Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a major step toward enhancing railway safety and enabling higher train speeds, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched extensive safety fencing works across multiple sections under its jurisdiction. As part of this ambitious initiative, ECoR has sanctioned fencing along 3,133 track kilometers...

Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania Thursday said the state government is committed to transforming the Odisha Police into one of the most modern and robust forces in the country. Inaugurating a one-day Skill Enhancement Workshop for officers of the Railway and...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, will inaugurate the 84th session of the Indian Road Congress (IRC) in Bhubaneswar Friday. Briefing media persons here on the eve of the beginning of the IRC, state Works minister Prithviraj Harichandan said that Odisha...

Cuttack: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) Thursday announced the results of the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) Preliminary Examination 2024, declaring 2,405 candidates qualified for the next stage of the recruitment process. Of the total qualified candidates, 781 are women, the commission said in its...

Bhubaneswar: The Khurda district administration in Odisha has imposed prohibitory orders following a clash between residents of two villages over a boundary dispute, officials said Thursday. According to police, villagers of Ostapur and Kotapalla under Baghamari police station limits resorted to violence Wednesday night after...

Bhubaneswar: A new Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCT) has been commissioned at Jakhapura, under the Khurda Road Division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR). Located in Jajpur, the terminal marks another milestone in strengthening the PM Gati Shakti – National Master Plan for integrated and...

Bhubaneswar: Millet-based products have emerged as a major attraction at the ongoing Subhadra Shakti Mela at the IDCO Exhibition Ground. From millet poda pitha and kheer gaja to ragi laddoo, millet biscuits, bajra dosa mix, and foxtail noodles, a wide range of nutritious and flavourful...

Bhubaneswar: When it comes to naming places, Odisha, in particular, its capital city Bhubaneswar has the most peculiar set of names that have been associated with some of the most interesting legends. Be it the famous Master Canteen square, which was purportedly named after a...

Bhubaneswar: A five-member women’s delegation of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) met the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha Wednesday, to lodge a formal complaint regarding an alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by BJP workers during the Nuapada by-election campaign....

Cuttack: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday inaugurated the famous Bali Jatra held on the bank of the river Mahanadi here, marking the state's ancient maritime glory. The Bali Jatra, one of the largest open-air fairs in Asia, which got off to a colourful...