Metro

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to arrive here Thursday for a two-day trip to Odisha during which she will go to the Jagannath temple in Puri, visit her old school, besides attending other programmes. The state government on Wednesday declared a half-day holiday for...

Bhubaneswar: Demanding timely supply of proper medicine and an experienced doctor at a government hospital in Odisha's Cuttack city, a group of kidney patients have launched a dharna in front of the official residence of Health and Family Welfare Minister N K Das here. The...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha police Wednesday arrested eight persons on the charge of vandalising and attacking a group of people taking food on the lunar eclipse day at Lohia Bhavan here, police said. The arrests were made based on the FIR by the group who claimed to...

Bhubaneswar: Sanjeev Sanyal, Member of the Economic Advisory Council of the Prime Minister, said efforts were on to revive the ancient 'stitched ship technology' practised by Indians to build ships centuries ago. He was speaking at the national Dhara event - 'Samudramanthan' to focus on...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD in Odisha is contemplating changing its strategy and criteria for the selection of candidate for the December 5 by-election in Padmapur assembly segment in Bargarh district following the BJP's victory in the recently concluded Dhamnagar by-poll. The Biju Janata Dal had...

Bhubaneswar: Newly elected BJP legislator Suryabanshi Suraj Wednesday took oath as a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. The twenty-seven-year-old Suraj was administered the oath by Speaker B K Arukha at a special function held in the Assembly premises and attended by Leader of Opposition...

Cuttack: Odisha's historic Bali Yatra, linked to the maritime history of Kalinga, began on the banks of Mahanadi river here Tuesday amid tight security. The event was inaugurated by state Information and Public Relations Minister Pradeep Amat. The nine-day event is among the most famous...

Bhubaneswar/ Berhampur: Two groups clashed in Bhubaneswar and in Berhampur town Tuesday over consumption of food on lunar eclipse day which led to the police to intervene to control the situation. A clash took place at Lohia Academy building in Bhubaneswar where a group of...

Bhubaneswar: People of all ages thronged water bodies across Odisha on the occasion of Kartik Purnima Tuesday and floated miniature boats to commemorate the ancient maritime history of Kalinga. Water bodies from ponds to sea beaches wore a colourful look as people ranging from children...

Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed Tuesday a penalty of Rs 12 crore on Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). The NGT has slapped the fine over illegal stone mining at Nijigad Tapang in Khurda district. It should be stated here that the land on...