Metro

RESHMI YADAV, OP Bhubaneswar: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Forest, Environment and Climate Change Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia Thursday said Human-elephant conflict is escalating due to the growing population and diminishing habitats. He said this while addressing a workshop titled ‘Challenges of Elephant Conservation...

Bhubaneswar: Cyber sleuths Thursday busted an online gambling den operating out of a rented flat in Sundarpada area, and detained four of its alleged conduits who are suspected to be members of a pan-India syndicate. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Anjana Tudu said while two...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday directed officials to ensure that the middlemen do not take benefit of the ongoing paddy procurement process in the state. Majhi was reviewing the progress of the paddy procurement that started November 20. "The Chief Minister has...

Bhubaneswar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday described the INDIA bloc as “dead” and appealed his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee to refrain from leading such a coalition that “will never be reborn”. He also emphasised the need for a document like National Register...

Bhubaneswar: A Badminton High Performance Centre (HPC) was inaugurated at the iconic Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar Thursday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, also the president of the Badminton Association of India, inaugurated the facility in the presence of India's...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha will get its new president in January next year, a party leader said Thursday. Elections in the organisation of the BJP have already started in Odisha and around 40,000 booth committees have been formed, the party's state in-charge Vijaypal...

Bhubaneswar: There is a need to prepare an NRC (National Register of Citizens) like document to differentiate Indians and infiltrators, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in Puri Thursday. Speaking to media persons after visiting Jagannath temple at Puri, Sarma said the Assam government...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday announced that 10,000 posts will be filled up in the Home Department and 5,000 Home Guard posts will be created, out of which 2,416 posts will be filled soon. The announcement was made during the launch of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday flagged off 30 ERSS vehicles for faster and immediate response during emergencies. Majhi said the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) vehicles will operate in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and will reach the needy before...

Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Samaj, the oldest literary organisation of the state, has decided to confer Justice Dipak Mishra Sahitya Samman to an eminent Odia writer from next year. The Samaj established in 1903 will award a literary person with the Justice Dipak Mishra Sahitya Samman...