Metro

Bhubaneswar: Veteran Odia playback singer Pranab Patnaik died at a private hospital Friday, family sources said. He was 88. Patnaik, who had ruled the Odia music and film industry for over five decades, suddenly fell ill and was rushed to a private hospital, where he...

Bhubaneswar: Three districts of Odisha are likely to receive heavy rainfall, with the Regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow warning for Mayurbhanj, Kendujhar and Sundaragada as thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are expected in several parts of the state. Under...

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: The ED arrested businessman Ratikanta Rout in Bhubaneswar in connection with a case of financial irregularities, officials said. Rout, a resident of Kalarahanga, was involved in the stone quarry and crusher business in Dhenkanal. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had registered a case against him...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Thursday directed officials to accord top priority to the timely completion of ongoing water resources projects, creation of irrigation potential, strengthening of water infrastructure and ensuring that the intended benefits of the projects reach the people. A review meeting of senior...

Bhubaneswar: In a major move to promote environment-friendly transportation, Odisha government has waived permit fees for battery-operated (electric), methanol-fuelled and ethanol-fuelled transport vehicles operating in the state. According to a notification issued by the Commerce and Transport Department, eligible vehicles will continue to require the...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police Thursday arrested Chittaranjan Mohanty, a key accused in an alleged cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scheme that investigators estimate defrauded investors of more than Rs 200 crore across India. EOW sources said Mohanty was arrested from Gopalpur in...

Bhubaneswar: Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra Thurs day directed Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Kataka Municipal Corporation (KMC) to adopt a mission-mode approach for sanitation and urban flood management, with an ambitious target of securing the top position in the national...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said Vande Mataram was not a "political bargaining chip" but the "soul of Bharat's freedom struggle", amid an ongoing row over the national song. Taking to social media, Majhi said the Congress Working Committee's decision to limit...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a show-cause notice to a private hydropower company for allegedly causing floods in Kendujhar district by opening the gates of a barrage at Anandapur without prior intimation, an official said. The notice was issued to Baitarani Power Projects Pvt...

Bhubaneswar: Former minister and Biju Janata Dal vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra escaped unhurt after a cement-laden truck collided with his car near Kamaladeipur Chhak on the Narsinghpur main road in Cuttack district Thursday. The truck struck the side and rear of Mishra’s car, damaging the...