Metro

Bhubaneswar: A court in Odisha's Balasore district Friday sentenced a man to seven years rigorous imprisonment for cheating people of Rs 1.2 crore in the name of religious tourism. A special court set up under the Odisha Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments)...

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions prevailed in several parts of Odisha Friday as 17 places in the state recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, with Jharsuguda town the hottest place in the state at 43 degrees Celsius. A bulletin issued by the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre said Sambalpur...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress Friday raised questions on Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's silence over the clash between party supporters and the police, which left several people injured during the ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao' programme the previous day. At a press conference in Bhubaneswar, state Congress...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Friday appointed former chief secretary Pradeep Jena as chairperson of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC). The energy department in a notification said the appointment would be effective from the day Jena, a 1998-batch IAS officer, assumes office. The post of OERC...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera Friday claimed that women's safety has turned out to be a ‘joke’ in Odisha, alleging there is no end to the rise in crimes against women in the state, both during the previous BJD and the current BJP regimes....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Naveen Patnaik Friday expressed concern over the devastating earthquakes in Myanmar and Thailand. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and Myanmar Friday. At least three people were killed in Bangkok,...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 2,483 cases of atrocity against people in the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories have been recorded in various police stations of Odisha in the last nine months, a minister informed the Assembly Friday. These cases were registered between June 2024...

Bhubaneswar: Cutting across party lines, Odisha lawmakers Friday requested Speaker Surama Padhy to issue a ruling directing the government to raise the salaries of MLAs and pensions for former legislators. The issue was raised during Zero Hour by Opposition Chief Whip Pramila Mallik, who highlighted...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report from the Odisha government, UGC and NAAC within four weeks in connection with the suicide of a 20-year-old B.Tech student from Nepal at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar. The...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday approved 10 investment proposals, including those of Vedanta Ltd and JSW Steel, worth over Rs 1.65 lakh crore, having the potential to create over 50,000 jobs, a statement said. The approvals were given at a meeting of the High-Level Clearance...