Metro

Bhubaneswar: The visit of an ECI team to Odisha September 13 to review poll preparedness has triggered speculations of early assembly elections in the state. Although Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal Tuesday said the ECI team's visit has nothing to do with early...

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) will identify, design and develop suitable packaging solutions for agriculture products, processed food products and non-farm products of SHGs, Producer Groups (PGs) and Producer Companies (PCs) promoted under Mission Shakti in Odisha. A tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)...

Bhubaneswar: Monsoon is likely to gather some strength at the beginning of September, the regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar has said. The weather agency issued a Yellow Warning for thunderstorms and lightning over several districts of Odisha September 1. IMD did not flag any...

Bhubaneswar: The temperature in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar is likely to be in the range of 30 to 35 degree Celsius over the next five days, the regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar said Tuesday. IMD forecast that light to moderate rain or thundershower is very...

Cuttack: A tearful adieu was Monday given to acclaimed poet Jayanta Mahapatra who passed away at the SCB Medical College Hospital here at the age of 95 years. His last rites were performed at the Khan Nagar crematorium with full state honour where people from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday granted land patta (ownership certificates) to over 65,000 slum dwellers in five municipal corporation areas of the state under the Jaga Mission scheme. Addressing the gatherings at the Kalinga Stadium, Patnaik described the day as historic for the...

Thane/ Cuttack: Police have registered a case against a person from Cuttack in Odisha for allegedly cheating a steel businessman from Navi Mumbai of Rs 52.82 lakh, an official said Monday. The businessman in his police complaint said the accused posed as a steel sale...

Bhubaneswar: Rajya Sabha member Sonal Mansingh will receive the 'Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award 2023 for her immense contributions to Odissi dance. The award carrying a cash prize of Rs1 lakh and a citation will be presented to Sonal Mansingh, at the 29th OMC Guru Kelucharan...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday announced Rs25 lakh cash reward for athlete Kishore Jena who finished fifth in the men’s javelin final at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest. "Kishore Jena's remarkable journey and exceptional performance at the World Athletics Championship in...

Bhubaneswar: BJP's Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi Monday asked Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to follow 'Rajdharma' and stop being a 'Dhritarastra'. Sarangi was allegedly attacked with eggs, and stones by members of the Mission Shakti during her visit to the Athantra area under the Bhubaneswar...