Metro

Bhubaneswar: A ‘dummy message' from the official Twitter account of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), Odisha Sunday created a flutter among the people with many making queries on the intention behind such a move. The SRC's dummy message said an ‘impending' Cyclone ‘Sitrang' is likely...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 51 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, taking the tally to 12,88,851, the Health Department said. The toll remained at 9,126 as there were no new deaths in the last 24 hours. There are 239 active cases in the state at present. So far,...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall lashed parts of Odisha Saturday as conditions are favorable for further advancement of the monsoon over the next two-three days, the weather office said. Talcher in Angul district received 80 mm of rain between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, the highest in...

Bhubaneswar: An aspirant for an Armed Forces job ran 60 km in Nabarangpur as a mark of his opposition to 'Agnipath' Saturday and a large number of agitators sat in dharna near the revenue divisional commissioner's office in Berhampur in Ganjam district as protests against...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 38 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, taking the tally to 12,88,800, the Health Department said. The toll remained at 9,126 with no new deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The state now has 202 active cases, while 12,79,419 people have recovered from...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has cancelled and short terminated several trains passing through Odisha due to nationwide protests against the 'Agnipath' military recruitment scheme. No train will be operated at Visakhapatnam station from 6 am to 2 pm Saturday in view of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will begin an 11-day trip abroad Monday during which he will meet Pope Francis in Vatican City and potential investors in Dubai, a statement said Saturday. Patnaik left for Delhi during the day with a delegation for his second...

Bhubaneswar: The first meeting of the newly-formed Council of Ministers was held here Friday evening under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The Council of Ministers approved the Budget for the remaining eight months of the current financial year 2022-23. Sources indicated that the...

Bhubaneswar: Noting that the period between June and October is crucial for Odisha in terms of natural calamities, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday asked the state administration to follow the state's policy of ‘every life is precious' while dealing with all possible disasters. Patnaik said...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government announced Friday certain changes in the IAS level. The state government has Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Singh as Principal Secretary of the Information & Public Relations (I&PR) department. “Sanjay Kumar Singh, Commissioner, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation with additional charge...