Metro

Bhubaneswar: The duration of the business hour of the Odisha Assembly during the forthcoming monsoon session has been increased by an hour each day, Speaker B K Arukha said Wednesday. This was decided at an all-party meeting ahead of the monsoon session which will commence...

Puri: Thousands of devotees Wednesday thronged the 12th century 'Sri Mandir' here to witness the ‘Nabajaubana' (The Holy Sight of Juvenile Youth)  of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra after a gap of two years due to the pandemic. The state government allowed the...

Dubai: A senior leadership team of Odisha government led by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra visited the Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC) for familiarisation with and understanding of the free trade zone concept, primarily in the services and financial sector industries. DMCC is one of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded the highest single-day coronavirus cases in four months as 161 more people tested positive for the pathogen, the health department said. The positivity rate stood at 1.21 per cent as the new cases were detected after testing 13,317 samples. Khurda reported the...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJP and Congress Tuesday attacked the ruling BJD in Odisha accusing it of failing to generate employment for youths and curbing atrocities against women. The Congress held a rally at Baripada in Mayurbhanj district on the second day of the party's Jan Sampark...

Puri: Odisha police has made elaborate arrangement to provide "security and service" for the lakhs of devotees who will descend on this seaside pilgrim town for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his divine siblings July 1 after two years of the pandemic,...

Bhubaneswar: A police officer in Odisha was Tuesday placed under suspension on the charge of negligence in duty following the death of a person who attempted self-immolation in front of a police station in Cuttack district last week. The inspector-in-charge of Kissannagar Police Station Sasmita...

Bhubaneswar: Days after getting a new speaker, government chief whip and parliamentary affairs minister, the Odisha Assembly is also likely to have a new Leader of Opposition in the ensuing monsoon session which commences July 2. The BJP Legislature Party is likely to elect a...

Bhubaneswar: The daily Covid-19 cases crossed the three-figure mark in Odisha on Tuesday after more than four months. According to data shared by the Information & Public Relations Department, Odisha on Tuesday reported 113 fresh Covid-19 cases in six districts of the state in the...

Bhubaneswar: Amid criticism by opposition BJP over meeting Pope Francis at Vatican City last week, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has visited Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi ahead of meeting potential investors in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Patnaik, who is on an...