Metro

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has once again set a milestone in freight loading, becoming the first railway zone in the country to achieve 250 million tonne (MT) of originating freight in the financial year 2024-25. The remarkable achievement was accomplished ahead of schedule—by...

Bhubaneswar: Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia Friday called on the citizens to actively participate by planting and nurturing at least five trees each. He said this while addressing a meeting on International Day of Forests held at the Lok Seva Bhavan...

Barang: In a bizarre incident, a man wearing a police uniform created high drama for at least three hours on the busy Mundali bridge over Mahanadi River. The man was identified as Bikram Tudu of Palasdhangi village in Dhenkanal district. Reports said around 8am Friday,...

Bhubaneswar: Two of state’s premier institutions for higher studies, Utkal University and Ravenshaw University, are presently hit by an acute shortage of teaching and non teaching staff. Responding to a question raised by Congress member Sofia Firdous, Higher Education (HE) Minister Suryabanshi Suraj informed the...

Bhubaneswar: The state Cabinet led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the proposal for Odisha State Road Policy, 2025 designed for effective implementation and monitoring of the road network across the state. The Chief Minister said the policy will provide a framework for...

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Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader and former Odisha MLA Devendra Sharma died at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar Friday evening, family sources said. Sharma (66) was suffering from cancer and was undergoing treatment for the last several days, they said. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi,...

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) said thunderstorms with lightning, hail and gusty winds would lash several parts of Odisha Saturday. In a bulletin Friday evening, the weather office said thunderstorms with wind speeds reaching 50-60 kmph would occur in some places of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak,...

Bhubaneswar: Electricity consumers in Odisha Friday staged a demonstration before the state Assembly in Bhubaneswar demanding the withdrawal of the proposed power tariff hike. The agitation held under the banner of Odisha Electricity Consumers' Association also asked the BJP government to fulfil its election promise...

Cuttack: Two tug vessels — Ocean Jade and Ocean Morganite — were placed under arrest at Paradip Port Friday following an order issued by the Orissa High Court in connection with a high-stakes maritime dispute. The arrest was carried out in the presence of local...