Metro

Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has taken the final decision for inauguration of Puri Heritage Corridor Project January 17. The inauguration ceremony will be observed for three days during which Vedic recitation, 'yajna', and 'sankirtan' programmes will be organised by SJTA, temple administration's Chief...

Goa/ Bhubaneswar: Odisha see more success at the ongoing 37th National Games as Kayaking and Canoeing team secured two medals including a silver medal in K2 M+1000m event and a bronze Medal C2M-1000m Saturday. Odisha’s Javelin star Kishore Kumar Jena also won bronze in the...

Cuttack: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has ordered a stay on the Odisha State Bar Council elections. All the 25 newly elected members of the State Bar Council were scheduled to elect their chairman and a BCI representative Sunday. "The scheduled election of the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked chief district medical and public health officers (CDM&PHOs) to ensure a mosquito-free environment in hospitals. Health Secretary Shalini Pandit in a letter to all CDM, PHOs and directors of Capital Hospital and Rourkela Government Hospital Saturday said it is...

Bhubaneswar: The winter session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly will commence November 21, according to a notification issued Saturday. The session which will continue till December 30 will have 30 business days. At least 23 days will be allocated for Official Business and six days...

Puri: The Puri Jagannath temple authorities Saturday allowed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the custodian of the 12th-century shrine, to conduct laser scanning of the Lord's Ratna Bhandar (treasure chest) to examine its structural status. Laser scanning is a process to ascertain if there...

Bhubaneswar: Access to quick information on social media, or messenger services, has made journalists excessively rely on the medium, thus dampening the spirit of pursuing news on the ground, said Dharitri and OrissaPOST Editor Tathagata Satpathy. Addressing journalists at a special function in the run-up...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP Saturday staged a demonstration in Bhubaneswar to protest the dumping of huge amounts of garbage behind the Sainik School Temporary Transit Centre (TTC). The Sainik School TTC used as a mini dumping yard has turned into a garbage hill as the Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: Odia movie producer Sanjay Nayak alias Tutu Nayak was arrested by Commissionerate Police in Bhubaneswar Saturday, a source said. After the arrest, Nayak was taken to a hospital for medical examination. A court decided to hear his bail petition Monday, following which he was...

Puri: Senior Odisha government official VK Pandian visited the Jagannath Temple in Puri in the early hours of Saturday, and directed authorities to rebuild the centuries-old mutts that were demolished for the heritage corridor project within time. Pandian, the chairman of '5T' — technology-led transformative...