Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Wednesday slammed the state government for prioritising political optics over public welfare by approving Rs 30,000 crore to repaint all government buildings saffron. Addressing a press conference at Congress Bhawan here, senior spokespersons Manoranjan Dash, Rajani Kumar Mohanty,...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court Wednesday commuted the death sentence of a man to life imprisonment in a double murder case of 2019, saying that ‘it is well settled law that the possibility of reformation and rehabilitation of the convict is an important factor which...

Bhubaneswar: Following back-to-back su*cides of college students in Odisha, the police have launched awareness programmes in various educational institutions in the northern and western regions of the state. The state's Higher Education Department is also set to begin a campaign in all colleges and universities...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday decided to set up 38 model mandis (agri marketing yards) in 30 districts of the state in two years with a cost of Rs 300 crore, an official said. At a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari Wednesday appealed to the district revenue ministerial employees to call off their mass leave strike and return to their work immediately. The minister noted that the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of the Revenue Department has directed all Collectors to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday launched the ‘MLA LAD Web Portal', aimed at making the administrative process simpler and time-efficient. Majhi, ahead of a Cabinet meeting in Bhubaneswar, also unveiled revised guidelines for the CM-SA (Chief Minister's Special Assistance) scheme. “These new...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday said it plans to restructure gram panchayats before the three-tier panchayati raj elections scheduled for 2027. Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water (PR&DW) Minister Rabi Narayan Naik said, "We have decided to restructure the gram panchayats before the three-tier panchayati raj elections...

Bhubaneswar: IMD said a low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal is likely to trigger heavy rain with thunderstorms in Odisha's Koraput and Malkangiri districts Wednesday and Thursday. The weather office has issued an Orange warning (be prepared to take action) for heavy rain,...

Bhubaneswar: Puri Police are on their toes after graffiti threatening an attack on the famous Jagannath Temple at the sacred coastal town was spotted on the walls of Budhi Maa Thakurani Temple near the 12th-century shrine Wednesday. An unknown person has written 'Terrorist will destroy...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched another Miyawaki forest in the Capital region, with an aim to spread the ‘A Tree for Mother’ initiative among urban residents. Developed jointly by BMC and the Chandaka Forest Division, the project was inaugurated Wednesday on 1.5...