Metro

Bhubaneswar: A fire broke out at the studio of a private television channel on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar Wednesday morning, police said. There were no casualties or injuries, although the fire caused significant property damage, police said. Local residents noticed the blaze at the channel's...

Puri: Two persons were killed and another seriously injured after the car in which they were travelling crashed into a roadside tree near Gop in Odisha's Puri district Tuesday night, police said. Konark police Wednesday said the car rammed into a mango tree after the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's forests are overcrowded with elephants, which is a major reason for rising human-animal conflicts and wild jumbo deaths in the state, a senior forest officer said. According to a study by the Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc), a maximum of 1,700 elephants...

Bhubaneswar: The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment is going to organise an International Symposium on Shree Anna and Forgotten Foods (ISSFF) at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar November 10 and 11. The theme of the event is ‘Celebrating Shree Anna and Agricultural Heritage of...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Blaming the state government for the death of two tribal women in the Mango kernel incident, the Opposition Congress Tuesday sought Governor Raghubar Das’ intervention into the matter. The party also demanded Rs 20 lakh compensation for the family members of...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Energy transition is essential for Odisha to become a green and mining hub of India. Our aim should be to move towards a greener and more sustainable Odisha, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo said at an event here Tuesday....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday asked the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department to provide three months of rice in advance to the beneficiaries of the Public Distribution System (PDS). Maji issued this direction after he reviewed rice distribution under the Public...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP and opposition BJD engaged in a war of words over cracks appearing on 'Meghanad Pacheri' or outer boundary wall of Puri's Jagannath temple. The ruling BJP and the Odisha government claimed that the cracks appeared due to construction activities carried out...

Bhubaneswar: Faced with stiff opposition from the devotees of Lord Jagannath for holding an untimely Rath Yatra at Houston in the USA, the ISKCON's Bhubaneswar unit Tuesday said the organisation has cancelled its proposed chariot festival there November 9. The devotees in Houston will instead...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Tuesday said that the total damage caused in the state due to severe cyclone Dana was pegged at Rs 616.19 crore. Cyclone Dana struck the eastern coast early on October 25, triggering torrential rain and high-speed...