Metro

Puri: In a major boost to inter-state rail connectivity, the extension of the Puri-Lalgarh-Puri Weekly Express up to Sri Ganganagar came into effect Wednesday, linking the Bay of Bengal with the Thar Desert. BJP MP Sambit Patra flagged off the inaugural run of the extended...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked all departments to stop using the word ‘Harijan’ in all forms of official records. Only the Constitutional term “Scheduled Caste” -- in English, Odia, or other national languages -- must be used when referring to communities notified under Article 341...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said that the overall law and order situation in the state was well under control and his government has a zero-tolerance policy in the field of women's safety. The CM, in a meeting with senior officers, reviewed...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain is likely in parts of Odisha over the next three days under the impact of a possible low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, the IMD said Tuesday. An upper air cyclonic circulation lies over the central Bay of Bengal. So, a...

Bhubaneswar: Five members of a family from West Bengal had a close shave as they managed to get out of their car, which caught fire after hitting a truck in Odisha's Cuttack district Tuesday, police said. The incident happened on NH-16 near Tangi, they said....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday chalked out a plan to keep a tab on the punctuality, efficiency and honesty of state government employees, an official release said. The decision in this regard was taken at the all-secretaries meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja. "The...

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Against Women and Children Wing (CAW&CW) of Odisha Police Tuesday asked all superintendents of police (SPs) to review pending and fresh grievances lodged by women and girls to prevent them from taking extreme steps such as suicide. Inspector General of Police, CAW&CW,...

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...