Metro

Cuttack: Two undertrial prisoners escaped from the high-security Choudwar circle jail in Odisha's Cuttack district by scaling the boundary wall, officials said Friday. They were identified as Raja Sahani and Chandrakant Kumar, both residents of Bihar. Both were arrested for looting a jewellery shop and...

Bhubaneswar: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Puri will set up a digital library to preserve age-old records of the 12th-century shrine, including rare palm-leaf manuscripts, rituals' data and the sacred Madala Panji (temple almanack), SJTA chief administrator Arabinda Padhee said. In a social...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said the setting up of the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) centre in Balasore will create new opportunities for learning and employment for the state's youth. The chief minister's remarks came a day after...

Bhubaneswar: Four places in Odisha recorded extremely heavy rainfall of above 20 cm during the last 24 hours under the impact of the deep depression, the IMD said Friday. The highest rainfall of 352 mm was recorded at Thuumual Rampur in Kalahandi district, followed by...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has received support from various sections of society as the country strengthens its position globally. The chief minister greeted the members of RSS on the occasion of its foundation day and...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress Thursday launched a year-long yatra in Odisha from Malkangiri to Mayurbhanj for creating awareness among people about alleged vote theft and rising crimes against women during the BJP's rule in the state. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhakta Charan Das commenced the...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed Odisha Thursday as a deep depression is set to cross the state's coast near Gopalpur in Ganjam district in the evening, prompting the IMD to issue red alert of extremely heavy downpour for seven districts, an orange alert for 16 and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Thursday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversary.   Governor Odisha in a post on X said: "His Excellency...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain continued to lash Odisha Thursday as a deep depression moves towards the coast, prompting the IMD to issue a red alert of extremely heavy downpour for seven districts, orange warning for 16 and yellow alert for the remaining seven districts, officials said....

Cuttack: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited several Dussehra pandals in Cuttack city on the occasion of 'Navami' - the ninth day of Navaratri Wednesday and sought the blessings of Goddess Durga. Majhi visited several prominent puja pandals in the city, including those located...