Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday said that bureaucrat-turned-politician VK Pandian might have announced his retirement from politics, but not from former chief minister Naveen Patnaik. The BJD made this announcement at a press conference addressed by party's spokespersons Lenin Mohanty and Tambunath Panda....

Bhubaneswar: To attract investment, the Odisha government Monday approved Electronics Component Manufacturing Policy and IT Policy, an official said. The state cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, this evening has approved the two policies. The Electronics Component Manufacturing policy aims to generate...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said his government will launch a cadet pilot programme to train tribal girls to become pilots. Majhi announced this while addressing the Eastern Region Ministers' Conference for Civil Aviation here. The cadet pilot programme would be started...

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the surge of passengers during the upcoming Durga Puja festival, the Railways has decided to operate a weekly special train service between Bihar's Patna and Puri in Odisha, an official said. The Patna-Puri-Patna Weekly Puja Special will depart from Patna every...

Cuttack: Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) Monday announced the list of marquee players for Odisha Pro T20 League. The franchise-based T20 tournament, featuring six dynamic teams representing various regions of Odisha, is set to debut in September. Subhranshu Senapati, Swastik Samal, Govinda Poddar, Sandeep Pattnaik, Aashirwad...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday visited the residence of BJD president and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik and enquired about his health. Patnaik, the 78-year-old leader, was released from a hospital here August 20 after recovering from dehydration. The governor's visit to Naveen...

Bhubaneswar: The Civil Aviation Ministry will restart seaplane operations on at least two routes in India by October, Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said in Bhubaneswar Monday. Addressing the Eastern Region Civil Aviation Ministers' Conference, Naidu said, "Seaplane operation was there once, but it was...

Bhubaneswar: Airports Authority of India (AAI) Monday opened a Udaan Yatri Café with affordable food and beverage options for travellers at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar. Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu inaugurated the facility in the presence of MoS Civil Aviation Murlidhar...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore/Bhadrak: Large parts of northern Odisha’s Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts were inundated by overflowing rivers Monday, officials said. In the worst-affected Balasore district, Balipal, Basta, Bhograi and Jeleswar blocks were inundated by the overflowing Subarnarekha, they said. In neighbouring Bhadrak, the overflowing Baitarani river...

Bhubaneswar: Former BJP MLA Karendra Majhi died at a hospital in Bhubaneswar while undergoing treatment for kidney-related ailments, his family said. Majhi, a tribal leader from the Kandhamal district, was 52. He died at the private hospital Sunday night. He was elected to the Odisha...