a resident of Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district, has been kidnapped by a militia group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s Al Fashir. Sudan has been engulfed in a civil...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday hit back at Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over his allegations of betrayal by the BJP-led state government, saying the people of Nuapada and women associated with Mission Shakti would give a befitting...