Metro

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to file an affidavit within seven days regarding the illegal dumping yard located on the Sainik School campus in Gadakana — a matter that has long troubled local residents due to environmental and...

Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha stands as ‘aspirant’ in NITI Aayog’s first India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) 2024, which evaluates performance of states and UTs across three themes. In its report, the premier policy think tank evaluated all states and UTs in terms of 16...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD and Congress hit the streets Monday over women's safety in the state and decided to intensify their agitation over the issue. The development came after the burial of the 15-year-old Puri girl who died of burn injuries, and the arrest of...

Bhubaneswar: The bodies of six Odia migrant workers who lost their lives in a granite quarry accident in Andhra Pradesh's Bapatla district were brought back to their native villages in Ganjam and Gajapati districts Monday. The incident took place Sunday when a giant rock collapsed...

Bhubaneswar: The CBI has arrested the director of a Bengaluru-based chit fund firm for allegedly duping hundreds of investors in Odisha's Ganjam and Gajapati districts, officials said Monday. Sivakumar Gangadharan alias G Sivakumar, who had been dodging police since 2018, was finally arrested by a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Monday inaugurated the state's first Mobile Migrant Resource Centre to create awareness about distress migration in few blocks of Ganjam and Kendrapara districts. The initiative is a joint collaboration between the Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment Department...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Monday said she is ready to resign from her post 100 times if that could bring the 15-year-old Puri girl, who succumbed to her burn injuries last week, back to life. Parida made the comment while responding to...

Bhubaneswar: Suspected Maoists carried out two Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts on railway tracks along the Odisha-Jharkhand border on Sunday night, a police officer said. The two blasts, which caused damage to the tracks, occurred at separate locations near the Jharkhand border. This comes hours...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha leaders, including Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Monday expressed grief over the demise of former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren and remembered him for his fight for tribal rights. Shibu Soren, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha founder, died in the...

Bhubaneswar: A motor vehicle inspector was arrested in Odisha's Boudh district Monday after 44 plots, 1 kg of gold and other valuables were allegedly found in his possession, officials said. Golap Chandra Hansdah, working at the RTO in Boudh, was arrested after assets disproportionate to...