Metro

Bhubaneswar: Two youths drowned in the Kathajodi river in Odisha's Cuttack Tuesday, police said. A group of young men, all aged 19 or 20, went to the riverbank in Purighat police station to get soil for making idols of Lord Ganesh, they said. During that...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said the Union Cabinet's approval for the establishment of two semiconductor units in Odisha will accelerate the state's growth in the sector. The CM expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday launched the Odisha Marine Biotechnology Research and Innovation Corridor (OMBRIC), an initiative to contribute to the field of environmental protection, science-based tourism, investment and employment of people in coastal areas. On the occasion, an MoU was signed between...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Union Cabinet has approved four semiconductor projects for Odisha, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh, Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Tuesday. The proposals have been approved under the India Semiconductor Mission, which has an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore to provide financial...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will this year bring a new Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) Policy, which is likely to contain the provision of making land losers stakeholders in the projects. Odisha's Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Monday said that the new R&R policy will...

Bhubaneswar: A couple threatened to die by self-immolation along with their seven-year-old daughter near Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's residence on Lower PMG Road in Bhubaneswar Tuesday, but were rescued by the police, an officer said. The family hails from Boudh district and was...

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Tuesday expressed deep shock and anguish over the death of another girl by self-immolation in Gaisilet area of Bargarh district. The 13-year-old girl, who was staying at her maternal uncle's house at Phiringimal...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Relentless human activities like mining, agriculture, industrial development and urbanisation in Odisha’s elephant landscape have severely disrupted traditional habitat corridors, leading to increased conflicts between humans and the gentle giants, experts said Monday on the eve of World Elephant Day. According...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has rejected the proposal made by some organisations for sale of Puri Jagannath temple's 'Mahaprasad' on online platform, state Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said here Monday. Speaking to media persons here, Harichandan said some organisations recently requested the Shree Jagannath Temple...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal Monday announced that it would approach the Orissa High Court regarding vote discrepancy in the 2024 Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, as the Election Commission of India has "failed" to give any satisfactory reply to the regional outfit on the...