Metro

Puri: A jet-shaped metallic and fibre object was recovered from the fishing net of Pentkota sea fishermen Tuesday. According to reports, six sea fishermen from Puri Pentkota fishermen settlement went for fishing to the sea towards Arakuda on Monday night. When they returned Tuesday morning...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday laid the foundation for a model jail at Jamujhari near Bhubaneswar. The new model jail at Jamujhari has been designed to address different concerns. A lot of research and study of many prisons has been done before preparing...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday announced financial assistance of Rs 50,000 for each 'Bhagabata Tungi' across Odisha to make them efficient. Bhagabata Tungi is a small cottage where the villagers after days hard work assemble to discuss religion, scriptures and culture. These places are...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha jail authorities Tuesday suspended a warden of Titilagarh sub-jail in Bolangir district for dereliction of duty after two under-trial prisoners escaped from the jail last week, an official said Tuesday. Undertrial prisoners Sumit Kumar Bihari and Shobhavan Rana, who were lodged in the...

Bhubaneswar: Not a single candidate from Odisha found a place in the second list of candidates released by Congress Tuesday for upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Notably, the party did not announce any candidate from the state in the first candidate list released March 8, 2024 either....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday announced a hike in the remuneration, allowance and other benefits of Panchayati Raj Institution functionaries. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik hiked the remuneration and allowance of Zilla Parishad presidents, ZP vice presidents, ZP members, Panchayat Samiti chairpersons, Panchayat Samit vice-chairpersons, Panchayat...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday announced casual leave of 25 days in a year for women employees working in different departments of the state government. The women employees would now get an additional 10 days of CL taking their total CL in a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday announced a hike in remuneration and allowance of panchayat representatives in the state. As per a release from the Chief Minister's Office(CMO), the Zilla Parishad president will get Rs30,000 per month as against Rs9,380 while the Zilla Parishad...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday supported the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 while the opposition parties in the state criticised the BJP-led central government for enforcing the legislation ahead of the general elections. BJD lawmaker Parsuram Dhada said, "The BJD...

Cuttack: Orissa High Court Tuesday rejected the merit list prepared by Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) for the recruitment of junior teachers in primary and upper primary schools spread across the state. The High Court also directed the OSEPA authorities to prepare a fresh...