Metro

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit the streets Tuesday against the Centre and the state government respectively ahead of the three-tier panchayat elections in Odisha. The BJD activists staged a sit-in in front of the regional...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport authority, as a part of the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), has funded the procurement of medical equipment including six mechanical ventilators, two portable ventilators and two defibrillators to the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar....

Bhubaneswar: Employees of Odisha government departments, as well as employees of state government undertakings, boards, corporations, and apex bodies, will be granted three days of special casual leave to vote in the state's three-tier panchayat elections. In a letter, Panchayati Raj and District Welfare Department...

Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind is likely to arrive in Puri February 19 and return the following day, a source said Tuesday. Puri district administration is yet to issue an official statement regarding the President's visit but the source indicated that the President will attend...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress, pushed to the third position in Odisha politics, will utilise its leaders in neighboring Chhattisgarh to campaign for the party's candidates for zilla parishad seats during the rural polls slated to begin in February 16. The names of Chhattisgarh Congress leaders figured...

Bhubaneswar: Five more state government officials have been forced to retire for corruption and inefficiency, a release from the Chief Minister’s Office stated Tuesday. To ensure zero corruption in government machinery, the Chief Minister ordered the mandatory retirement of officials including an engineer and a police...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Tuesday announced that all religious places under its jurisdiction will reopen for devotees starting February 12. The civic body made the decision in light of the decrease in daily COVID-19 cases. The BMC issued the following safety guidelines, which...

Bhubaneswar: Tension erupted near Sishu Bhawan square in Bhubaneswar after hundreds of BJP leaders and workers clashed with police as they marched towards Naveen Niwas to protest against Mamita Meher murder case. BJP leaders and workers- mostly women, staged a mass protest rally at Rajmahal...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 21 more COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, including a three-month-old infant, pushing the toll to 8,775, the health department said. The caseload rose to 12,69,811 with 1,503 fresh infections, it said. The state had logged 1,497 new cases and 22 deaths Monday. Read also...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) in Odisha has enhanced the expenditure limit for candidates contesting for the post of councillor, corporator, chairperson and mayor in the urban local bodies (ULBs) polls. As per an order of the SEC, now the candidates contesting for the...