Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Congress Friday demanded complete withdrawal of additional security deposits (ASD) imposed on domestic power consumers of Odisha and free electricity for agricultural purposes. Addressing a press conference, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das also urged the state government to provide...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is scheduled to arrive in Bhubaneswar Saturday on a three-day visit to the state, officials said. Kumar will visit Puri December 27 and offer prayers at the Shree Jagannath Temple before proceeding to the Konark Sun Temple, an official...

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: Odisha Vigilance Friday launched simultaneous raids on the properties of a junior engineer of Malkangiri district and a forester of Koraput district. On the allegation of possession of disproportionate assets, vigilance officers raided the properties of the two government officers at nine locations, an...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has reportedly approved free bus travel for school students under the Mukhyamantri Bus Seva (MBS) scheme, replacing the existing 50 per cent concession on ticket fares. The Commerce and Transport Department issued a notification to this effect, stating that the decision is...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik Friday said that the regional outfit will continue to serve the people of Odisha for the next 100 years. Patnaik said this while addressing party leaders and workers on the occasion of the BJD's 29th Foundation Day....

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday hailed security personnel for killing six Maoists in Kandhamal district and said the state's efforts to curb ZLeft-Wing Extremism have resulted in substantial success. The BJD president, who had also remained in...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and former MLA Sanchita Mohanty died at her residence in Bhubaneswar Friday following a brief illness, family sources said. Sixty-seven-year-old Mohanty was elected to the Odisha Assembly from the Korei constituency in 2004. She was diagnosed with cancer a week ago....

Kendrapara/Bhubaneswar: With behavioural and migration patterns of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles still shrouded in the realm of scientific study, the state Forest department has reinitiated the satellite tagging of these iconic marine animals ahead of their mass nesting. These turtles turn up in millions...

Bhubaneswar: After four days of continuous agitation, postgraduate and PhD students of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) Thursday called off their hunger strike following an assurance from Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to address their long-pending demand for a monthly stipend. Agriculture...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday inaugurated a new training and briefing centre along with a state-of-the-art counter-terrorism training complex of the Special Operations Group (SOG) at Chandaka to strengthen operational capabilities of the state's elite anti-Maoist force. He also inaugurated 16 police...