Metro

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Wednesday constituted a committee to inquire into the alleged breach of security at the 12th-century shrine here after four unknown persons were found scaling the outer perimeter wall of the temple. SJTA chief administrator has formed a committee...

Bhubaneswar: Senior IPS officer Sanjeeb Panda was Wednesday posted as the Additional Director General (ADG), anti-Naxal operation, an official notification issued by the Home Department said. Panda, at present, is ADG, Training and Director, BPSPA (Biju Patnaik State Police Academy). He will now look after...

Bhubaneswar: Vehicular movement in different parts of Odisha, including in the capital city of Bhubaneswar, was affected Wednesday due to strike by trade unions and drivers' associations. A joint forum of 10 central trade unions has been staging a Bharat bandh, or a nationwide strike,...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan was granted bail Tuesday by the Khurda District and Sessions Court in a case related to the alleged assault of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo. Pradhan was arrested Thursday and was lodged in Jharpada Special Jail...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Banking, insurance, postal, coal mining, highway, and construction services are likely to be disrupted Wednesday as over 25 crore workers affiliated with central and sectoral trade unions go on a nationwide strike. The protest targets the Union government's new labour codes and privatisation...

Puri: Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath Tuesday returned to the 12th-century shrine in Puri through a ritual called 'Niladri Bije', 12 days after the start of the annual Rath Yatra. Niladri Bije ritual marks the culmination of the annual Rath Yatra which started...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Tuesday formally lodged a complaint with the police against certain servitors for allegedly using mobile phones on the chariots during the Rath Yatra despite a ban. The Officer on Special Duty (Security) SJTA, Puri has lodged a written...

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) completed repair and conservation work of the sacred Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Tuesday said the long-awaited inventory of valuables stored in the treasury may begin...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Tuesday launched a campaign for promotion of rooftop gardening and urban horticulture. Singh Deo flagged off a rath (vehicle) for promotion of rooftop gardening in five major cities of Odisha here at Krushi Bhavan. With fast...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Tuesday condoled the demise of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's father Daulal Vaishnaw. He passed away at 11.52 am at AIIMS Jodhpur after remaining critically ill for the past few days. I am deeply...