Metro

Bhubaneswar: Planning and Convergence Department Development Commissioner-cum- Additional Chief Secretary Anu Garg Monday asked Director General of Police (DGP) to take necessary precautionary measures to avoid any untoward incidents during the distribution and collection of forms for the implementation of Subhadra Yojana in the state....

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment KV Singh Deo Monday emphasised on setting up of climate-friendly cold storage in the state because of changing weather patterns and temperatures. Deo discussed the matter while holding a meeting with representatives of various...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought detailed responses from the Ministry of Rural Development’s Secretary and state’s Chief Secretary within eight weeks on the plight of the residents of villages ‘adopted’ by public sector banks (PSBs), MPs and MLAs. The NHRC move...

Bhubaneswar: A staggering 1,274 persons have been arrested and a record 2,209 cases made out by the Excise department during the statewide crackdown against illicit country liquor and fermented brew manufacturers across the state in the last one week following the hooch tragedy at Chikiti...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will form a 15-member panel to monitor the ‘Subhadra Yojana’, a women’s welfare scheme in the state, officials informed here Monday. As per the guidelines released by the state government for implementing the Subhadra scheme, a state-level sanctioning and monitoring committee...

Bhubaneswar: In a major haul, a Commercial Tax and Goods and Services Tax (CT & GST) enforcement squad seized gold and silver worth Rs 30 crore near Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here, Monday, official sources said. “Nearly 50kg of gold and two quintals of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has culled over 11,700 chickens in Puri district's Pipili, following the detection of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, an official said Monday. After mass deaths of chickens at a local poultry farm in Pipili, culling began Saturday and was completed Monday...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has rolled out the guidelines regarding 'Subhadra Yojana' -- a scheme aimed at empowering women in the state. This initiative, backed by a budget of ₹55,825 crore, is designed to provide financial assistance to over 1 crore women between the ages...

Bhubaneswar: Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money will submit its ninth interim report to the apex court within 15 days, the panel's vice-chairman Justice (Retired) Arijit Pasayat said in Bhubaneswar Monday. After coming to power in May 2014, the Narendra Modi government,...

Bhubaneswar: Amid growing calls to release the judicial commission report on the killing of VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Monday said the state government will soon take a decision on the matter. Speaking to reporters on the 16th death anniversary...