Metro

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) clarified that no fire incident occurred on the Kanniyakumari-Dibrugarh Vivek Superfast Express at Odisha’s Bhadrak station Saturday. ECoR stated that a minor issue of brake binding was detected in a sleeper coach (fourth from the engine) when the train...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) plans to install the Kavach, train collision avoidance system, an official said. The Kavach system will be installed between Ranital (Bhadrak) in Odisha and Duvvada (Visakhapatnam) in Andhra Pradesh, a vital section of the Howrah-Chennai main line covering a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday embarked on a four-day visit to Singapore to highlight the state's investment opportunities to global investors. He was accompanied by Odisha's Industries minister Sampad and other state government officials. "... Our message will be clear that Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre aims to develop Odisha as a major hub for renewable energy (RE) and explore the scope of green hydrogen production in the state, said Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi, while addressing the valedictory session of the two-day ‘Chintan...

Bhubaneswar: Industries and Commerce Minister Santana Chakma from Tripura and Nyato Dukam from Arunachal Pradesh visited the Odisha Mandap at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi Friday. During the visit, Chakma said that Odisha has lot of potential in tourism sector and...

Puri: If everything goes well, silver-coating on the Ratna Singhasan, Patitapaban Temple and the Singhadwar (Lion’s Gate) canopy door lock will be completed by December 25, as the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to use more than 300 kg of silver donated by...

Bhubaneswar: A woman and her paramour were apprehended in the City Friday on charges of branding two children of the former with hot kitchen pincer as the kids opposed their extra-marital relationship, said sources at Matri Vihar police station. Maitri Vihar IIC Mrutyunjay Swain said...

Puri: The month-long Kartik Brata concluded on Purnima (the full moon day), Friday. Special rituals were performed at government-run Habishyali centres to mark the conclusion of the Brata. From midnight, Habishyalis rushed to the Mahodadhi (a 5 km stretch of beach from Swargadwar to Chakratirtha)...

Bhubaneswar: In a boost to the economic development of Odisha, some airlines have agreed to introduce new flights from airports in Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda, the Chief Minister's Office said Friday. The new flights are expected from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar and Vir Surendra...

Bhubaneswar: Police Friday arrested a woman and her male companion on the charge of branding her two children with a hot kitchen pincer at a slum in Chandrasekharpur area here, police said. The man allegedly branded the children at the instruction of their mother. “We...