Metro

Bhubaneswar: Speaking at the closing ceremony of the seven-day ‘Odisha Khadi Fair 2026’, which concluded on a successful note Sunday, MSME Minister Gokulananda Mallik noted that khadi and village industries have immense potential to drive rural prosperity. Mallik also highlighted the vital role of khadi...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday emphasised the vital role of value-based education in shaping a peaceful and progressive society, urging teachers to nurture character alongside knowledge in students. Addressing the inauguration of the value education programme for teachers at the Ramakrishna Mission’s Vivekananda Hall,...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step towards urban water restoration, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has undertaken scientific treatment and cleaning of the historic Bindusagar Lake, near Lingaraj Temple. As part of the initiative, unused boats from City Centre and Nicco Park, earlier lying idle under Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: A prolonged Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply disruption has intensified across Bhubaneswar, leaving households scrambling for fuel, eateries rationing usage, and residents staging protests. While the government insists there is no actual shortage, a growing mismatch between cylinder bookings and deliveries has triggered allegations...

Bhubaneswar: Two persons were arrested in connection with an illegal LPG decanting operation that had led to an explosion and subsequent fire March 21, leaving one person critically injured near Ananda Van in Kalinga Nagar under Bharatpur Police Station limits, police informed Sunday. According to...

Puri: The suspicious death of an undertrial prisoner (UTP) at the District Jail in Bangar under Ramachandi police limits here has sparked controversy as his family members termed it as ‘murder in custody following unspeakable torture’. The deceased, identified as Dipti Ranjan Swain, 28, of...

Bhubaneswar:  BJD MP Sasmit Patra Sunday resigned from a Parliamentary committee headed by BJP lawmaker Nishikant Dubey over the latter's remark on former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik. Dubey, in a statement March 27, claimed that Biju Patnaik was the link between former prime minister...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officers arrested a revenue inspector Sunday for demanding and taking a bribe of Rs 13,000 from a person for the conversion of his land. Revenue Inspector Rajuram Bandra demanded the bribe from the landowner for submitting a favourable report for the conversion...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP YB Khurania Sunday said 77 Maoists have surrendered before police in the state between January 2025 and March this year. Speaking to reporters during his visit to Kandhamal district, Khurania said 23 Maoists from the state had also surrendered before police in...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday lauded Odisha fish farmer Sujata Bhuyan, who transformed her endeavour into a thriving business. Addressing his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat', Modi said Sujata of Odisha's Sambalpur district was a homemaker, but she wanted to do something new...