Metro

Puri: The seaside pilgrim town of Puri Wednesday turned into a fortress with around 10,000 security personnel deployed for the annual Rath Yatra celebrations of Lord Jagannath June 27, police said. Besides, over 250 Artificial Intelligence-enabled cameras have been installed in various places in the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday congratulated Group Captain Subhanshu Shukla on being part of the prestigious Axiom-4 space mission. Taking to X, Governor Odisha said, "Congratulations to Group Captain #ShubhanshuShukla on becoming India's second astronaut in space...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said all the citizens of India need to remain vigilant of their democratic and Constitutional rights. Majhi said this through a social media post on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency in...

By Manoj Kumar Jena, OP Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the Gopalpur incident, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida recently announced that security will be stepped up at tourist destinations and ‘lovers’ points’ across Odisha to curb crimes against women. The announcement drew sharp criticism from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Tuesday clarified that there was no theft of “modak” from the Jagannath temple in Puri as alleged by a section of servitors. “Modak” is a special type of ladoo offered to the deities of the temple as part of...

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that Odisha has successfully transitioned from a "power-sufficient to a power-empowered" state, the government Tuesday sought the Centre's support to build itself as a model in the electricity sector. Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo, who is also in charge of the power...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is going to set up nine new medical colleges in the state, informed Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling said Tuesday. Of the nine, four will be dental medical colleges and one Ayurvedic institute. “We have decided to set up...

Bhubaneswar: To offer real-time, reliable and accessible railway services to pilgrims who plan to attend the Rath Yatra in Puri, East Coast Railway (ECoR) Tuesday launched a dedicated mobile application named ‘ECoR Yatra'. The Android-based mobile app, available on Google Play Store, provides a comprehensive...

Bhubaneswar: A fact-finding team of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Tuesday alleged that women are not safe in Odisha, including Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's home district Keonjhar. Several incidents of crime against women were reported in the state in recent times, the team...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP YB Khurania has directed authorities to identify railway stations being used for smuggling of narcotics such as ganja and opium through trains. Addressing a state-level meeting of the Railway Security Committee Monday, the DGP discussed a range of railway security concerns in...