Metro

Bhubaneswar: Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) commissioner-cum-secretary Shalini Pandit Monday directed all district Collectors to hold campaigns to create awareness about the BSKY Nabin Card and prompt the public to register under the scheme. In a letter to Collectors and District Magistrates, Pandit said that...

Puri: Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) marked the beginning of the New Year by inaugurating an exclusive pure vegetarian restaurant at Purusottam Bhakta Nivas in the Holy City. This culinary initiative without the use of onion and garlic is aimed at providing a delightful dining...

Bhubaneswar: Launch of a standard operating procedure (SOP) for vehicles going on picnics and pilgrimages, and a walkathon were among the host of events that marked the inauguration of state-level Road Safety Week 2024 here, Monday. Commerce and Transport (C&T) Minister Tukuni Sahu inaugurated the...

Puri: About 3.5 lakh people thronged the Pilgrim City on the New Year’s Day (NYD) Monday even as the district administration and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) made elaborate arrangements for smooth darshan of the presiding deities of Srimandir. The SJTA and police have made...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: A total of 196 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in the country so far, with Odisha joining the list of states that have detected the presence of the variant, according to the INSACOG's data updated Monday. Ten states and...

Puri: People wearing half-plants, shorts, ripped jeans, skirts and sleeveless dresses will not be allowed entry into the famed Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri as a dress code came into force Monday, officials said. Devotees will be required to wear "decent clothes", which are not...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday revoked the expulsion order of veteran leader and former minister Damodar Rout. The expulsion order of Damodar Rout is hereby revoked with immediate effect, an office order signed by Patnaik said. Rout is...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday laid the foundation stone for the Rs6,225 crore Bhubaneswar Metro Rail project. Before laying the foundation stone at Ratagada Lenka Sahi near Trisulia, Patnaik held a roadshow on the 26 kilometer route of the proposed metro project. People...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday embarked on a roadshow to Trisulia from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) to lay the foundation stone for Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project at Ratagada, Nuasahi near Trisulia in Cuttack. The Chief Minister on the first day of New Year...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP Odisha unit has decided to focus on farmers, women, youth and students in the state for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections to be held this year, a party leader said. This was resolved in the three-day meeting attended by BJP leaders...