Metro

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday virtually laid the foundation stones for two fishery projects worth around Rs 160 crore in Odisha. He laid the foundation stones for the fishery projects while launching the Rs 24,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY) and a...

Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: A second-year student from Odisha was allegedly gang-raped outside a private medical college in West Burdwan district's Durgapur Friday night, police said Saturday. A case has been registered against several people in connection with the incident, though no arrests have been made so far....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has set a target of procuring 93 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from farmers during the 2025-26 Kharif Marketing Season (KMS), an official said. The government aims to get around 63 lakh metric tonnes of rice from 93 lakh metric tonnes of...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay foundation stones for a Rs 60 crore retail fish market in Odisha's Bhubaneswar and a Rs 100 crore integrated aqua park in Hirakud in Sambalpur district Saturday, officials said. The PM will launch these projects through...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sports Minister Suryabanshi Suraj expressed pride and optimism ahead of the 28th ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Team Championships 2025, starting Saturday. "We are simultaneously organising a national and an international event. The 40th Junior Nationals is already underway at Kalinga Stadium and will...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has approved the draft plan of Town Planning (TP) Scheme-8, marking another step towards the Capital City’s structured urban development. According to an official notification published in Odisha Gazette, the scheme will be implemented over 560.86 acres in Andharua and Daspur...

Bhubaneswar: Two major rural road projects under Prime Minister’s Janjati Adibasi Nyay Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) are transforming life in the state’s remote tribal areas, official sources said. They said the construction of Telgudutha–Tarabel road in Rayagada district and Purta–Siarhuli road in Deogarh district has, for...

RESHMI YADAV, OP Bhubaneswar: As the world observes ‘International Day of the Girl 2025’ with the theme “The Girl I Am, The Change I Lead: Girls on the Frontlines of Crisis”, Odisha’s changemakers underscore the urgent need for empowering girls through education, safe & nurturing...

Bhubaneswar: The state Congress Friday launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJP, alleging that the top leaders of the saffron party, both in the state and the Centre, are involved in the Police Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment scam. Addressing a presser at Congress Bhawan here,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has set an ambitious target to produce 500 crore eggs annually by 2029, positioning itself as a leading hub for egg production, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development (F&ARD) Minister Gokulananda Mallik said Friday. Addressing an event organised by the F&ARD department to mark...