Metro

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly, Jaya Narayana Mishra of the BJP, has urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to declare January 22 as a public holiday. The consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be held on that day. In a letter...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday urged private establishments in the state to make arrangements for screening the inauguration ceremony of the Puri heritage corridor project. Chief Secretary PK Jena said that CM Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate the project between 1 pm and 3 pm Wednesday,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday extended the deadline for submission of applications for Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) Nabin Card by 10 days, according to a notification. The application process, which started January 6, will now continue till January 26 instead of January 16, it...

Puri: A large number of devotees from across Odisha and the country started arriving at this seaside pilgrim town Tuesday, a day ahead of the much-awaited grand opening of the 'Srimandir Parikrama Prakalpa' (SPP) or Jagannath Temple heritage corridor project. The entire pilgrim town has...

Ayodhya: Skilled Mardala players from Odisha along with numerous noted instrumentalists from various states across the country will perform in Ayodhya during the Pran Pratishtha ceremony January 22. Champat Rai, general secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, said that amidst these melodic...

The recently released retail inflation data by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) for December 2023 showed Odisha recording the highest inflation rate among all states and Union Territories of the country. The trend didn’t come as a surprise given the state had...

Bhubaneswar: Acknowledging the contributions of farmers in the water sector, the state government will observe Pani Panchayat Pakhya (Pani Panchayat Fortnight) from January 16 to 30. In the first leg of the Pani Panchayat, the Water Resources department will hold Irrigation Division (Major, Medium, MI,...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urged Monday the people of Odisha to light diyas (lamp), blow conch shells, beat cymbals, recite devotional hymns and perform kirtans to celebrate the inauguration of the much-awaited Temple Heritage Corridor Project in Puri, January 17. “We can participate in...

Bhubaneswar: Several districts of Odisha are likely to experience light rainfall January 18 and 19, IMD Bhubaneswar in its January 15 midday weather bulletin said. Till 8.30am of Jan 16: According to the Yellow Warning (be prepared), dense fog is likely to occur at one...

Cuttack: Two motorcyclists were injured in Odisha's Cuttack district when kite string got wrapped around their necks Monday, police said. The incident took place near Balikuda on the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack road when they were travelling to Cuttack from Niali on a motorcycle. One person sustained injury...