Metro

New Delhi: Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel has entered into a joint venture agreement with South Korean steel major POSCO to set up a 6 million tonnes per annum steel plant in Odisha, a statement said Monday. The announcement was made at the India-Korea Business Forum...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader from Odisha Saptagiri Ulaka Monday questioned the delay in notifying the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam despite the Bill being passed in Parliament in 2023. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, the Koraput MP said, "Apart from two MPs, all other members...

Hyderabad/Bhubaneswar: A three-year-old girl was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Telangana’s Peddapalli district Monday. The child was identified as Divya Behera. Her parents are migrant labourers from Odisha and are employed in a brick kiln in Katnapalli village in Sultanabad...

Bhubaneswar: There is no respite from heatwave conditions in Odisha, with the IMD Monday stating that hot and humid weather is likely to continue in several parts of the state for at least the next four days. In its evening bulletin, the IMD's Bhubaneswar centre...

Cuttack/Berhampur: Cuttack and Ganjam districts have ordered a three-day closure of all schools amid intensifying heatwave conditions across Odisha, while Kendrapara has opted for revised school timings instead. In Cuttack, the district administration has directed all government, private and aided schools, along with Anganwadi centers,...

Puri: The construction of chariots for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and sibling deities began here Monday after ceremonial puja on the occasion of 'Akshaya Tritiya'. The Rath Yatra is scheduled to be held July 16. The 'Biswakarma Sevak' (carpenter servitors) gave the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer R S Gopalan Monday said he has asked EROs to undertake a proper verification before names of about 9.8 lakh voters are deleted from the electoral rolls. The CEO has specifically asked them to put on hold the scrutiny of...

Bhubaneswar: No discrepancy has been noticed so far in the inventory of the valuables in the Ratna Bhandar of Puri's Jagannath temple, authorities of the 12th-century shrine said Monday. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda Padhee, who is monitoring the exercise that started...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday disbursed over Rs 838 crore among 41.68 lakh farmers as the fourth instalment of the CM Kisan Yojana. Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo, who is also in charge of the Agriculture and Farmer...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is reeling under intense heatwave conditions, with scorching temperatures disrupting normal life across the state. On Sunday, temperatures in more than half of the state remained above 40 degrees Celsius. According to Regional Meteorological Centre, prevailing conditions are expected to continue through the...