Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday said it will gherao the Odisha Assembly September 23 over alleged "systematic curtailment" of powers of elected representatives under the Panchayati Raj system. Addressing a press conference here, senior BJD leader Debi Prasad Mishra said the Panchayati Raj...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has initiated steps for the construction of a new state secretariat building in Bhubaneswar, Works Minister Prithviraj Harichandan told the Assembly Saturday. He said the Odisha Bridge and Construction Corporation (OBCC) has been directed to prepare the master plan for the...

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Assembly proceedings were washed out Saturday, the third day of the monsoon session, amid opposition BJD's protest over the fertiliser crisis during the ongoing kharif season in the state. BJD MLAs created ruckus in the assembly over alleged fertiliser scarcity across the state,...

Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Dillip Kumar Nayak was arrested in Odisha's Cuttack for allegedly duping a realtor of Rs 12.42 crore, police said Saturday. Nayak, the BJD candidate in the Nimapara seat against Deputy CM Pravati Parida in the 2024 polls, was arrested by the Economic...

Bhubaneswar: Four people were injured in a head-on collision between two cars on the Bomikhal flyover in Bhubaneswar Saturday, a source said. The cars, a Hyundai i20  and a Skoda, were damaged in the crash and later seized by Saheed Nagar police. The injured were...

OSSC has postponed the preliminary examination of the CGLRE Specialist-2024, which was scheduled to be held September 21.

Bhubaneswar: BJD MLAs created ruckus in the Odisha Assembly for the third consecutive day Saturday over alleged fertiliser scarcity across the state, prompting the Speaker to adjourn the proceedings till 4 pm. The party MLAs, holding placards and banners highlighting the fertiliser crisis and farmers'...

Bhubaneswar: Noted trade union leader and former Odisha MLA George Tirkey died early Saturday, his family said. He was 67. Tirkey, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital here for the last three months due to several health issues, died around 1 am. His last...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha, with its 480km stretch of coastline along the Bay of Bengal, is home to India’s most ecologically and economically significant coastal zones. Spanning six districts—Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, and Ganjam—the state’s shores support diverse marine life, including the endangered...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to reappoint a high school teacher, who was terminated after 20 years of service, within three months, stating that “statutory authorities should shed the Macaulay mindset and colonial hangover while addressing the woes of citizens.”...