Metro

Ratan Kumar Pradhan, OP Bhubaneswar: Its bright blue underbelly on a slippery silvery-grey back is quite inviting. But looks can be deceptive. Any attempt to touch the blue dragon, a tiny insect-like sea slug seen crowding the beaches at Puri, Astaranga and Konark these days,...

Bhubaneswar: Local involvement is crucial for the long-term success of both environmental and community welfare, said Adyasha Satpathy, Chief Executive of Dharitri and OrissaPOST. Attending a panel session at a conference on ‘Learnings for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation from Tribal Communities’ at the Regional...

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Boudh remained the hottest place in the country for the third consecutive day Monday, recording the maximum temperature of 43.5 degree Celsius, IMD sources said. Bargarh, which recorded 42 degree Celsius, was the second-hottest place in the country, while Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling Monday said that 42 cadaveric kidney transplants and six cadaveric liver transplants have been conducted in the state so far. The minister, however, did not mention since when the transplants were conducted. In a written statement...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 2,603 villages in 167 blocks of Odisha do not have any mobile network, while 10 panchayats lack broadband connectivity, a state minister said Monday. He said in the assembly that 375 villages in Kandhamal district have no mobile network services, followed...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 20,060 missing person cases were registered across Odisha between June 2024 and February 2025, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Assembly Monday. In a written reply to a query by Congress MLA Sofia Firdous, the CM said of the total...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday approved investment proposals worth Rs 6,117 crore, which have the potential to create over 17,000 jobs, an official statement said. The approval was given to 19 projects spanning 10 sectors that included biofuel, shipbuilding, food processing, chemicals and apparel at...

Bhubaneswar: The mortal remains of renowned Odia poet and former bureaucrat Ramakanta Rath were consigned to flames at Swargadwar in Puri Monday. Rath's son Pinaki lit the funeral pyre after the Odisha Police accorded full state honour to the poet, who was a recipient of...

Bhubaneswar: Chaos reigned supreme in the Odisha assembly Monday, with MLAs of the opposition BJD and Congress protesting over the law and order situation in the state. As soon as the House assembled for the day, BJD and Congress members trooped into Well with placards,...