Metro

Bhubaneswar: Amid a rising number of diarrhoea cases across multiple districts, Odisha government Sunday issued an alert to all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and directed them to take swift preventive and response measures. The Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department released an urgent advisory instructing...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Sunday criticised the BJP-led state government for its “lax approach” in handling the cholera outbreak. Taking to his official X handle, Patnaik wrote, “The state government's light-handedness in...

Bhubaneswar: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, in a powerful reaffirmation of its commitment to environmental sustainability, launched a mega plantation drive titled ‘Mo Gachha Mo Parivar’ in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts, on the occasion of World Environment Day 2025. The campaign targets the...

Bhubaneswar: IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Saturday stated that Odisha is likely to receive widespread monsoon rains within the next two to three days. He said a cyclonic circulation expected to form over the Bay of Bengal will create favourable conditions for the southwest monsoon...

Bhubaneswar: To advance the use of modern biotechnological tools in aquaculture, the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), in partnership with the Asian Fisheries Society Indian Branch (AFSIB), held a workshop-cum-brainstorming session on ‘Current Status & Development of a Roadmap on Genome Editing for Aquaculture...

Bhubaneswar: “Elders must not be seen as a burden,” said Bharati Chakra, Head of HelpAge India (Odisha), as she called for school-based sensitisation programmes and youth-involved care centres to strengthen intergenerational ties. Her remarks came during the release of HelpAge India’s landmark report, “Understanding Intergenerational...

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch (CB) has made significant progress in the Rs 1.08-crore digital arrest scam with the arrest of two more fraudsters from Gujarat, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to six, official sources said Saturday. According to CB sources, the...

Puri: A differently-abled woman was allegedly raped by a 56-year-old man under Balanga police limits here, an official said, Saturday. According to Balanga IIC Dibyaranjan Panda, the alleged incident took place late Friday night. “Most of the family members of the victim had gone to...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate in a Triranga Yatra and hold a roadshow before attending an event marking the first anniversary of the BJP's maiden government in Odisha June 20, a senior minister said. Though Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's government...

Bhubaneswar: The authorities of the Jagannath temple in Puri have urged the ASI to complete repair work in the Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of the shrine in Puri during the coming Rath Yatra festival, when the deities will be in another temple for nine days. The...