Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a positive development to the long-standing Mahanadi river water-sharing dispute, Odisha and Chhattisgarh have agreed on an amicable settlement, prompting the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal to grant additional time for negotiations. At a hearing held Saturday, the tribunal took note of the recent...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday urged farmers to diversify into crops other than paddy to take advantage of government schemes. He said that over 34 lakh of them received the 20th instalment of financial assistance under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme....

Bhubaneswar: Pushkara, a powerful cinematic adaptation of the Odia novel Nadabindu, has been named Best Odia Film at the 71st National Film Awards, announced Friday. The recognition marks a proud moment for Odia cinema and especially for the film’s debutant director Subhranshu Das, a cinematographer-turned-filmmaker....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday further extended the 'Mukhyamantri Adibandha Tiyari Yojana (MATY)-3.0' for another five years from 2025-26 to 2029-30. The decision in this regard was taken at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. A proposal in this regard was placed...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC has suspended operations amidst the uncertainty regarding the future of the Indian Super League 2025/26 season. Club owner Rohan Sharma took to social media to confirm that while the headlines suggest the club has shut down, that is not entirely the...

Bhubaneswar: More than 200 athletes from 19 countries are expected to participate in 20 events of the prestigious World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze competition which will be hosted by Odisha, state Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said Friday. He said the event will...

Bhubaneswar: An Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer, who has been booked on the charge of "cruelty, negligence and mental harassment" towards his wife and newborn son, Friday asserted that he would not end up like Atul Subhash and would fight till the end. Atul Subhash...

Bhubaneswar: Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday conducted searches at multiple locations linked to Odisha-based firm, M/s Biswal Tradelink Pvt. Ltd., its directors, in Bhubaneswar and Kolkata in connection with a fake bank guarantee scam case. As per the ED sources, on the basis of a case...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday said it would soon reconstitute the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC), paving the way for a long-pending inventory of Lord Jagannath's valuables in the presence of representatives from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This was said by Law Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested another person in connection with the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2025 question paper leak case, taking the total number of arrests to seven, officials said Friday. The latest arrest was made in Kalahandi district. The accused, identified as Prasant Kumar...