Metro

Bhubaneswar: The state-level Bikash Mela 2025 began Wednesday at the IDCO Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar, marking the first anniversary of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s government. Inaugurating the weeklong event, Chief Minister Majhi highlighted the administration’s achievements over the past year, emphasising a shift from...

Puri: As the preparations for the sacred Rath Yatra continue in full swing, the holy city has embarked on the second consecutive year of a comprehensive environmental management initiative to make the spiritual celebration clean and plastic-free. Spearheaded by Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) and Anandana...

Puri: After the ‘Sahan Mela’ or public darshan, the sibling deities were taken back to the sanctum sanctorum of the 12th-century shrine and placed in the ‘Anasara Ghar’ (isolation room), where they will remain for 14 days due to illness following the ceremonial bath. During...

Bhubaneswar: Five people were arrested Wednesday for allegedly submitting fake documents to secure Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) jobs in Odisha's Bolangir district, an official said. The arrest was made by the Crime Branch after a complaint was lodged by Rajendra Kumar Pattnaik, the superintendent of...

Bhubaneswar: A day after Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik's ‘long speeches do not make development' jibe, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday claimed that the BJD head read write-ups instead of speaking to the people directly when he was the CM. Majhi made the...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a grand event scheduled to be held at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar June 20 to celebrate the first anniversary of the BJP government in Odisha. “The state government is completing one year in office, and the central government...

Puri: An 83-year-old servitor of the Jagannath temple in Puri was allegedly murdered Wednesday, police said. The body of Jagannath Dikshit (83), who was a 'supakar' (cook) at the temple, was found in a pool of blood at Rabeni Choura in Gudia Sahi, they said. Dikshit...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has suspended Dhiman Chakma, a 2021 batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre, following his arrest by the state's Vigilance Department on alleged corruption charges, according to an order issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department. "Whereas, a Vigilance...

Bhubaneswar: The death toll in the diarrhoea outbreak in Odisha's Jajpur district rose to two on Wednesday, with officials confirming the death of another person. Over 250 people have been affected by the waterborne disease since Tuesday. District collector P Anvesha Reddy said that a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha crime branch has seized 319 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 31 lakh and arrested a person involved in peddling drugs, police said Wednesday. Based on a tip-off, a team of the special task force (STF) of the crime branch conducted a...