Metro

Bhubaneswar/Brahmapur: Nearly 300 villages in Odisha’s Ganjam district remain surrounded by floodwaters, with about 2,000 people stranded, after exceptionally heavy rainfall triggered flooding in the aftermath of Cyclone Arnab. Speaking at a news conference at Secha Sadan, Engineer-in-Chief Dillip Kumar Raut said authorities had not...

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has intensified safety measures, cancelled nine trains and diverted 14 others following cyclonic storm 'Arnab' and heavy rainfall that triggered a sharp rise in water levels in the Bahuda River in Odisha's Ganjam district, disrupting train services on the Howrah-Chennai...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha witnessed widespread rainfall, including exceptionally heavy downpours in several southern districts, as the remnants of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Arnab' continued to weaken while moving northwards, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Thursday. The depression, which is the remnant of Cyclone Arnab, moved...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department has completed the refund of Rs 69.23 crore in excess admission fees to 1,11,678 students for the first phase of undergraduate admissions for the 2026-27 academic session. Students who have not yet received their refunds have been advised to...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, Thursday said he had spoken with the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Odisha and Chhattisgarh in the wake of Cyclone Arnab and assured them of all possible assistance to mitigate the hardships faced by people affected by...

SUSHANT KUMAR JENA, OP Kataka Sadar: The Odisha Police Headquarters has directed all police districts to take steps to make the Closed User Group (CUG) phone numbers of police stations publicly accessible, enabling people to contact their nearest police station during emergencies. The move comes...

Bhubaneswar: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) seized 8,295 bottles of packaged drinking water and 500 labels bearing the ISI mark from a unit in Kusupur area in Puri district for allegedly using the mark without a valid licence. The BIS team found the establishment...

Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi Bachao Andolan (MBA) has demanded immediate public disclosure of the Central Water Commission (CWC) report on the proposed sharing of Mahanadi River water between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, raising concerns over the state's long-term water security, agricultural needs and ecological sustainability. “Odisha’s people...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Brajmohan Ram Wednesday stressed the need to ensure zero casualties and minimise crop damage amid Cyclone Arnab. The governor took stock of the cyclone situation during a meeting with Special Relief Commissioner Rajesh Parabhakar Patil at Lok Bhavan. Patil briefed him on the...

Bhubaneswar/Baleswar: Odisha Congress Wednesday reiterated its demand for a crime branch probe into the alleged rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Balasore district and Rs 50 lakh compensation to the victim's family. A delegation of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) met Odisha...