Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday launched ANKUR, a strategic initiative designed to catalyse urban growth across the state. On the occasion, the state's Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department signed MoUs with six leading organisations engaged in the urban development ecosystem in the presence of...

Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon arrived in parts of Odisha Wednesday, reaching southern regions of the state ahead of its usual schedule, according to weather department officials. Over the next two to three days, the monsoon is expected to advance further into more areas of the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer of Gauhati High Court judge Manash Ranjan Pathak to Orissa High Court, official sources said Tuesday. This is among the transfers or repatriation of 21 judges of several HCs as recommended by the Collegium, headed by...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Tuesday arrested the prime accused in the alleged assault of a journalist in Bolangir district, an officer said. According to police, Bijoy Pradhan, a reporter of a local TV channel, had visited Kulthipali village on Saturday to report on alleged irregularities in...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Tuesday criticised the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and alleged that non-execution of the ambitious Coastal Highway project is a "betrayal" by the 'double engine sarkar'. BJD vice-president and former minister Sanjay Das Burma said this at a press conference here...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress president Bhakta Charan Das Tuesday alleged that the soil cave-in at a tunnel of the ongoing Khurda-Bolangir project in Boudh district happened because of negligence by the railways. The incident happened in Adenigarh area of Harabhanga block in Boudh district Monday afternoon....

Bhubaneswar: A member of the proscribed CPI (Maoist), who was carrying a cash reward of Rs 4 lakh on his head, surrendered before the Odisha Police Tuesday, according to an official statement. Bijaya Punem alias Ajay, a native of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, was an...

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the IMD's forecast on the formation of a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, Odisha government Tuesday put the collectors of all districts on alert and asked them to remain prepared to deal with the heavy rainfall and associated climatic...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed the state's strategic importance on the eastern border of the country. Majhi, who is on a four-day tour to the national capital, sought Singh's support and commitment towards strengthening...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to attend a function June 12 to mark the first anniversary of the BJP government in the state, a minister said. The CM also invited them to...