Metro

Bhubaneswar: Braving rain, residents staged a protest at the Gadakana dumping yard Wednesday under the banner of ‘Alia Gada Hatao, Sainik School Banchao’, accusing the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) of failing to act on its promises. Led by Bhubaneswar Unnayan Parishad president Basudev Bhatt, the...

Puri: The Puri district administration Tuesday carried out the demolition of an unauthorised water sports facility that was operating illegally in the Baliapanda area of Puri beach. The facility, operating under the name ‘Sky Dive Adventure and Water Sports’, had been offering speedboat rides and...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Wednesday urged trainee officers to gain thorough knowledge of all government welfare and development schemes to better serve the poor and vulnerable. Addressing Assistant Labour Officer (ALO) and Additional District Welfare Officer (ADWO) trainees of the Gopabandhu Academy of Administration...

Bhubaneswar: A seven-member delegation from the Odisha School and College Teachers and Employees Coordination Committee met Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan and School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond Wednesday to press for resolution of several long-pending demands. The delegation raised key issues including Grant-in Aid...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has announced a comprehensive revision of monthly vehicle hiring charges for private vehicles used by ministers, senior officials, and various government offices across the state. This revision comes after a six-year gap, with the last update having been made in 2019....

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday extended heartfelt congratulations to young weightlifter Harshvardhan Sahu for being featured in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’. Sahu earned national recognition after winning gold and setting two new records at the 7th Khelo...

 Bhubaneswar: The cabinet of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majh Wednesday approved the Odisha Artificial Intelligence Policy, 2025, and raised the age limit for applying for government jobs to 42 years. The decisions were taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Majhi. The cabinet passed...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan arrived here Wednesday on a two-day Odisha visit during which he is scheduled to attend several programmes. Chouhan, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, was received by Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo,...

Bhubaneswar: The crime branch of Odisha Police has arrested two persons for allegedly duping an individual of Rs 1.08 crore through an online cricket betting scam. The accused have been identified as Rohan, alias Sk Wasiul Islam (29), a native of West Bengal, and Jyoti...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Wednesday intensified security along the interstate boundary with Jharkhand and launched a massive search operation in K Balang police station area in Sundergarh district, a day after Maoists looted a huge quantity of explosive materials used in stone mining. DGP Y...