Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a major welfare measure for the legal fraternity, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved a 40 per cent increase in financial assistance provided to advocates from the State Advocates’ Welfare Fund. The assistance is extended to lawyers upon retirement and to...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: In a significant step towards enhancing urban aesthetics and environmental sustainability, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has launched an extensive beautification and landscaping project along Janpath, one of city’s most prominent and busiest thoroughfares. The initiative aims to transform...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: Odisha State Commission for Women (SCW) Monday recorded the statement of the victim of molestation and disrobing during a mob attack on two NGO workers in Rayagada district, while the NCW has sought an action taken report (ATR) from the DGP Odisha of the...

Bhubaneswar: Identifying El Nino as a major challenge before the state, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday suggested adopting a "whole of government approach" to tackle its possible impact on agriculture. He directed the agriculture department to prepare a contingency plan to face the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP Y B Khurania Monday suspended a police inspector posted in Nayagarh district for dereliction of duty. In the interest of public service, Sujit Kumar Das, ex-inspector in-charge of Sarankul police station in Nayagarh district, has been placed under suspension with immediate effect,...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday chaired the State-Level Natural Calamity Committee (SLNCC) meeting and emphasised the need to maintain state’s globally recognised disaster management system while reinforcing the state’s commitment to achieving ‘Zero Casualty’ during natural disasters. In a major decision, the state...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's 'Millennium City' Cuttack, will now be spelt as 'Kataka' as the state government Monday changed the English spelling of 64 places -- districts, sub-divisions, tehsils, blocks and urban bodies. In the same way, Balasore will now be written as 'Baleshwar' and Rourkela as...

Bhubaneswar: Around 993 employees working as 'Swasthya Mitras' under the Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY) have raised concerns over their impending retrenchment, alleging that they were issued termination notices despite earlier assurances regarding their continued employment. They staged a protest Monday at Bhubaneswar's Lower PMG...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday expressed deep grief over death of Odia workers in the ammonia gas leak incident that occurred at a private seafood processing and export facility in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. The Chief Minister, in a condolence message,...

Bhubaneswar: A string of incidents reported from different parts of Odisha in recent months has sparked debate over alleged administrative apathy and the "growing disconnect" between citizens and the institutions meant to serve them. Though unrelated in nature, the cases share a common thread: families...