Metro

Bhubaneswar: The state government took necessary steps on Friday to tackle the impact of a depression over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to cross the south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coast around Saturday morning, officials said. In its 8:13 pm bulletin, the India Meteorological...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced a 2 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for employees of state-run Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), an official statement said. With this revision, the DA has increased from 53 per cent to 55 per cent....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), RS Gopalan, Friday requested all District Collectors and District Election Officers (DEOs) to ensure meticulous planning and timely execution of every activity, so that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the 2026 Electoral Rolls can be conducted smoothly and...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha September 27 during which he will flag off an Amrit Bharat Express, unveil railway projects worth Rs 1,700 crore. From Jharsuguda, he will also announce the expansion of eight IITs, grant super-speciality status to MKCG...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is bracing for intense rainfall over the next few days as a well-marked low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal is set to intensify into a depression, prompting the administration to prepare for the situation. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 398 candidates, including 144 women, cleared the state civil services examination-2023, the result of which was announced by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) Friday. Priyanshu Pal of Angul topped the merit list, an official said, adding that the examinations were...

Bhubaneswar: In a step toward citizen-centric governance, the Odisha government, in partnership with Meta, Friday launched ‘Ama Sathi’, a WhatsApp chatbot providing access to more than 120 citizen services for residents across the state. Odisha became the second state in India, after Andhra Pradesh, to...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed parts of Odisha, including the state capital Bhubaneswar, as the low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a 'well-marked system' Friday morning, with the state government geared up to tackle the situation, officials said. According to a morning bulletin...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: The anti-corruption wing of Odisha Police Thursday arrested a retired Chief District Veterinary Officer (CDVO) and a staff of the Animal Husbandry department on the charge of embezzling Rs 18 lakh central adaptation grants for climate change. “Trilochan Dhal, former CDVO of Nuapada district,...

Bhubaneswar: Describing the Mahanadi water dispute as a "political" one, Odisha's Advocate General Pitambar Acharya Thursday said he was hopeful that it would be settled outside the court through negotiations. The dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the sharing of the river's water has been...