Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has paved the way for the launch of its much-awaited Ekamra Residency housing project while approving a series of major urban infrastructure initiatives during its 152nd Authority Meeting held under the chairmanship of Housing & Urban Development Minister and...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has asked the judicial commission probing the March 16 fire at the Trauma Care ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Kataka, which claimed 12 lives, to grant permission for repair and renovation of the damaged unit at the...

Bhubaneswar: Burglars decamped with gold ornaments worth around Rs 1.5 crore and Rs 4 lakh in cash from the house of a city-based builder under the Laxmisagar police limits, police said Saturday. The theft took place at the residence of builder Pritam Jena while he...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Jal Shakti Saturday praised Odisha for completing 905 rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge structures under the Catch the Rain 2026 campaign. Of these, 849 are rooftop rainwater harvesting structures — 21 in government buildings and 828 in private buildings —...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said the Centre's approval of advance release of Rs 500 crore under the SDRF (State Disaster Response Fund) to Odisha will help support the relief and rehabilitation of the flood-affected people in the state. The Centre has approved...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved the advance release of Rs 500 crore to Odisha as second instalment from the Central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to support the state affected by floods during the ongoing southwest monsoon of 2026. It...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP and opposition BJD Saturday had a heated exchange of words over the Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi claimed that the conflict would be resolved within three months. CM Majhi had made the claim...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's exports have the potential to grow up to USD 50 billion by financial year 2029-30, according to a recent study. The study was conducted by the Export Import (Exim) Bank of India, and the report was released by its deputy managing director Tarun...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik left for Delhi Tuesday afternoon for a seven-day visit for personal work. Patnaik is scheduled to return to Odisha after completing his weeklong visit, BJD Rajya Sabha MP Santrupt Misra said. Misra clarified...

Bhubaneswar: Ten Odisha districts in the downstream of the Mahanadi have been put on high alert as the Hirakud Dam kept discharging water into the river through 22 gates, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi saying the floods have impacted eight lakh people. Chief Minister...