Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday congratulated tribal girl Jyotsna Sabar on being conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar by President Droupadi Murmu. Sabar, a native of Gajapati district, created a youth Asian record at the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships held in...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is scheduled to meet a section of booth-level officers (BLOs) here December 29 during his three-day tour to Odisha beginning Saturday, official sources said. Though the agenda of the CEC's meeting with BLOs has not been announced, sources Friday...

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha have been reeling under cold wave conditions with mercury plummeting to below 10 degrees Celsius at 11 places Friday. Koraput town in south Odisha was the coldest place in the state for the day with 4.8 degrees Celsius, while the...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress Friday demanded complete withdrawal of additional security deposits (ASD) imposed on domestic power consumers of Odisha and free electricity for agricultural purposes. Addressing a press conference, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das also urged the state government to provide...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is scheduled to arrive in Bhubaneswar Saturday on a three-day visit to the state, officials said. Kumar will visit Puri December 27 and offer prayers at the Shree Jagannath Temple before proceeding to the Konark Sun Temple, an official...

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: Odisha Vigilance Friday launched simultaneous raids on the properties of a junior engineer of Malkangiri district and a forester of Koraput district. On the allegation of possession of disproportionate assets, vigilance officers raided the properties of the two government officers at nine locations, an...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has reportedly approved free bus travel for school students under the Mukhyamantri Bus Seva (MBS) scheme, replacing the existing 50 per cent concession on ticket fares. The Commerce and Transport Department issued a notification to this effect, stating that the decision is...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik Friday said that the regional outfit will continue to serve the people of Odisha for the next 100 years. Patnaik said this while addressing party leaders and workers on the occasion of the BJD's 29th Foundation Day....

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday hailed security personnel for killing six Maoists in Kandhamal district and said the state's efforts to curb ZLeft-Wing Extremism have resulted in substantial success. The BJD president, who had also remained in...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and former MLA Sanchita Mohanty died at her residence in Bhubaneswar Friday following a brief illness, family sources said. Sixty-seven-year-old Mohanty was elected to the Odisha Assembly from the Korei constituency in 2004. She was diagnosed with cancer a week ago....