Metro

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the Odisha Information Commission (OIC), led by State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) Manoj Kumar Parida, paid a courtesy call on Governor Brajmohan Ram at Lok Bhavan here Monday and highlighted the commission’s efforts to reduce the number of pending cases from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP workers Monday staged a demonstration Monday against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's controversial remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event in Patna, and accused him of crossing all limits of political decorum. The party has launched a nationwide agitation after Kharge...

Bhubaneswar/Amaravati/New Delhi: The eastern coastal states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh closed schools, prohibited sea fishing and kept rescue teams on standby, stepping up precautionary measures ahead of Cyclone Arnab's expected landfall Wednesday to ensure "zero loss of life and minimal damage to infrastructure". The...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has placed several districts on high alert and stepped up preparedness as Cyclone Arnab is forecast to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm before crossing the Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast on the forenoon of October 28. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Manmohan Samal Monday criticised Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his recent remarks, saying political leaders must maintain linguistic decorum and uphold national pride while expressing their views. Samal said that political differences were natural in a democracy,...

Khordha: Contractual electricity workers staged a massive protest in Khordha Monday, raising the slogan ‘Tata Hatao, Odisha Bachao’ (Remove Tata, Save Odisha) against the alleged retrenchment of employees working across 18 sections under the Khordha Electricity Division. The protesters took out a large procession, performing...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has prohibited fishing activities in the sea and banned entry of tourists in the hills, waterfalls and dams in six districts as it has stepped up precautionary measures in view of a cyclonic storm that is likely to make landfall in...

Visakhapatnam: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Monday issued a red alert for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as a deep depression has intensified into the cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal. The IMD said in a bulletin Monday morning that a deep depression over the...

Bhubaneswar: Sachin Behera, known as the ‘Knee Striker of India’, an athlete from Larka village in Odisha’s Nuapada district, has set a record by performing 146 full-contact knee strikes using both legs in 60 seconds while wearing 1 kg ankle weights on each leg. His...

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar has emerged as a major transit point for smuggling foreign marijuana, with enforcement agencies seizing contraband worth over Rs 300 crore and arresting 40 people in the past two years. According to officials of...