Metro

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha recorded 22 new Covid-19 cases, of which four are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,87,823. Active caseload in the state now stands at 208. Odisha reported zero new...

Bhubaneswar: A global study states that with 23 lakh premature pollution-related deaths every year, air pollution alone kills around 12.4 lakh, India remains worst-affected by pollution. The world is currently progressing in an unsustainable way of development in such a way that it injects diverse...

Bhubaneswar: The Union government challenging the promulgation of an ordinance by the Odisha government to bring in a special legislation for redevelopment of Lingaraj Temple has sent ripples through the political spectrum as well as the general public. The Odisha government had promulgated the ordinance...

Bhubaneswar: Two students have been detained by Badagada police for allegedly getting admission into BJB Autonomous College in the Odisha capital by submitting forged disability certificates. Sources said Thursday that the Badagada police are currently questioning both the students. They are trying to ascertain whether...

Cuttack: Even as BJD leader Subash Singh was sworn in Thursday as the Mayor of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), it was 21-year-old student, Damayanti Majhi who hogged the limelight. She became the youngest Deputy Mayor of the CMC and created history of sorts. A...

Puri: A day after the arrest of a man on charges of vandalizing the earthen ovens inside the kitchen at Lord Jagannath Temple here, the Puri district administration Thursday beefed up security at the 12th-century shrine, a senior official said. Puri district collector Samarth Verma,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is ahead of all other states in the country with the maximum cases of wildfire being detected in the State. This fact has surfaced in a report of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), a source said Thursday. The information was also reflected...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha recorded 28 new Covid-19 cases, of which three are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,87,801. Active caseload in the state now stands at 208. Odisha reported zero new...

Bhubaneswar: Famous Dhabaleswar Shiva Temple of Athagarh block in Cuttack district should be developed using Odisha’s traditional art and architecture, said Asit Kumar Tripathi, Principal Adviser to the Chief Minister, Wednesday. Tripathi was chairing a high-level review meeting on the overall development and beautification of...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has decided to accelerate drainage development work at Satya Nagar in the capital city here in a bid to beautify the area and manage urban flooding in the rainy season. As part of Lake Neutral project, the BSCL...