Metro

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: The Capital is abuzz with festive spirit as Ganesh Puja 2025 begins Wednesday, marked by grandeur, creativity, and a rising focus on sustainability. Over 340 pandals have illuminated the City—some soaring over 60 feet—promising to draw lakhs of devotees and...

Bhubaneswar: After nearly a decade, seagrass meadows—crucial for marine ecosystems—have naturally reappeared in Haripur Creek near Gopalpur, Odisha. Scientists attribute this rare ecological revival to reduced human activity during the Covid-19 lockdowns between 2019 and 2021. Seagrasses, often called “ecosystem engineers,” play a key role...

Cuttack: Stating that public safety cannot be compromised for celebration, the Orissa High Court issued a host of directions to ensure smooth conduct of upcoming festivals in Cuttack, beginning with Ganesh Puja August 27. Taking suo motu cognisance of recurring "civic failures", a division bench...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will come up with a Heritage policy for conservation, preservation and beautification of over 3,000 heritage monuments across the state, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said here Tuesday. Parida said this after chairing a meeting organised to discuss conservation and beautification...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD in Odisha Tuesday appointed new presidents of its students' and youth wings. Ipsita Sahu was named the president of the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), according to an office order signed by BJD president Naveen Patnaik. Debesh Acharya was appointed BCJD's...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD Tuesday alleged that the BJP government in the state has so far changed the names of 25 schemes of the previous regime, and the new programme announced by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is one of them. The BJD, which ruled...

Bhubaneswar: A person was arrested in Bhubaneswar Tuesday in connection with a loan fraud of Rs 1.27 crore, officials said. Subrat Kumar Nayak (55) was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the state police, they said. Nayak availed a loan of Rs 1.03...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday announced an additional holiday for the Nuakhai festival, which is celebrated in a big way in the western part of the state. According to separate orders, government offices and schools will remain shut August 29 in addition to August 28,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Tuesday reviewed the prevailing flood situation in various parts of the state and assessed the state government's preparedness to handle it. While chairing the review meeting held at the Raj Bhavan conference hall in Bhubaneswar, Governor Kambhampati urged the...

Bhubaneswar: A person was held with 1 kg of pangolin scales in Bhubaneswar, police said Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch conducted a raid in the Chandrasekharpur area Monday night and seized the pangolin scales, they said....