Metro

Bhubaneswar: All educational institutions across Odisha will observe a statewide programme of collective singing of Vande Mataram January 12, coinciding with Swami Vivekananda Jayanti and the National Youth Day, according to an official statement Saturday. On the occasion, students will also recite the "Atmanirbhar Bharat...

Puri: A minor boy was killed, and two other persons were seriously injured after an SUV hit the scooter in which they were travelling on Grand Road in Puri town Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Sreyansh Dey (5) of Puri town, while...

Bhubaneswar: Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena has issued a major clarification, saying that the green sticker on vehicles is not mandatory. The minister said all Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) will be supplied with an adequate number of green stickers within this month. He clarified that...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday recommended to the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) to conduct examinations for filling up an additional 151 vacant posts, including 14 in the state civil service. The chief minister's direction in this regard came in the wake of...

Bhubaneswar: Two accidents involving the city bus service rocked Bhubaneswar as an auto-rickshaw driver was killed while a woman passenger suffered critical injuries after an electric bus rammed into an auto-rickshaw at Rupali Square, Saturday. Another accident took place at the same spot as another...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and CM Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday paid tributes to former chief minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik on his 99th birth anniversary. Patnaik served as the chief minister of Odisha from 1980 to 1989, and from 1995 to 1999. He also...

Bhubaneswar: With an objective to significantly reduce road accidents and foster a culture of safe and responsible driving, National Road Safety Month will be observed across the country throughout the month of January. In Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will inaugurate the state-level campaign...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government credited a total of Rs 2,566 crore to farmers’ bank accounts as part of the ongoing paddy procurement process, official sources said Friday. So far, about 11,10,602 metric tonnes of paddy have been procured from 2,49,888 registered farmers across 18 districts of...

Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought to engage Odia interpreters-cum-translators for four-gram panchayats (GPs) -- two each under the Dantan and Mohanpur community development blocks -- in West Midnapore district of West Bengal (WB), for hearings on claims and objections related to...

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to improve connectivity, punctuality, safety and overall travel comfort across its network, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has rolled out a series of passenger-friendly and operational enhancements with the implementation of its revised Working Time Table (WTT) 2026, effective from January 1....