Metro

Bhubaneswar: Minister of Railways, Communication and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, who is on a three-day visit to Odisha, received the grievances of Gobra Gram Panchayat of Athagarh block in Cuttack district at midnight of January 6. The villagers apprised the minister of water-logging...

Bhubaneswar: 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian directed officials of Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) here Sunday to complete the Kalamandal project within four months. Pandian issued the directive while reviewing the progress of work at Kalamandal, which after inauguration will be the state...

Bhubaneswar: A boat carrying Union minister Parshottam Rupala got stuck in Odisha's Chilika Lake for around two hours Sunday evening allegedly because of nets laid by fishermen in the waters, an official said. However, the administration sent another vessel which rescued the Union Minister for...

Bhubaneswar: Congress leaders held a meeting with functionaries of the JMM's Odisha unit Sunday and discussed the sharing of seats for the Lok Sabha elections and assembly polls, which are held simultaneously in the state. The closed-door meeting was attended by JMM's state president Anjani...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD and opposition BJP were working against Odisha's self-esteem by involving "outsiders" in the state's affairs, senior Congress leader Ajoy Kumar alleged Sunday. Raising the slogan of "Odisha for Odias", he claimed that "outsiders" were now playing a bigger role in the...

Puri: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant Sunday visited the 12th-century Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri and offered prayers. Sawant visited the temple along with his family members in the morning. Speaking to reporters, he said he came to Odisha only to offer prayers at the...

Bhubaneswar: The association of commercial drivers in Odisha has withdrawn its strike, as the ceased work affected passenger bus services and transportation of petroleum products and milk. The Odisha Drivers' Mahasangha announced the withdrawal of the strike Saturday night, the third day of the agitation,...

Puri: Works on several mega projects here have been completed or given the final touches as the Pilgrim town is being given a complete facelift for the Srimandir Parikrama Prakalpa. The finished mega-infra projects include three modern market complexes meant for traders and businessmen who...

Puri: The historic Srimandir Parikrama Prakalpa that was taken up with a view to ensure seamless darshan of the Holy Trinity at the 12th-century shrine in Puri is in the final stages of completion. Taking a step forward the suggestions made by the country’s apex...

Puri: The Srimandir Heritage Corridor Project (SHCP), which is all set for inauguration January 17, reveals, among other things, the fact that even a stone can speak the glory of the Lord. Odisha is the land of excellence in temple architecture and its people are...