Metro

Bhubaneswar: One person died, and nine others were injured after a concrete slab of a house collapsed allegedly due to strong vibrations from high-decibel DJ music played during a Ganesh idol immersion procession in Khordha district, police said Sunday. The incident happened Saturday night, when...

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that the SIR exercise was transparent and technology-driven, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday accused the Opposition Congress of attempting to create “anarchy” in the country after failing to win elections. Speaking to reporters at the state guest house, Majhi rejected allegations that...

Kataka: Government initiated action against officials following laboratory tests found that chhena and paneer supplied from the Niali area of Kataka district were adulterated. Taking the matter seriously, the state food safety commissioner, as an initial step, transferred Kataka district food safety officer Amita Das...

Puri: The Gundicha Temple in Puri will reopen for devotees from Wednesday, September 30, with the temple administration deciding to allow public darshan from 6 am. to 5 pm. The decision was taken at an important meeting of the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee held...

Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha is taking a series of measures to minimise human-elephant conflict, including discussions with neighbouring states for facilitating elephant movement across state borders and exploring the deployment of trained ‘kumki’ elephants to help manage conflict situations, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Tourism Department Sunday signed MoUs to facilitate the establishment of homestays and promotion of adventure and heritage tourism in the state. The department signed an MoU with the State Bank of India (SBI) to provide financial support for homestays, in the presence...

Bhubaneswar: Silicon Valley-based high-technology firm FarmX has submitted a proposal to the Odisha government to establish an advanced manufacturing and export hub for autonomous electric tractors, AI software, robotics, and intelligent farm systems in the state, a senior minister said Sunday. Odisha's Deputy Chief Minister...

Bhubaneswar: The five orangutan babies rescued from a forest in Odisha's Baleshwar district earlier this month will be shifted to a larger enclosure at the Nandankanan Zoological Park here soon, a senior forest official said Sunday. The five cubs were shifted to the zoo following...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested four more employees in connection with the alleged embezzlement of over Rs 9.24 crore from the office of the Superintending Engineer, R&B Division-I, Bhubaneswar, taking the number of arrests in the case to six. Those arrested were Dipak Kumar Routray...

Bhubaneswar/Boudh: A court in Odisha's Boudh district has reportedly issued a warrant of arrest against sitting BJP MLA Saroj Kumar Pradhan for "failing to appear in a case alleging incorrect disclosures in his 2024 election affidavit." Chief Judicial Magistrate, Boudh, posted the matter to October...