Metro

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: UNICEF Saturday lauded Odisha’s efforts in establishing a number of advocacy groups that have significantly helped curb child marriages and empower young girls. UNICEF's India representative Cynthia McCaffrey praised the country's strides in child protection, noting the establishment of juvenile justice boards, child...

Bhubaneswar: Four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha are set to fall vacant in April 2026, with the tenures of Muzibulla Khan (Muna), Niranjan Bishi, Sujeet Kumar, and Mamata Mahanta coming to an end. While the elections to these seats were expected to be closely contested,...

Bhubaneswar: Noted Odia music director Abhijit Majumdar has once again been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar after his health deteriorated in the past 24 hours, a source said Saturday. The source informed that Majumdar’s neurological condition has not improved as expected,...

Bhubaneswar: Visitors at Odisha’s famed Chilika Lake were left stunned Friday after a massive tornado-like formation appeared over the water, creating a rare and dramatic spectacle. Eyewitnesses said the towering spiral of wind and water, resembling a waterspout, was seen in the southwestern direction of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take stern action against those involved in the alleged gangrape of an Odisha girl studying at a private medical college in Durgapur. In a post on X, Majhi said,...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: In a major political development ahead of the Nuapada by-election, Jay Dholakia, son of late BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday. Dholakia is likely to contest the bypoll on a BJP ticket, a source said. The induction ceremony saw...

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...