Metro

Bhubaneswar: The first Inter-Ministerial Sub-Committee meeting for Bhubaneswar Metro Project was convened Wednesday at Lok Seva Bhawan Conference Hall here, under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo. Formed under the directive of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the sub-committee includes a...

Bhubaneswar: The state Tourism department has launched the Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme (Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana - BNTYY) for the financial year 2025–26, aimed at facilitating pilgrimage opportunities for senior citizens across the state. Announcing the scheme at a press conference held Wednesday at...

Bhubaneswar: Normal life was partially affected in Odisha Thursday as opposition Congress and seven other political parties enforced a 12-hour bandh across the state over the death of a college student who set herself on fire after being denied justice in an alleged sexual harassment...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday approved 'Samrudha Sahar', a new scheme aimed at promoting planned urbanisation and balanced regional development across the state. The state cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved the scheme this evening. The cabinet has also approved another...

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police Wednesday took over the probe into the death of a woman student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, Balasore, who allegedly set herself on fire on the campus. Director General of Police, CID-CB, Vinaytosh Mishra, in an order deputed...

Bhubaneswar: Following the death of a woman student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest at Vani Vihar in Bhubaneswar Wednesday, demanding swift justice and sweeping reforms in educational institutions. The woman student was reportedly subjected to prolonged...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik strongly condemned the “high-handed police action" against his party workers and leaders during their protest at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar Wednesday. Notably, the leaders and workers protested, demanding justice for a girl student...

Bhubaneswar: Demanding the resignation of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi over the death of the college student in Balasore district, Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba Wednesday said President's Rule must be imposed in the state. The second-year B.Ed student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College...

Bhubaneswar: Several BJD workers and leaders, including two former ministers, were reportedly injured in a scuffle with police personnel in Bhubaneswar Wednesday during the party's protest over the death of a college student, who set herself on fire in Odisha's Balasore district. The BJD's demonstration...

Bhubaneswar: Security was strengthened at state secretariat Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar Wednesday in view of the BJD's protest over the college student's death in Balasore district. BJD members have started gathering at the Master Canteen Square since the morning to march towards Lok Seva...