Metro

Bhubaneswar: Sudhanshu Sekhar Barpanda was sworn in as Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) member Wednesday. The oath of office and secrecy was administered in the presence of Energy Department ACS Vishal Kumar Dev, senior officials of the department and members of the commission. With his...

Bhubaneswar: Accidents involving Ama Buses continue to be a concern in the City. In the latest incident, a motorcyclist was injured after an Ama Bus allegedly hit his bike from behind near Shreya Chhak under the jurisdiction of Kharavela Nagar police station Wednesday. The injured...

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi arrived in New Delhi Wednesday to participate in the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, scheduled to be held June 11 (Thursday). At the NITI Aayog meeting, the Chief Minister is expected to present the state’s perspective...

Bhubaneswar: The Capital Police Station Wednesday registered a case on the alleged disappearance of some important inquiry commission reports from the Chief Minister's Office (CMD) during the change of government in 2024. The reports had been submitted during the tenure of BJD. The FIR was...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Wednesday asked party workers to begin preparations for the 2027 panchayat and urban local body elections, urging them to remain connected with people. Addressing an organisational meeting attended largely by candidates who lost the 2024 state elections, Patnaik urged party...

Bhawanipatna: Two drivers were killed after a speeding truck hit them and their parked vehicles in Odisha's Kalahandi district  Wednesday, police said. The incident took place on National Highway-26 in front of Arihant Rice Mill at Khajurapada within Kesinga police station limits, they said. Police...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha exported 100,897 metric tonnes of seafood valued at Rs 5,428.67 crore during 2025-26, an officer said Wednesday. The state has emerged as one of the country's promising seafood-exporting states, supported by a long coastline, favourable aquaculture conditions and fisheries infrastructure, said Yashvir Singh,...

Bhubaneswar: Amid rising crime cases and efforts to curb organised criminal syndicates, Odisha Police has reintroduced district-level inspections by senior IPS officers, an official notification said. The notification issued by the Odisha Police Headquarters in Cuttack June 6 said 15 senior IPS officers in the...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Puri authorities have obtained patents for some key terms and logos associated with the 12th-century shrine, an official said Wednesday. This was revealed by Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda Padhee while briefing reporters on rituals of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has sanctioned 755 new posts in various state-run medical colleges and hospitals, an official notification said. Odisha's Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling Tuesday said the decision was a far-sighted step towards improving the quality of medical education in the state....