Metro

Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited survey of the other backward classes (OBCs) started across Odisha Monday, an official said. The survey is being conducted by the Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes in both online and offline mode and will continue till May 27. It is being...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided to upgrade all the kutcha and Water Bound Macadam (WBM) roads in all the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to paved roads by October 2023. Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development G Mathi Vathanan has issued instructions to all the...

Cuttack: A man allegedly beat his father to death after the latter refused to give money to consume liquor at Athagarh town in Odisha’s Cuttack district, a source said Sunday. The deceased was identified as Balunkeshwar Mohanty (75). Police have detained the accused son, identified...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Crime branch has cracked a Ponzi scam with the arrest of three accused from the Vijaynagar area in Uttar Pradesh. EOW source here Sunday said Sachin Pal, Ankush Singh and Kuldeep were arrested from Vijaynagar under the...

Bhubaneswar: Eminent physicist from Odisha Ajit Kumar Mohanty has been appointed as the Secretary of Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, an official notification stated Sunday. The Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet has approved his appointment. The official notification further...

Bhubaneswar: President, Vedanta and former CMD NALCO TK Chand said Odisha can achieve one- trillion dollar size of economy if there will be a transformational change in our approach to achieve a mega-scale of growth. Addressing a road show on metal and downstream here Friday...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Sunday issued an Orange Warning for several districts of Odisha. Upto 8.30 AM of May 1: As per the Orange Warning (be prepared), thunderstorm with lightning, hail and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph are very...

Bhubaneswar: Special Secretary to Odia Language Literature and Culture Department Ranjan Kumar Das, a 2007 batch IAS officer has been appointed as the new Chief Administrator of Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). A notification issued by the General Administration Department said Das will replace IAS...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha, which is very rich with natural resources, has found places in top five positions in the first-ever census of water bodies conducted by the Jal Shakti Ministry. However, 19,630 Odisha water bodies are not in use on account of drying up, siltation, salinity,...

Bhubaneswar: Though three months have passed after the assassination of Odisha minister Naba Kishore Das, the mystery over the motive of the murder is still shrouded in mystery. Opposition parties are questioning the efficiency of the Crime Branch of Police probing the case for not...