Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on interstate arms trafficking, the Special Crime Unit (SCU) of Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Commissionerate Police arrested two key operatives and seized 11 illegal firearms being transported from Angul to Berhampur, officials said Saturday. The accused have been identified as Sumanta Naik (30)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha aims to emerge as a “green energy hub” by 2036, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Saturday, underlining the state's efforts to strengthen its energy supply chain. CM Majhi made the announcement after inaugurating the three-day Global Energy Leaders' Summit 2025 (GELS 2025)...

By Reshmi Yadav, OP Cuttack: Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, in collaboration with leading Odia daily Dharitri, organised a smart investing workshop titled ‘Shikshit Niveshak for Viksit Bharat’ at Marwari Club, Cuttack Saturday. The initiative aims to promote financial literacy and encourage informed investment...

Bhubaneswar: Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri owns over 60,426 acres of land in Odisha, and nearly 400 acres in six other states, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said in the Assembly Saturday. Harichandan said this while replying to a written question of BJD MLA Sudarshan Haripal...

Puri: Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi Saturday said India has recorded the highest-ever addition of green energy capacity in the current financial year at 31.25 GW (Gigawatt), including 24.28 GW of solar power. Addressing the inaugural session of the Global Energy Leaders'...

Bhubaneswar: Over 1.33 lakh foreign tourists visited Odisha in the last five years, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said Saturday. Parida, who is also in charge of the Tourism department, revealed this while replying to a written question of BJP MLA Tankadhar Tripathy. "The state...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday alleged that the BJP government in Odisha has shattered the dreams of job aspirants with frequent cancellations of competitive exams. Patnaik's comment comes a day after the question papers of the Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM) examination leaked before the...

Bhubaneswar: Marine biologist Debasish Mahapatro has recorded the first-ever bloom of the jellyfish species Lobonemoides gracilis Light, 1914 in Indian waters, only the second such sighting in Asia. The large swarming event was observed along Odisha’s ecologically sensitive Gahirmatha coast between September 27 and 28,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday announced a new scheme, the Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana (MKBY). Under this scheme, the bride will receive Rs 51,000, of which Rs 35,000 will be directly transferred to her bank account through DBT. In addition, Rs 10,000 will be provided as...

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: Airfares reached levels never seen before Friday, with a one-way one-stop economy-class SpiceJet Kolkata-Mumbai flight ticket for December 6 costing up to Rs 90,000, and a similar ticket of Air India for Mumbai-Bhubaneswar going up to Rs 84,485, according to the airlines’ websites. A...