Metro

Bhubaneswar: The second season of the acclaimed documentary series ‘An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet’, hosted by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador and ‘Game of Thrones’ star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, premiered Wednesday. It featured the mangrove restoration work under the Enhancing Climate Resilience of...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has issued a strong advisory urging citizens to prioritise safety over social media stunts and strictly adhere to railway rules during the festive season. The appeal, aimed at curbing the growing trend of taking selfies or making ‘reels’ near...

Bhubaneswar: Vedanta Group will invest Rs 1 lakh crore in Odisha, creating over one lakh employment opportunities, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said Thursday. The investment proposal was placed before the state government by Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal, who met Chief Minister Mohan Charan...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government announced plans Thursday to cultivate potatoes across over 50,000 acres of land this year as part of its strategy to achieve agricultural self-reliance. Deputy CM KV Singh Deo chaired a high-level meeting in this regard in Bhubaneswar, he said. He has directed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan welcomed the state government's decision for a CBI probe into the multi-crore Sub-Inspector recruitment scam Thursday, terming it a major step towards ensuring transparency and accountability. Speaking to media persons, Harichandan said, “The Chief Minister has already announced the...

Puri: Residents of Tandahar village under Sisua Gram Panchayat in Astaranga block of Puri district have launched a large-scale community drive to restore coastal sand dunes and curb sea erosion that has been steadily damaging farmland and homes along the Bay of Bengal. The initiative...

Cuttack: Police arrested thirty-two individuals, predominantly from West Bengal, from a hotel here Thursday in connection with a cryptocurrency fraud case that had previously led to a kidnapping. Acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted at a hotel in the Sikharpur area, they said. As...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, will attend the 84th annual session of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) scheduled to be held here from November 7 to 10. Speaking to reporters here Thursday, Odisha Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said that 3,500...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 10,576 students have been shortlisted to take admission into various streams of Plus II (Class XI) in the first round of selection under Phase III for the academic year 2025–26, the Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE) said Wednesday. Of the...

Bhubaneswar: Reacting to the BJD leaders’ allegation following the arrest of Ganjam district unit president of BJD Bikram Panda and 11 others, the BJP termed the remarks immature and inappropriate. “The BJD leaders' remarks are immature and inappropriate. Everyone should cooperate with the ongoing investigation,...