Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Empowered Committee on Infrastructure for PPP Projects under the chairpersonship of Chief Secretary Anu Garg accorded in-principal approval to five new PPP projects, worth a total project cost of Rs 1,130 crore across key sectors like health, sewerage treatment, urban development, water supply...

Bhubaneswar: In a major infrastructure push for western Odisha, the state government Monday decided to upgrade the Bhawanipatna Khariar road from two lanes to four, addressing a long-pending demand of people in Bhawanipatna and surrounding areas. Announcing the decision, Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has earned national recognition from the Union Ministry of Rural Development for its outstanding performance in rural connectivity under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). The award was presented during the PMGSY’s 25th anniversary celebration held in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, recently in...

Bhubaneswar: The driver of the coal-laden truck that rammed into a motorcycle and a scooter on the Fire Station Overbridge on NH-16 May 9, killing three persons, has been arrested by Khandagiri police, officials said Monday. The accused, identified as Sampati Sahoo (40) of Angul...

Bhubaneswar: Director General of Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha Police, Vinaytosh Mishra, Monday said the police would not hesitate to invoke the mob lynching section of the BNS in the case of the GRP constable beaten to death by a mob for allegedly attempting to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress Monday asked Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to convene an all-party meeting to deliberate on the spate of crimes across the state. The Congress Khurda district unit staged a demonstration before the Commissionerate Police headquarters protesting the lynching of a man in...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday urged the Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to reject two "illegal" votes cast by two BJP MLAs during the March 16 Rajya Sabha elections and declare united opposition candidate Datteswar Hota as the winner in the fourth seat from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said his government is focused on generating employment opportunities for local people through tourism development by promoting the “Orange Economy,” or a culture-based economy, in the state.​ CM Majhi was speaking at a special event at the...

Puri: A rare waterspout formed off Odisha’s Astaranga coast in Puri district Monday, drawing crowds of tourists and residents as a giant funnel-shaped vortex appeared between dark storm clouds and the sea. Videos of the phenomenon quickly went viral on social media, sparking widespread discussion...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal off north Sri Lanka coast Monday is likely to intensify during the next 48 hours and lead to light to moderate rainfall in parts of Odisha over the next six days, the IMD said....