Metro

Bhubaneswar: As August recorded 18 per cent deficit rainfall in Odisha, at least four districts appear to be heading towards a drought-like situation, even though the IMD Friday forecast light to moderate rainfall in Odisha within a couple of days. The IMD said that the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded 13.50 per cent growth in gross GST collection in August 2023 compared to the same month last year, officials said Friday. The state has recorded a collection of Rs 4,408.27 crore in August 2023 against a collection of Rs. 3,883.90 crore...

Bhubaneswar: Around 45,000 people have died in road accidents in Odisha during the last decade, out of which 70 percent are youths, State Transport Minister Tukuni Sahu said. As many as 48 people have died in each 100 accidents in Odisha, against the national average...

Bhubaneswar: With the Centre forming a panel to explore the possibility of 'one nation, one election',  the ruling BJD in Odisha Friday said it will go with the nation if legislation is made for holding Lok Sabha and state assembly polls simultaneously. Former minister and...

Mumbai: The Indian economy is at the cusp of a new private capital expenditure cycle with Odisha being one of the leading states attracting investments, said a domestic credit rating agency here Thursday. After analysing official data from 2005 to 2022, India Ratings and Research...

Bhubaneswar: As part of the tour to take stock of and redress public grievances on the instructions of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, 5T Secretary VK Pandian visited Jajpur district and reviewed the progress of various developmental works, Thursday. The 5T Secretary discussed the development of...

Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic circulation is likely to form over northwest Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood around September 4, the regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar has said. The current active cyclonic circulation now lies over northeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood, IMD informed in its...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha directorate of prisons has proposed the state government to allow it to fit GPS-enabled tracking devices on the ankles of undertrial prisoners (UTPs) and free them of the four walls of prisons. DG (prisons) Manoj Chhabra said if the proposal is accepted...

Bhubaneswar: State-level ‘Rasabali Dibasa’ celebrations were held at Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre auditorium in Bhubaneswar today. Organised by ‘Odisha Sanskruti O Parampara Punaruddhara Samiti’ (Odisha Culture and Tradition Restoration Committee), participants in the event demanded GI tag for the delicacy, that is...

Cuttack: A newly-married couple Thursday was found hanging inside their bedroom at Bheda Ramchandrapur village under Banki block in Cuttack district, a source said. The deceased couple was identified as Dharanidhar Sahu and his wife Nirupama Sahu. Without informing the police, the family members allegedly...