Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to the state government asking for submission of a compliance affidavit on the enforcement of Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) and direction to retail fuel outlets not to dispense fuel to vehicles without it. A...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday alleged that the opposition Congress used Mahatma Gandhi's name in the MGNREGA for political gains rather than to realise his vision of rural self-employment. The CM's statement came ahead of the Congress's proposed nationwide ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram',...

Bhubaneswar: Two students of a private coaching institute drowned while bathing in the Kuakhai river on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar Tuesday afternoon, police said. The deceased were identified as Pankaj Kumar Saha and Prateek Pallaru, both aged around 18 and natives of states outside Odisha....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday invoked the Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1988, prohibiting strikes by doctors and other healthcare staff, as agitating doctors carried on with their boycott of outpatient department (OPD) services across state-run health facilities. Under the order, strikes in the form of...

Puri: Two women died after they were run over by a private bus in Pipili area of Odisha's Puri district Tuesday morning, police said. One of the deceased has been identified as Sheela Pattanayak, who was a journalist associated with an Odia news channel, they...

Bhubaneswar: All kinds of construction work have been banned in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack from 6 pm to 10 am to curb air pollution, Environment minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia said Tuesday. The district collectors of Khurda and Cuttack districts have been asked to implement the order,...

Bhubaneswar: With the Hockey India League 2025-2026 set to return to Bhubaneswar January 17, ticket sales went live Tuesday at 11:00 am IST. Hockey India has also announced that tickets will be free for fans eager to watch the matches live. The League will hold...

Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has seized “unauthorised ghee” inside the 12th-century shrine, instead of approved OMFED ghee, a source said Tuesday. The administration has issued notice to devotee Rabindra Barik of Puri’s Bira Harekrushnapur and ‘Suar Sevak’ Jameshwar Suar, asking them to submit satisfactory...

Bhubaneswar/Bargarh: Paddy procurement in several Odisha districts has been hit after the All Odisha Rice Millers’ Association (AORMA) curtailed lifting operations from mandis from Monday, citing the state government’s "failure" to fulfil assurances given more than a month ago. The decision follows a January 1...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday greeted Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on his birthday, lauding his efforts to enhance the state's growth trajectory. "Birthday wishes to Odisha's hardworking Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi Ji. He has made outstanding efforts to enhance...