Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP YB Khurania Friday directed authorities to ensure strict adherence to protocols laid down in the Blue Book for VVIP security during President Droupadi Murmu's scheduled three-day visit to the state from August 3, officials said. "The DGP directed that all units concerned...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Congress Friday lashed out at the Modi government over alleged sharing of an Odisha medical examination question paper on WhatsApp, saying merely mandating stronger punishments or designating courts as 'fast-track' is not sufficient, and a more honest conversation is needed on corruption...

Bhubaneswar: Floodwaters continued to disrupt normal life across several parts of Odisha Friday as swollen rivers inundated villages, snapped road connectivity and forced evacuations in multiple districts following heavy rainfall and increased discharge from upstream reservoirs. The worst-hit areas were reported from Kataka, Bhadrak, Puri...

Bhubaneswar: A high-level review meeting was held at Lok Seva Bhavan to assess the flood situation in Odisha. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari reviewed the flood situation and held discussions with the collectors of the affected districts. The meeting was attended by the...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rains in the upper catchment triggered the Hirakud Dam to discharge a huge amount of water into the Mahanadi, swelling the river and impacting seven lakh people in 20 of the state's 30 districts as low-lying areas got inundated. The rise in the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Minister Suresh Pujari rebutted Naveen Patnaik's "feasting in Delhi amid flood horrors" jibe at the BJP, saying Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi was discharging "Raj Dharma" by pursuing a resolution to the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh in the national capital. CM Majhi...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to provide a long-term solution to recurring urban water logging, Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra Thursday announced that the state government will prepare a ‘Strong Drainage Master Plan’ for all urban local bodies (ULBs). The master plan...

Bhubaneswar: In a major boost to Odisha’s power transmission infrastructure, Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Thursday launched the Rs 9.8-crore Megger R30 Van-Mounted Cable Fault Location and Testing System of the Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL). The state-of-the-art system...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Legislative Assembly’s House Committee on the Development of Minority Odia-Speaking Communities met Thursday, with Speaker Surama Padhy announcing that the state will prepare a special roadmap to promote the Odia language, literature, culture and heritage among Odia-speaking communities living outside Odisha, particularly...

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that the state government would ensure strict legal action against middlemen and agents involved in trafficking vulnerable people for bonded labour, Odisha's Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Thursday released the revised Central Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Bonded Labour in Odia language. Harichandan unveiled...