Metro

Bhubaneswar: Noted writer and painter Prafulla Mohanti, who is a British citizen of Indian origin, recently converted his two-storey house in Nanpur village of Jajpur district into an art gallery, which was recently opened on his 90th birthday. The gallery titled ‘The Creative Hands’ houses...

New Delhi: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has identified 33 highway stretches including in Odisha, cumulatively spanning 2,741 km to monetise during the current financial year through toll operate transfer (TOT) and infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) modes. The identified stretches include Panikoili-Rimuli in Odisha,...

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of World Heritage Day, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday asked people to preserve the richness and diversity of Odisha’s heritage. Taking to X, the CM said, “Odisha is blessed with wealth of timeless monuments and sites that narrate stories of our...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to curb the rising instances of crime against women in the Capital City, the Commissionerate Police Thursday announced a specialized team- HER (High Efficiency and Response) to deal with cases related to eve-teasing, stalking, harassment and misbehaviour, particularly for women travelling...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Thursday claimed to have busted an online fake job racket and arrested four persons, including a couple, for allegedly duping a man of `11 lakh over a telegram application. Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh identified the accused as Trupti Ranjan Patra, 31,...

Bhubaneswar: The election season is here and all political parties are extensively tapping social media and influencers - having sizeable fan base on various platforms - to push their messages through subtle campaigns to woo voters. Social media seems to have transformed the very nature...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) Debadutta Biswal Thursday said his department has identified 11,367 forest fire points across various forest divisions. He said the numbers are lower compared to last year's 31,210 points as April 17. To combat fires, the forest department...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Thursday recorded the highest temperature in Odisha at 43.6 degrees Celsius, the Indian Meteorological Department said. According to the IMD's evening bulletin, the entire state is reeling under intense heatwave conditions with temperatures crossing the 40 degrees Celsius mark at 32 places, of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of the CPI (M) Thursday announced its candidates for one Lok Sabha seat and seven assembly constituencies in the state. The party named senior leader Suresh Panigrahy for the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency. It re-nominated sitting MLA Laxman Munda for Bonai...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Thursday forecast that day temperature is very likely to be 40 degrees Celsius or above at most places over the districts of Odisha and likely to be above normal by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius over many...