Metro

Bhubaneswar: Indian Flight Training Organisations (FTO) have urged the Odisha government to relax the condition of having a turnover of more than Rs 100 crore in the previous three years to qualify in the bidding process for running the Biju Patnaik Aviation Centre (BPAC) in...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: The community-led ecotourism initiatives at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary (DWS) and Hirakud Wetland achieved remarkable success, generating revenue of Rs 5.11 crore during the 2024-25 financial years. The success has been driven by hard work and dedication of local communities, effectively managing ecotourism activities which...

Bhubaneswar: Khandagiri police Friday recovered the body of a 25-year-old trainee marketing executive of an Odia television channel from a two-storey building near Panchasakha Nagar in Jagamara area under mysterious circumstances. “Prima facie, it appears that the deceased, Sankalp Mohanty of Balasore district, might have...

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA) conducted a fish harvest fair recently. According to ICAR-CIFA sources, the primary objective of organising the event was to spread public awareness about the activities of the institution and apprise people about...

Bhubaneswar: A technical team of World Bank, led by Senior Economist and Team Lead Thomas Danielewitz, conducted a comprehensive review meeting with officers from the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Odisha, Friday. The meeting focused on enhancing the state’s statistical data ecosystem as part...

Bhubaneswar: Three Members of Parliament (MPs) from Odisha - Bhartruhari Mahtab, Aprajita Sarangi and Sasmit Patra – will be joining Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birl at the 150th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan, from April 5 to 9. The...

In a country where fast-food giants like McDonald’s, Domino’s, and KFC dominate, one homegrown brand—Biggies Burger—is making waves in the Indian burger scene. Behind its phenomenal success is an Odia entrepreneur, Biraja Rout, who turned his passion into a thriving business. Hailing from Keonjhar, Rout...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal's change of stance on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill at the last moment has sparked a heated political debate in Odisha, with the state's Congress unit alleging that 'the alliance between BJD and BJP is still intact'. The BJD has seven members...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday warned businessmen and shop owners of legal action if they do not display Odia on their signboards. The message was given to all business establishments as the Labour and Employees State Insurance Department launched a campaign to ensure Odia signboards in...