Metro

Puri: The 47th Kumar Utsav 2026, organised by the Shrikhetra Youth Cultural Association (SYCA), will be held October 25 and 26 at Golden Sea Beach in Puri, with the aim of promoting the region’s cultural heritage and fostering cultural exchange at the national level. The...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Manohar Lal Saturday said urban mobility must be integrated with city planning from the outset, calling transport infrastructure a key driver of economic growth. Addressing the valedictory session of the two-day Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Exhibition 2026 in Bhubaneswar, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s investment priorities must focus on meaningful employment, sustainable resource use and environmental protection—not merely corporate investments that primarily benefit corporations, said former Union minister Srikant Jena in a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi seeking clarification over the proposed Rs 1.04 lakh...

Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) will introduce a special darshan facility for differently-abled devotees on a trial basis after the holy month of Kartik allowing 20 devotees daily through online slot booking. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Administrator...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said the state's urbanisation rate is expected to more than double to 40 per cent by 2036, and asserted that the BJP government has already commenced developing state-of-the-art infrastructure and establishing modern institutions to support this growth....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday activated its disaster response and mitigation machinery as the well-marked low-pressure area was likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and make landfall between the northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha coasts on the morning of October 28. The India Meteorological...

Kataka/Paralakhemundi: Orissa High Court has declined to grant interim protection from arrest to Bidyabharati Panda, wife of late Assistant Conservator of Forests Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra, in connection with the case relating to his death. Panda had sought interim relief while her anticipatory bail application was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said the state government was fully prepared to deal with the impending cyclone and expressed confidence that it would achieve zero casualties this time as well, drawing on its past experience in managing cyclones and floods. Speaking...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s Rs 169-crore data centre at Info Valley-II, Jatani, in Odisha’s Khordha district October 25, 2026. The data centre, located near Bhubaneswar, is designed to operate as a secondary backup to the...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu’s scheduled visit to Rairangpur in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district has been postponed due to the threat of a possible cyclone, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the state Sunday to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s data centre. According...