Metro

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader Saluga Pradhan was Tuesday elected unopposed as the deputy speaker of the Odisha Assembly. The two-time tribal MLA from G Udayagiri constituency in Kandhamal district filed his nomination paper on Monday and he was the lone contestant for the post. Speaker...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJP and Congress will make the tribal land transfer to non-ST people a major issue in the winter session of the Odisha Assembly which commences Tuesday. The state Cabinet November 14 had decided to amend a law, allowing the Scheduled Tribe (ST)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday inaugurated three housing complexes for people belonging to the economically weaker section (EWS) of the society, mostly the slum dwellers in Bhubaneswar. The three housing complexes inaugurated by Patnaik were: Keshari Residency built in Satya Nagar, Buddha Vihar...

Bhubaneswar: India will take inspiration from their famous goal-less draw against Asian champions Qatar four years ago when they face the same opponents in a 2026 FIFA World Cup second-round qualifiers match here Tuesday. Their confidence boosted after the 1-0 away win against Kuwait November...

Bhubaneswar: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was roped in as a turn-key consultant for the construction of the Bhubaneswar Metro's first phase, from the airport to Trishulia Square in Cuttack, officials said Monday. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Bhubaneswar Metro...

Bhubaneswar: Security has been beefed up and traffic restrictions will be imposed around Odisha State Legislative Assembly ahead of the winter session scheduled to begin November 21. Odisha DGP Sunil Bansal Monday took stock of the security arrangements at the Assembly premises ahead of commencement...

Bhubaneswar: BJD legislator Saluga Pradhan Monday filed nomination papers for the post of deputy speaker of the Odisha Assembly. The election for the deputy speaker post is scheduled to be held at 9.30am Tuesday, the day the winter session of the Assembly will begin. Accompanied...

When Sujata was 21, her father married her off after her mother’s unfortunate death. The eldest among three children, Sujata, before marriage, would attend to household chores while taking care of her ailing mother. Now, three years later, she works as a labourer at construction...

Bhubaneswar: Owing to its proximity to the Bay of Bengal, Odisha has been bearing the brunt of climate change with the regular occurrence of devastating tropical cyclones, increasing volume of lightning, irregular rainfall and coastal erosion. "With over 480 kilometers of coastline, Odisha is in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday dedicated 349 ambulances to the people of the state for better patient care. Patnaik flagged off the ambulances here at Kalinga Stadium. Out of the 349 ambulances, 279 will be managed under 108 emergency ambulance service and the...