Metro

Pipili: With by-poll for Pipili Assembly constituency drawing close, all three major political parties of Odisha – BJD, BJP and Congress – have intensified campaigning in the seat known to be a BJD bastion. The parties are primarily focusing on Pipili and Delanga blocks, a...

Bhubaneswar: Rainfall activity started in Odisha's southern and coastal regions Sunday morning in the wake of cyclone ‘Gulab', which is likely to make landfall between Gopalpur and Kalingapatanam in Andhra Pradesh around midnight, the India Meteorological Department said. The cyclone, the second to hit the...

Cuttack: A new novel entwines the tale of the river Mahanadi with the people living on its banks through vignettes of their dynamic lives that are infused with myths, legends and archaeological anecdotes. Characters like Malati Gond, Neelkantha, Kuber, Bhanu Shitulia, Parvati and others may...

Pipili: The Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) located at Kaushalyaganga area in Bhubaneswar Saturday announced to launch 'Ornamental Fish Village' initiative in two blocks near the institute. This was announced by CIFA’s director Saroj Swain during the valediction ceremony of a three-day long workshop...

Cuttack: The carcass of an elephant was spotted at gate no-24 of Jobra barrage in Cuttack Sunday morning. Forest department officials are on the spot to recover the carcass. Personnel from Jagatpur and Malgodown police stations are also on the scene to manage the crowd....

Cuttack: A man Sunday jumped into Mahanadi river in Cuttack and went missing. The person has been identified as Debashis Das, a native of Chauliaganj area Cuttack. He worked as a lab assistant at the Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar (BJB) Autonomous College in Bhubaneswar. According to...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 585 new Covid-19 cases, of which 96 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,24,320. Active caseload in the state now stands at 5,909. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: Barely four months after ‘Yaas' wreaked havoc in Odisha, the coastal state is bracing for another cyclone, 'Gulab', which is likely to make landfall Sunday evening between Gopalpur and Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Saturday. The deep depression over...

Tikiri (Rayagada): The expansion of Utkal Alumina, a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group, at Tikiri under Kashipur block in Rayagada district, from 1.5 Million Tonne (MT) per annum to 2 MT brought no cheers to the locals on whose land the plant has been...

Bhubaneswar: The historic Daya River on Bhubaneswar outskirts is among 11 most polluted rivers in the state, a report released by Odisha Forests and Environment Department has said. With several drains of the city dumping wastewater, and chemicals from clay idol immersions, the water of...