Metro

Bhubaneswar: Raghurajpur in Puri district of Odisha is among the eight craft villages across the country selected for development under the Ministry of Textile's ‘Linking Textile with Tourism' initiative, an official release said. About 18 km from Puri, Raghurajpur heritage village is famous for Odisha's...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has said that the election of the “daughter of the soil” Droupadi Murmu as the 15th president of the country has added a chapter to the glorious identity of the state. In his first signed article in 22 years...

Bhubaneswar: Industries Minister Pratap Keshari Deb said Thursday that Odisha is one of the fastest-growing economies in India as it became a "destination of choice" for businesses in the metal and allied sectors due to natural resources. Deb underlined that the government took proactive measures...

Bhubaneswar: As the state observes International Tiger Day to create awareness of the protection of big cats, the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police has seized a leopard skin and arrested one person on charge of smuggling wildlife body parts. Taking to Twitter, Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 1,020 fresh Covid-19 cases and one new fatality due to the virus on Friday, the health department said. The Covid-19 tally rose to 13,11,135 while the test positivity rate was 4.33 per cent as the new cases were detected out of 23,537...

Bhubaneswar: Over 25,000 people were killed in road accidents in Odisha during the last five years, state transport minister Tukuni Sahu told the assembly Thursday. In a written reply to a question asked by BJP legislator Mohan Majhi, Sahu said 25,257 people were killed and...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 60 passengers were reportedly stranded in Chilika lake after a floating bridge vessel carrying them developed a mechanical issue Thursday afternoon. According to sources, the vessel encountered a technical issue shortly after leaving Satapada this afternoon with the passengers onboard. It...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate e-bus and e-rickshaw transport services in Bhubaneswar July 29, an official source said Thursday. Primarily, 10 e-buses and 45 e-rickshaws will be made available for commuters. After the successful experimentation of the e-bus by CRUT (Capital Region...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 1,030 fresh COVID-19 cases and one new fatality Thursday, the health department said. There are now 6,974 active cases, of which 1,510 are in Khurda district and 1,343 in Sundargarh, according to a bulletin. The test positivity rate was 4.95 per cent...

Bhubaneswar: Chaos reigned supreme in the Odisha assembly Thursday as opposition BJP MLAs protested over Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remarks on President Droupadi Murmu. As soon as the House assembled, BJP members trooped into the Well and shouted slogans against the Congress after Chowdhury...