Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move ahead of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Odisha’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan Friday announced that the 2002 voter list will serve as the baseline for mapping the 2025 electoral roll. During the mapping process, various...

Bhubaneswar: The National Rugby 15s Championship - Division 1 is all set to make its comeback, bringing together the country’s top men’s and women’s rugby clubs for a week of high-intensity action at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Organised by the Indian Rugby Football Union...

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: Carry out regular inspections to prevent buses from charging fares beyond the government-fixed limit, the State Transport Authority (STA) directed all Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) Friday. The directive comes following instructions from Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena, who emphasised strict action against...

Cuttack: Orissa High Court issued directions asking the government departments to ensure that no trade licence or business permission should be granted for any building that does not comply with legal requirements. If the structure is claimed to be an old residential house, it cannot...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Odisha's BJP MLAs and Rajya Sabha poll candidates ahead of the March 16 elections to the Upper House of Parliament. Shah, who undertook a day-long visit to Odisha Friday and attended marathon official programmes, visited...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah Friday unveiled 199 developmental projects in police, health, education and other departments valued at Rs 3,275 crore in Odisha. During his one-day visit to the state, Shah inaugurated 69 projects worth Rs 1,159 crore and laid foundation...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan Friday launched a citizen awareness initiative on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls and appealed to voters in the state, especially those in urban areas, to verify their details in the 2002 electoral rolls....

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday blamed the Opposition BJD for the “backwardness of Odisha”, which was ruled by the regional party for 20 years, and accused the Congress of indulging in "negative politics". Shah was addressing a public meeting in Bhubaneswar after launching...

Mundali: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday asserted that the country is on the verge of eliminating Maoists by the end of this month, and said security forces will defeat those who dream of building a red corridor from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh to Pashupati...

Bhubaneswar: At least five people were killed in road accidents in three districts of Odisha Friday, police said. Two people died in motorcycle accidents in Nayagarh and Puri districts each, while one man lost his life when a truck crashed into a house where he...