Metro

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: Dhenkanal is famous for its delicacy ‘Magji Laddu’ and the good news is that it is all set to get the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The laddu is available with confectioners in Bhuban, Mandar, Kashipur, Sadangi, Gondia, Bidharpur, Deogaon and in Dhenkanal town. “If...

Bhubaneswar: Archana Nag, the prime accused in the high-profile blackmailing case in Odisha, was produced before the District and Session Court here Wednesday. The 26-year-old woman from Kalahandi district was arrested October 6 and sent to jail on the charge of blackmailing rich and influential...

Bhubaneswar: The trophy tour of the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup was kick-started Monday with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik handing over the trophy to Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey. Wishing the trophy tour a grand success, Patnaik said it will be a memorable...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received an impressive Rs 10.50 lakh crore investment intents at the third edition of the Make In Odisha (MIO), Conclave, 2022, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Saturday. It's a win-win situation for the investors and the state, he said. "I am happy...

Chilika: A suspected bird poacher was arrested by Forest personnel after carcasses of seven birds were seized from his possession in the Chilika area, an official said Saturday. Carcasses of seven large whistling ducks were seized from the possession of the suspected poacher from Alipada...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Saturday that transformation in education is not a dream anymore and it is now a reality in his state. Addressing the Make in Odisha Conclave, Patnaik said the transformation initiative of Odisha in the school education sector has...

Bhubaneswar: Senior journalist Baishnab Charan Jena died here Saturday, family sources said. He was 68. Jena, a freelance journalist, died of cardiac arrest while sleeping, they said. He is survived by his wife and two sons. Born in Benjarapur village under Bari block in Odisha's...

Bhubaneswar: United Kingdom-based SRAM & MRAM Group vice-chairman Gurujee Kumaran Swami Saturday announced that the group will invest Rs 2 lakh crore in Odisha to set up semiconductor unit in the state. The announcement was made at the Make in Odisha (MIO) Conclave, 2022 here....

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has asked the state government to take possession of the property of a defunct textile mill at Choudwar by Monday as it has already made full and final payment for taking over the facility. Justice Biswanath Rath directed the state...

Bhubaneswar: No society can be great if its women are not empowered. The state government empowers women through its Mission Shakti programme and has empowered over 70 lakh women through over six lakh self-help groups, said CM Naveen Patnaik on the penultimate day of the...