Metro

Bhubaneswar: Housing & Urban Development and Public Enterprises Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra Saturday visited Insectika’s state-of-the-art Black Soldier Fly (BSF)-based waste upcycling facility here at the Bharatpur Micro Composting Centre. During the visit, Minister Mahapatra reviewed the innovative processes through which organic waste is converted...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Opposition BJD in Odisha Saturday said it will lodge a complaint with the Election Commission to seek "justice", alleging that large-scale "state-sponsored manipulation" happened in the Nuapada bypoll. The decision to lodge the complaint was taken at a meeting of the party's political affairs...

Cuttack: A man allegedly stabbed his father and stepmother to death over a long-standing property dispute in Odisha's Cuttack city, police said Saturday. The accused, identified as Alok Das, was arrested. The incident took place at the Old Jail colony under Dargha Bazar police station...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Two wild elephants died in separate incidents in Odisha, officials said Saturday. An elephant undergoing treatment after falling ill in the Chandaka forest area died late Friday, they said. It was suspected that the 22-year-old elephant died due to an infection in its digestive...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP Y B Khurania Saturday said the state police was making all efforts to meet the deadline of March 31, 2026, to eliminate Maoists from the country. He made the statement after chairing a meeting with senior officers of CRPF and BSF at...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal, and it is likely to intensify into a depression around November 24, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday. "Under the influence of a cyclonic circulation, a low-pressure area has formed near the Malacca Strait...

Bhubaneswar:  A war of words broke out between Odisha's ruling BJP and Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday over the inventory of jewellery and valuables stored in the refurbished 'Ratna Bhandar' (treasury) of Shree Jagannath temple in Puri. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has requested the Centre for early evacuation of 7.60 lakh metric tons of rice procured by the state within the time frame specified by the Union government, an official said Friday. State’s Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra,...

Bhubaneswar: A high-level delegation from the World Bank visited Bhubaneswar Friday to observe and understand Odisha’s flagship urban initiatives under the Housing & Urban Development Department. The delegation was received by Housing & Urban Development Department Principal Secretary, Usha Padhee, who presented Odisha’s urbanisation and...