Metro

Cuttack: The week-long Swadeshi Mela 2026 is underway at the Lower Bali Yatra Ground and will continue till February 12, celebrating indigenous products and grassroots entrepreneurship. The mela features around 400 stalls with participation from all 30 districts of Odisha, showcasing products by Producer Groups...

Bhubaneswar: India’s startup ecosystem has become the third largest in the world, said Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday, adding that India has now emerged as the world’s fourth-largest economy. Stating that the Union Budget for 2026–27 has set a growth target of 6.8...

Jamshedpur/Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu will lay the foundation stone of Sri Jagannath Temple and a spiritual centre February 26. SK Behera, managing trustee of the Sri Jagannath Spiritual and Cultural Charitable Centre Trust, in a statement Saturday, said that the President will perform the ‘Bhoomi...

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: With drug peddlers often availing bail due to lack of evidence, body cameras worn by Excise personnel will serve as a powerful tool in securing convictions, said Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan, on the sidelines of the 51st Annual Sports Festival of the department in...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Odisha government over what it termed an ‘unwarranted and alarming delay’ in appointing vice-chancellors (VCs) in 13 state universities, warning of a statewide agitation if the issue is not resolved. BJD...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has initiated the process to identify vacant and unutilised stateowned buildings in urban areas for converting them into affordable rental housing (ARH), according to an official document. The decision is aimed at expanding affordable housing options for the urban poor and...

Bhubaneswar: The Mancheswar Police arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with the reported suicide of his wife following an alleged domestic abuse and dowry harassment at Mancheswar. The accused has been identified as Amit Kumar Behera (37) and the deceased as Liza Sahu, both residents...

Bhubaneswar: A day after surrendering before Odisha Police along with his wife and 13 others, Maoist leader Niranjan Rout alias Nikhil Saturday appealed to the underground ultras to shun violence and return to the mainstream. Nikhil (45) and his 42-year-old wife, Rashmira Lenka, also known...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday raised questions over Odisha government's "sincerity" in resolving the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh and accused the ruling BJP of shedding crocodile tears over the matter. The Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal (MWDT), examining the river water row between Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday unveiled an economic plan for Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region (BCPPER) and said this initiative would be the state's laboratory for development and prosperity. Launching BCPPER, the Chief Minister said that this region will be developed as a centre...