Metro

Bhubaneswar: For fishermen along Odisha’s 480-km coastline, the sea has always been unpredictable. A boat setting out from Paradip may return in four days with a good catch or spend nearly two weeks at sea, travelling as far as West Bengal or Andhra Pradesh. Every...

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: Even after two months since a file containing the report of the Justice A.S. Naidu Commission on the assassination of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati went missing from the Chief Minister’s Office, there appears to be little progress in the investigation. The Capital...

RABINAYARAN JENA,OP Bhubaneswar: A joint committee constituted on the direction of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has found that the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is constructing a Micro Composting Centre (MCC) at Kapi Laprasad BDA Colony without obtaining the mandatory environmental consents. According to the...

Kataka: Critically injured patients at the trauma casualty of Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) are facing difficulties as essential Trenaxa injections and catheters have reportedly been unavailable for the past 20 days. Trenaxa injection helps control bleeding and is considered essential in...

KARTIK SAHU, OP Kataka: Kataka district will be developed as an export hub with a focus on its famed silver filigree and Mani abandha handloom products, Collector Dattatraya Bhau Saheb Shinde said at an export awareness program held. A common facility centre for handloom artisans...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Legislative Assembly held 103 sitting days during the first two years of the 17th Assembly, conducting business for nearly 470 hours, Assembly Secretary Satyabrata Rout said. He said the number of sitting days was the highest among state legislatures in India. Rout...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is working on a Tourism Land Bank Scheme to facilitate the availability of land for accommodation facilities and other tourism infrastructure, officials said. The proposal was discussed at a meeting of the State Tourism Promotion Council (STPC), chaired by Chief Secretary...

Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi Bachao Andolan Saturday urged the state government to ensure Kataka’s water security before allocating Mahanadi water for the proposed Silicon Valley and a planned data centre at Naraj, warning that large-scale industrial withdrawals could affect the river’s flow and the water needs...

Bhubaneswar: The National Monuments Authority (NMA) and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have launched an inquiry into alleged illegal construction and encroachment in the prohibited area of the protected Udayagiri Buddhist archaeological complex, officials said Sunday. The ASI had earlier issued a stop-work notice under...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has rescheduled a joint demarcation and verification of the historic Satara Nala at Pandara-Abdul Nagar, following an earlier field verification that could not be completed due to inaccessible portions and existing obstructions around the nala. The joint inquiry will...