Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Food Supplies Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Thursday said the Centre has agreed to procure an additional 6 lakh mt of rice from the state. The state government has been urging the Centre to procure the surplus rice as warehouses are full. "The Government...

Bhubaneswar: Flight services at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar were disrupted Thursday morning due to dense fog, an airport officer said. Due to poor visibility on the runway in the morning from around 6.30 am, led to the diversion and delay of...

Puri: Thousands of devotees Thursday thronged the pilgrim city of Puri and made a beeline for the 12th-century shrine to have darshan of the sibling deities - Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath - on New Year's Day. The gates of the temple opened...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has felicitated four outstanding sportspersons of the state in recognition of their remarkable achievements on the international stage. Sports minister Suryabanshi Suraj extended his heartfelt congratulations and presented them with cash incentives as a token of the government's appreciation for their dedication...

Puri: Ending a long wait, the Odisha government Wednesday officially upgraded Puri city from a municipality to a Municipal Corporation, an official said. According to a release by the Chief Minister's Office, a notification was issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department regarding the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Centre's nod to widening a portion of the National Highway 326 that passes through the state's tribal districts. He also thanked Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for the Union Cabinet's...

Puri: Puri was placed under an unprecedented security blanket Wednesday as thousands of people thronged the pilgrim town to celebrate the New Year and seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath. Anticipating the arrival of over 3.5 lakh people Wednesday night and Thursday, the administration has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Department registered 202 criminal cases and arrested 212 government employees in 2025, a senior official said Wednesday. Listing the department's performance, Vigilance Director Y K Jethwa said cases were registered against 53 Class-I officers, including one IAS officer, 36 engineers, 17 forest...

Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Anu Garg Wednesday evening took charge as first woman Chief Secretary of Odisha. Garg took charge from outgoing Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, who retired from service Wednesday. She was also the first woman development commissioner (DC) of the state, appointed in...

Puri: The Jagannath temple authorities in Odisha's Puri Wednesday tendered an apology to the public and stopped the sale of calendars with a picture of the sibling deities in wrong positions on the 'Ratna Singhasan' in the 12th-century shrine. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA)...