Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have made tight security arrangements in the pilgrim town Puri and the capital city Bhubaneswar for New Year celebration. With over 3.5-4 lakh devotees expected to visit Puri's Jagannath temple on New Year's day, comprehensive security, traffic, crowd management, and emergency preparedness...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is set to receive incentives of Rs 155 crore from the Centre for the successful implementation of the digital crop survey and farmers' registry, officials said on Saturday. The Union government has formally assessed and approved the state's proposals under the Special...

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths Saturday arrested two Odisha government officials, including a forester, for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income, police said. During search operations at properties of the forester, he was found in possession of two multi-storeyed buildings in Bhubaneswar and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das Saturday launched a scathing attack on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, stating that the CEC’s darshan of Lord Jagannath would not help the Election Commission of India (ECI) “get rid of its sins.” The...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar Saturday began his three-day tour of Odisha, and described the booth-level officers (BLOs), whom he will meet later, as the pillars of the election process. Accompanied by his family, Kumar arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here...

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of the state continue to reel under cold wave conditions with mercury plummeting to below 10 degrees Celsius mark at 11 places Friday. Koraput town was the coldest place in the state for the day with 4.8 degrees Celsius, while the night...

Bhubaneswar: Higher Education, Sports and Youth Services, and Odia Language, Literature & Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj, Friday, paid a courtesy visit to Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati at Lok Bhavan. The meeting focused on the state of higher education in Odisha and related initiatives. During the...

Bhubaneswar: With the ongoing Kharif paddy procurement in the state, A close watch has been kept to ensure paddy from outside the state is not brought and sold in the state. This system has been tightened, especially in the bordering areas of the state. This...

Bhubaneswar: A Special Vigilance Court here Friday found former IAS officer Vinod Kumar, the ex-managing director of Odisha Rural Housing Development Corporation (ORHDC), and five others guilty in a housing scam case. This was Kumar’s 12th conviction in corruption cases linked to the ORHDC scam,...

Bhubaneswar: Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra inaugurated ‘Srujan’, a modern canteen operated by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) at Kharavela Bhawan here Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Mahapatra said the canteen would significantly benefit over 700 employees working...