Metro

Bhubaneswar: A newborn lion cub at Nandankanan Zoological Park died after failing to take food and liquids properly, bringing the zoo's lion population down to 23, officials said. Lioness Maya, who was pregnant for the first time, gave birth to two cubs September 7. One...

Bhubaneswar: Koraput Coffee, a speciality Arabica grown by tribal farmers in Koraput district, is set to get a global showcase with more than 1,500 packets of its Tiger Blend being sent to New Delhi for the BRICS Summit 2026. The consignment was dispatched by the...

By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: With speculation over the timing of the next panchayat and municipal elections in Odisha gaining momentum, the State Election Commission (SEC) has instructed local body authorities to begin door-to-door surveys from October 26. According to reports, the Urban Development Department...

Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Vinaytosh Mishra Friday underscored the need to scale up the use of body-worn and dashboard cameras, describing them as important tools for improving the effectiveness, transparency and accountability of police operations. Chairing a high-level review meeting on law and...

Bhubaneswar: The growing crisis in education and employment and threats to democratic values came under sharp criticism at a memorial meeting for former CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury Friday, with Students’ Federation of India (SFI) general secretary Srijan Bhattacharyya calling for a collective struggle to...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed fines of Rs 10,000 each on the Chief Secretary of Odisha and six other government authorities for failing to file their responses in a case concerning alleged illegal mining and environmental violations at...

Bhubaneswar/Jagatsinghpur: Odisha's Opposition BJD Friday condemned the alleged vandalisation of a statue of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik near the Siali Beach in Jagatsinghpur district, and demanded the immediate arrest of the culprits. A delegation of the party led by its district unit president Prashant...

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: Odisha's DGP in-charge Vinaytosh Mishra said that a case was registered Friday in connection with the appearance of five baby orangutans in a forest in Baleshwar district and expressed confidence that the authorities will find out the wildlife trafficking racket involved in the case....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has secured proposals worth over Rs 2.43 lakh crore across various sectors during its three-day investment outreach in the United Arab Emirates, a statement said Friday. The outreach, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, resulted in 24 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has identified 185 sites for setting up small hydro power projects, Additional Chief Secretary (Energy) Vishal Kumar Dev said Friday. Speaking on the sidelines of a stakeholder dialogue on small hydro power development in Bhubaneswar, Dev said Odisha, which accounts for nearly...