Metro

Bhubaneswar: The state capital, Thursday, bagged second position in the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 survey as per the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).  About 111 cities participated in the assessment that was conducted in 2020. The rankings under the EoLI...

New Delhi:  Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha are the best performing states in land record digitisation, according to NCAER Land Records and Services Index 2020-21 released Thursday. NCAER Land Record and Services Index (N-LRSI) 2021 revealed that almost all states/Union territories have shown an...

Bhubaneswar: Sound system owners in Odisha will face the music for playing their equipment above 65 decibels in processions. District collectors and police superintendents have been directed to implement this strictly. In a meeting of the Environment Monitoring Cell held February 19, Chief Secretary Suresh...

Bhubaneswar: Steelmaker ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) Thursday inked an agreement with the Odisha government for setting up a 12 mtpa integrated steel plant in Kendrapada district with an investment of Rs 50,000 crore, officials said. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and steel tycoon Lakshmi...

Bhubaneswar: Even as fuel prices are on the rise across the state, a petrol pump allegedly selling adulterated fuel triggered tension in Bhubaneswar Wednesday night. According to sources, hundreds of buyers gathered at the petrol pump at around 8.30pm after filling petrol in their respective...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal felicitated Bhagyasri Sahoo and Silu Nayak Wednesday afternoon at Raj Bhawan here for their remarkable achievements and selfless services to the society. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier praised both in his popular radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ a few...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing his concern over the raging forest fire in Similipal National Park, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reviewed the situation Wednesday afternoon and asked senior officials to take steps to control it. CM Patnaik described the Similipal forest as a valuable asset of the world....

Pipili: In a crackdown Wednesday afternoon, a man was arrested in connection with alleged theft of five antique brass idols from the Gopinathdev temple at Kakudia under Pipili police limits in Puri. According to police sources, the accused was identified as 29-year-old Bapuni Padhi of...

Bhubaneswar: Government of Odisha is collaborating with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to strengthen management of natural resources for the benefit of the state's Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups that are dependent on agriculture. Accordingly, ICRISAT will undertake capacity building initiatives,...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone for a planetarium at Rayagada and for a district science centre at Jeypore in Koraput, Wednesday. The planetarium project will cost Rs 15 crore while Rs 6.5 crore will be spent on the district science centre...