Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha vigilance department Friday arrested the secretary of a primary agricultural cooperative society (PACS) for alleged embezzlement of public funds amounting to Rs 40.71 lakh. The arrested official has been identified as Suresh Chandra Sahu, secretary of Kadopada PACS in Deogarh district. During investigation,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday announced it would establish a dedicated recruiting agency, Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission (OUSSSC), to streamline appointments in police and other uniformed services. The decision comes in the backdrop of large-scale irregularities in the recruitment of sub-inspectors, leading to a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday signed a pact with the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) for independent research on the conservation, protection and increased production of the state fish 'Mahanadi Mahaseer.' The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Bhubaneswar in presence of Minister of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday approved a policy aimed to position the state as a hub for Global Capability Centres (GCCs) by offering a comprehensive set of incentives, an official said. A GCC is an entity established by a multinational company to centralise and perform key...

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Friday said the Bihar Assembly election results were an endorsement of the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and rejection of the “negative” politics of the Congress. Pradhan, who hails from the state, made the comments after arriving at the...

Bhubaneswar: The IMD Friday forecast the likely formation of a low-pressure area over the South Andaman Sea, which could intensify into a depression over southeast Bay of Bengal around November 24. “A low-pressure area is likely to form over South Andaman Sea November 22 and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and several other leaders Friday paid rich tributes to freedom fighter Harekrishna Mahatab on his 126th birth anniversary. Majhi, Speaker Surama Padhy and Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida paid floral tributes at the statue...

Mumbai: A young boy from Cuttack, Odisha, has captured the internet's attention with his flawless dance moves, performing to the sensational track Janaab-e-Aali from Hrithik Roshan’s War 2. The video, which was filmed at an Upper Primary school in Badambadi, has garnered widespread praise and...

Puri: Srimandir has been illuminated with thousands of diyas for the three-day Dev Dipavali festival. The observance began Wednesday night, during which Lord Jagannath pays homage to his ancestors — a ritual also known as ‘Shradha’. For the sacred occasion, the Lord is adorned in...

Bhubaneswar: In a major welfare push for forest-based workers, the state government has announced a welfare package of Rs 41.17 crore for kendu leaf pluckers, binders and seasonal staff. The funds, released from the Chief Minister’s Kendu Leaf Welfare Fund, cover the 2024 crop year...