Metro

Bhubaneswar/Angul: Odisha Bus Owners’ Association ceased movement of the vehicles Thursday in Dhenkanal-Talcher-Angul routes on NH-55. The disruption was started as a token of protest from 6.00am in the morning and will continue for 18 hours till 12.00 midnight, informed by the association president Debasish...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 155 new Covid-19 cases, of which 32 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,53,504. Active caseload in the state now stands at 1,784. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has sanctioned Rs 200 crore to meet the expenses incurred on holding meetings of the Mission Shakti Federations and travel allowance for the executive members. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced this while launching a slew of programmes under Mission Shakti here...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of BJP MPs from Odisha Wednesday sought the personal intervention of Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal, to resolve the issues of alleged mismanagement and corrupt practises in paddy procurement operations in the state. The MPs, including Union ministers...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday set the target to achieve 100 per cent inoculation by January 15, 2022 by holding COVID-19 vaccination camps in villages. The direction was issued by state chief secretary S C Mohapatra, who reviewed the prevailing coronavirus situation in the state with...

Cuttack: The Odisha government Wednesday informed the high court it would withdraw a reservation notification issued for the panchayat elections, realising that it was "faulty". The court was hearing a petition challenging the October 1 notification for reservation of seats. It had asked the State...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday urged the people of the state to remain cautious and not to venture out of their homes to curb the spread of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. Patnaik’s message comes close on heels of two cases of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday launched the distribution of livelihood assistance of Rs 1,000 to each beneficiaries covered under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY). The aid will also be distributed to the beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act and State...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, as many as 17 places in Odisha recorded temperatures below 10 degree Celsius, the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) here informed Wednesday. Cold Wave continues to grip many parts of the state as Phulbani shivered at a...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 183 new Covid-19 cases, of which 30 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,53,349. Active caseload in the state now stands at 1,804. Odisha also...