Metro

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Tuesday alleged that non-performance of the BJP government in Odisha has caused misery for farmers, women, and all other sections of society. Addressing the Chasi Surakshya Samabesh (Farmers' Protection Convention) , he asserted that people need work, not long speeches...

Bhubaneswar: Two workers were killed Tuesday after a boundary wall collapsed during drain construction work in the Bhoisahi area under Badagada police limits in Bhubaneswar, officials said. The deceased are yet to be identified. Four other workers sustained critical injuries and were rushed to a...

Bhubaneswar: Over 800 animals were poached in the last five years in Odisha, state forest minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia said in the assembly Tuesday. In a written reply to a query by BJP legislator Sanjali Murmu, the minister said 2,836 elephants, tigers and other wild...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday signed MoUs with Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) and Aero Club of India (ACI) with an aim to develop the state as a premier adventure tourism hub in Eastern India. The MoUs were signed here in the presence of Deputy Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds are very likely at isolated places in several districts of Odisha by 8:30 am Wednesday, according to the India Meteorological Department. Wind speeds are expected to reach 30-40 kmph in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur and Mayurbhanj...

Bhubaneswar: Several shops were gutted in a blaze at a market complex in Dhauli area of Odisha's Bhubaneswar, officials said Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or fatalities due to the fire that broke out around 11 pm Monday, and quickly spread to...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Chief Minister and BJD Supremo Naveen Patnaik visited the Lalit Kala Akademi in Bhubaneswar to attend The Long Now of Us, a solo exhibition by acclaimed contemporary artist Jagannath Panda, curated by Sibdas Sengupta. After visiting the exhibition, Patnaik shared his thoughts...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has reported significant vacancies across key administrative and police services in the state, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Odisha Administrative Service and other state cadre posts. Replying to a question by Lanjigarh MLA Pradip Kumar Dishari in...

Bhubaneswar: The General Administration & Public Grievances department has extended the deadline for submission of annual property statements for the year 2025 by state government employees till March 31. In an official notification dated February 23, 2026, Special Secretary to the government Ghasiram Murmu informed...

Bhubaneswar: Amid protests launched by the opposition from the streets to the Assembly over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Monday said the state government is firmly committed to protecting the dignity and honour of the “Annadata,” or farmers,...