Metro

Cuttack: Prices of refined edible oil in Cuttack have reportedly increased by Rs 10 per litre over the past few days, while palm oil has also become costlier in the local market. According to a source, refined oil that was earlier selling at Rs 160...

Bhubaneswar: Several key posts in the Odisha Secretariat remain vacant, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Assembly in a written reply to a question by MLA Souvic Biswal. Biswal had asked the chief minister about the number of vacant posts in the Odisha Secretariat...

Patna/Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday appointed central observers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in three states — Odisha, Haryana and Bihar. BJP has appointed Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Minister of State for Rural Development in Maharashtra, as observer for Odisha. Harsh Sanghvi, Deputy Chief Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Veteran Odisha journalist Ashutosh Mishra died at a hospital in Bhubaneswar, family sources said Monday. He was 68. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik expressed grief over Mishra's demise. Mishra, survived by wife Saroj, a son...

Bhubaneswar: Fifty-four communal riots and seven mob lynching incidents were reported in Odisha between June 2024 and February 2026, as per a written statement by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the Assembly Monday. Replying to a written question of BJD legislator Goutam Buddha Das,...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Congress MLAs Monday expressed concern in the Odisha Assembly over the delay in implementation of the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 in the state and sought a ruling from Speaker Surama Padhy, asking the government to bring a motion by the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday informed the Assembly that a total of 44 prisoners have escaped from different jails of the state during the last five years. A total of 33 were under-trial prisoners (UTPs) and 11 convicts have escaped from different...

Bhubaneswar: Former MLA Mohammed Moquim announced that his new party will be named 'Odisha Janata Congress', and it will be formally launched April 8. He was expelled from the Congress in December last year after questioning party president Mallikarjun Kharge's leadership because of his age....

Puri: In a matter of great joy for the conservationists and wildlife lovers, an Olive Ridley turtle was found to have laid eggs at the Puri Blue Flag Beach in Pilgrim City. Around 114 eggs found at the beach were safely handed over to the...

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Bal Vivah Mukti Rath—a massive awareness campaign against child marriage concluded its journey, travelling 50,543 km across the state and connecting more than 17.7 lakh people. The campaign on wheels, organised by Just Rights for Children, covered...