Metro

Bhubaneswar: A high-level all secretaries meet was organised Tuesday under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Anu Garg to review the implementation of State Budget 2025–26, revenue collection and key governance reforms at Kharavela Bhawan. The meeting reviewed the expenditure and revenue collection status as of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch, in coordination with the Cyber Police, has arrested two men from Gujarat in connection with a large-scale online investment fraud in which a man was duped of Rs 5.14 crore through a fake trading platform, officials said Tuesday. The accused...

Bhubaneswar: An orientation workshop for Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs) newly-appointed in Government Higher Secondary Schools and Government Upgraded Higher Secondary Schools under the Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), School and Mass Education department, began Tuesday. The workshop is being conducted in two phases, the...

Bhubaneswar: The Housing and Urban Development department Tuesday, in collaboration with TSU-FSSM (EY) and Dasra, organised a learning workshop on Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) at Odisha Urban Academy. The workshop brought together senior officials, sector experts, and key knowledge partners to consolidate and...

Bhubaneswar: With the tenure of Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) chairperson and members set to expire February 6, concerns are growing over the absence of any visible move by the state government to initiate the appointment process for the next set of office-bearers. Activists and...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Highlighting the decade-long delay in rail connectivity in three tribal districts of Odisha – Jeypore, Nabarangpur, and Malkangiri, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Muzibulla Khan, Tuesday said in the Rajya Sabha that his party will not allow the Railway Minister to visit the...

Bhubaneswar: A court in Bhubaneswar Tuesday sentenced nine Bangladeshis, including three women, to two years of rigorous imprisonment each for infiltrating into India. The sentence was pronounced by the court of Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bhubaneswar. Apart from two years' RI, the court also imposed a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the India-US trade deal and the reduction in the tariffs, describing the development as a historic advancement in the economic ties between the two countries. Taking to his X handle, CM...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Excise department, during a special drive, raided two restaurants at separate locations in the City for serving alcohol without a valid liquor licence, seized 22.5 litres of liquor, and arrested the owners, excise officials said Monday. Excise officials raided Hunger Hacker near...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has set in motion the process for delimitation of wards and reservation of seats ahead of the general elections to Municipalities and Notified Area Councils (NACs) across the state. The Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department Monday directed District Magistrates of...