Metro

Bhubaneswar: Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Srikant Jena urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Mandipanka village in Kandhamal district where three tribal women died after consuming mango kernel gruel allegedly due to scarcity of food grain. The PM is on a three-day...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of 50 students from various higher education institutions from the state, who reached Maharashtra Friday will have the opportunity to interact with the Governor of the western state and explore significant cultural and historical sites there. Students from various higher education institutions,...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step to enhance forest fire management and wildlife protection, the Forest Department deployed 139 specially designed vehicles equipped with advanced features to various forest divisions across the state here Friday. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) Susanta Nanda flagged off the...

Bhubaneswar: In a first, researchers from the Central University of Odisha (CUO) have found two Mahseer species – Tor putitora and Tor tor – in Indravati River, a tributary of the Godavari River, in southern Odisha. According to the team, led by CUO’s School of...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The state government has set an ambitious target of cultivating potatoes in 15,023 hectares during 2024 Rabi season. The decision comes in the wake of a surge in potato prices in the state after West Bengal government imposed restrictions on supply...

Bhubaneswar: A newborn baby girl was found abandoned near Maharaja Cinema Hall in Acharya Vihar area here in the wee hours of Friday. “The infant's condition is normal,” said Saheed Nagar police station inspector in-charge (IIC) Dilip Kumar M Bhuyan, adding that she has been...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Odisha BJP headquarters here Friday and discussed ways to strengthen the party in the eastern state. Modi spent around two hours at the party office during which he interacted with its leaders and workers. “Went to the @BJP4Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday presented the 'Second Best Police Station' award to Pattapur Police Station in Ganjam district of Odisha. Sabyasachi Malla, Inspector-in-Charge, received the award with a ‘certificate of appreciation' from Shah at the All India DGP/IGP Conference here. Odisha DGP...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday hit out at Opposition parties, alleging that they regularly engage in spreading propaganda against the BJP-led central government. Modi, addressing party workers in Bhubaneswar, also said that the Opposition has only one aim, “to somehow capture power by misleading...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Bhubaneswar on a three-day visit to the state Friday. He was accorded a grand welcome upon arrival at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. PM Modi later in a carcade went to a special felicitation programme organised by Odisha BJP...