Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ragubar Das and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday greeted people on the occasion of Christmas. In a message, the governor said that Christmas is a festival of peace, harmony and humanism. "On this occasion, I extend my heartiest greetings and wishes...

Puri: A 53-year-old man died after falling into an open drain in Gajapati Nagar area in Puri Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Pradipta Choudhury. The incident occurred around 9 am when Choudhury was attending a nature’s call near the open drain at Sanikata in...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday congratulated Hari Babu Kambhampati on his appointment as the new governor of Odisha. President Droupadi Murmu earlier in the evening accepted the resignation of Raghubar Das as the governor of Odisha and appointed Mizoram governor Kambhampati in his...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD Tuesday said it lodged the complaint with the Election Commission claiming "unusual" variances in the votes cast in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Odisha after six months as it took time to gather the data. Addressing a press conference,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government Tuesday appointed IAS officer R Santhanagopalan as the Secretary, Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department. Santhanagopalan, a 2001-batch officer, is presently working as the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha and Ex-officio Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Home (Elections) Department. He will...

Bhubaneswar: State-owned Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) will invest Rs 61,000 crore to set up a naphtha cracker project at Paradip in Odisha, a statement said Tuesday. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for this will be signed between the Odisha government and the IOCL in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday accused former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of "insulting" BR Ambedkar and asked the Congress to tender an unconditional apology to the people of India. In a hastily convened press briefing in Bhubaneswar, Majhi said, "The Congress and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress Tuesday organised 'Ambedkar Samman March' across the state in protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah's alleged remarks against BR Ambedkar. Carrying posters and pictures of Ambedkar, Congress leaders and supporters held demonstrations in Bhubaneswar, Koraput, Dhenkanal and Malkangiri. They raised...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday claimed that he was also a victim of chit fund scams and urged people to be aware of the activities of ponzi firms to save their hard-earned money. Majhi said this while addressing a function to celebrate...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday unveiled statues of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Cuttack and eminent scholar Bagmi Biswanath Kar in Bhubaneswar as part of the state's initiative to honour 21 renowned personalities in 2024. Vajpayee's 10-foot bronze statue was...