Metro

Bhubaneswar: The recent sighting of two tuskers at the Sikharchandi hilltop has disrupted Sunday picnic plans for locals and tourists, as the area has been closed during the peak season to prevent human-animal conflicts. The Chandaka Forest department’s driveaway operation has entered its second day,...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to hike the monthly assistance for folk artistes under ‘Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana’. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi made this announcement while gracing the 48th ‘Pala Sammilani’ held in Keonjhar Sunday. As per the decision, the pension for artistes...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar Sunday abruptly cancelled his meeting with the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) of Odisha scheduled December 29 and returned to New Delhi, official sources said. Kumar, who was on the three-day tour to Odisha, returned due to a major accident...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal Sunday rejected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegation of violence on Bengali-speaking people in saffron party-ruled states, and said there should be no politics in the recent killing of a migrant worker from her state. Responding to a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress chief Bhakta Charan Das Sunday alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched to erase Mahatma Gandhi's name from all spheres of life. Das remarked, without taking any name, while addressing party leaders and workers at a programme organised on the occasion of...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday announced that birth centenary celebrations of freedom fighter Parbati Giri will be held next month. He also paid tributes to Giri, who hailed from Odisha, for her dedication to the freedom struggle and social reform. Modi mentioned Giri's name...

Bhubaneswar: Several human rights and democratic organisations Saturday, strongly opposed the Delhi High Court’s recent stay order on life sentence awarded to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the main accused in the Unnao minor rape case. Terming the order a planned assault on the...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 127 NCC cadets (80 boys & 47 girls) from Odisha have been selected to participate in the Republic Day Camp (RDC) in New Delhi from December 27 to 29. The cadets will also represent the state at the Republic Day Parade...

Puri: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, who is on a three-day visit to Odisha, Saturday offered prayers and sought the blessings of Lord Jagannath at the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri and later visited the historic Sun Temple at Konark. On this occasion, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's State Transport Authority (STA) has instructed all regional transport officers (RTOs) to accept cash payments against e-challans issued to motorists for traffic violations, officials said. The move comes in the wake of complaints by vehicle owners stating that they were facing difficulties in...