Metro

Bhubaneswar: Not ed Odia poet Ashutosh Parida was conferred the 47th Sarala Puraskar in recognition of his acclaimed poetry collection ‘Bishwas De Pruthwi’, published by Parabha Publication. The award comprises a copper plaque, a citation and a cash award of Rs 7 lakh. The award...

Bhubaneswar: The CPI(M) Odisha State Secretariat has urged the state government to take immediate measures in order to ensure preparedness for a possible cyclone and curb the spiralling prices of essential commodities, warning that rising costs and the threat of a natural disaster could place...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Council of the Communist Party of India (CPI) is all set to intensify its statewide ‘Change is Necessary’ (Badlaav Zaroori Hai) campaign against what it described as the BJP government’s misrule, corruption, exploitation and anti-people policies. The party also adopted a condemnation...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Sunday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to resolve the decades-old dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh over the Kotia cluster of villages, amid the southern state issuing a notification to hold panchayat polls in the area November 3. Senior BJD leaders...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Sunday stepped up preparedness for Cyclone Arnab across five vulnerable southern districts, deploying 60 Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams and 17 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a possible landfall along the...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said wars were no longer being fought only through conventional means but also by targeting economies, and underscored the need to protect India's banking system from "cyber terrorists". Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the Reserve Bank of India's Rs...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday inaugurated the Reserve Bank of India's Rs 169-crore data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, Odisha Governor Brajmohan Ram, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Tribal Affairs...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Sunday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to resolve the decades-long dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh over the Kotia cluster of villages, amid the southern state issuing a notification to hold panchayat polls in the area November 3. Senior BJD leaders...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday reached Odisha to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India's Rs 169-crore data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Modi landed at Biju Patnaik International Airport here at 4.15 pm aboard a special Indian Air Force aircraft,...

Bhubaneswar/Bhabanipatana: In a major crackdown against corruption, Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested another senior clerk of the State Forest Department for “embezzling” government funds amounting to over Rs 2.60 crore. The accused was identified as Babulu Suna, Senior Assistant-cum-In-Charge, Establishment Section, Office of the Divisional Forest...