Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday inaugurated 57 new sub-registration offices across 17 districts. With this, sub-registration offices have become functional in all the 317 tehsils of the state. Earlier, people had to run to the district headquarters for land-related work. Therefore, we...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Thursday, hailed the new India–US trade deal, emphasising that it would give a major boost to the state's economy by expanding exports of handloom products, seafood, and rare earth minerals. Highlighting the prospects of Odisha in the handloom...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has carried out a major reshuffle, assigning several senior IAS officers to key departments along with additional responsibilities. Senior officer Arabinda Kumar Padhee has been transferred to the Revenue Department. He will also continue as the Chief Administrator of the Shree...

Bhubaneswar: A merchant navy official from Odisha's Bhadrak district has allegedly gone missing while on duty aboard a vessel near Mauritius February 3, prompting his family to seek urgent intervention from the Centre and the state government, officials said. The missing seafarer has been identified...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday announced a proposal to revise the English spellings of seven districts and correct the English transliteration of 24 places across 11 districts. The initiative is aimed at bringing official English names closer to their original Odia versions. A formal notification...

Bhubaneswar: Four persons, including three women, were arrested in Khurda district Wednesday for allegedly attacking two women with deadly weapons over a land dispute, police said. As per the complaint lodged by Ajay Maha Bhoi (46), the incident occurred between 7 am and 8 am...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has strongly criticised the state government, urging it to guarantee the safety of women before inaugurating schemes like Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana (MKBY). In a statement, BJD media coordinator Lenin Mohanty said Chief Minister Mohan Majhi launched the scheme in...

MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: An early-morning robbery here has raised questions over the safety and security of citizens as some miscreants looted gold jewellery from an elderly woman at gunpoint in Gadasahi area under Nayapalli police limits, Wednesday. The victim, identified as Indumati Baliarsingh,...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo (MSCB) University Information Technology (IT) campus and laid foundation stone for AYUSH Hospital-cum-Ayurvedic College, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology campus, Archery Centre, city beautification and drainage upgradation projects, auditorium and cultural centre, girls’ hostel...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Forest Department has introduced AI-enabled cameras and drones this year, enabling early detection and rapid intervention to prevent forest fires. Speaking to media persons here, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force (PCCF & HoFF), K. Murugesan, Wednesday,...