Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Thursday claimed to have busted a nine-member gang of interstate burglars and recovered 1.5 kg silver and gold ornaments, eight mobile phones and four motorcycles from them. The accused, all from Ganjam district, were involved in numerous theft cases in Chhattisgarh,...

Bhubaneswar: Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment and Fisheries Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain Thursday disbursed financial assistance of more than Rs 22 crore to 15,037 households dependent on fishing as livelihood support during the fishing ban on account of Olive Ridley turtle conservation. The assistance to families...

Bhubaneswar: Acting on the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian visited Balasore district Thursday and attended the Nua-O Scholarship Distribution Programme where he announced that altogether 30,926 eligible students from 71 colleges of the district will get the...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Thursday conferred the honorary D Litt on the prime minister's Principal Secretary Pramod Kumar Mishra at the convocation of Utkal University here. Murmu, who addressed the 53rd convocation of the varsity, conferred the honorary degree on the Odisha-born bureaucrat in presence...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday decided to establish a State Water Informatics Centre (SWIC) for the coordination, collection and dissemination of water resources data. Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena said this will be done with the support and guidance of the National Water Informatics Centre...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday inaugurated 2,000 CSP (Customer Service Point) plus outlets under the 'AMA Bank' initiative, aimed at providing banking services in all unbanked gram panchayats of the state. The 'AMA Bank' programme was launched last year after it was realised...

Bhubaneswar: In a major decision ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday announced a hike in remuneration of Anganwadi workers and their assistants, an official statement said. The monthly remuneration of Anganwadi workers has been increased from...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Odisha on March 5, coinciding with the 108th birth anniversary of former chief minister Biju Patnaik. The itinerary of the PM's trip is yet to be prepared, BJP state election co-incharge Lata Usendi said. State BJP...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday distributed project approval letters to seven apparel and garment manufacturing units to be established in Khurda district. Industries Minister Pratap Kesari Deb handed over the letters to the companies during a special function held for this purpose here. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Another expelled BJD MLA Prasanta Jagadev Thursday joined the BJP and expected a double-engine government in Odisha after the Lok Sabha and the state assembly elections later this year. He was an MLA from the Chilika constituency before expulsion. Jagadev, a two-time MLA, once...