Metro

Bhubaneswar: A senior leader of the Odisha Congress Sunday reminded Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi that the BJP had forged an alliance with Jammu and Kashmir's People's Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015 and his attack on the Congress is “hilarious”. Biswaranjan Mohanty's assertion came a...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Odisha September 17 to launch the 'Subhadra Yojana', a scheme of the BJP government in the state for women, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Sunday said. Speaking to media persons after visiting Jagannath temple in Puri, the...

New Delhi: Thirteen-year-old Tanvi Patri from Odisha has cemented her status as one of India's most promising badminton prodigies by clinching the girls' singles title at the U-15 Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships in Chengdu, China, the country where she first honed her...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Thirteen-year-old Tanvi Patri from Odisha clinched the under-15 girls singles title at the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 junior championships after she defeated Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen of Vietnam in straight games in the final in Chengdu, China Sunday. The 13-year-old Patri, seeded...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Sunday asked Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLAs not to leave any stone unturned to use legislative devices for holding the government accountable. Patnaik said this while addressing an orientation and training programme for newly elected BJD...

Bhubaneswar: Amidst heated political debate over the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the implementation of the SUBHADRA Yojana, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida announced Saturday that the first instalment of the scheme, originally scheduled for Raksha Bandhan, will now be released by Prime Minister...

Bhubaneswar: With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting heavy to very heavy rain in several parts of Odisha over the next three days as the low-pressure area over Jharkhand moved westward and turned well marked, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has issued a high alert for...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly adopted a censure motion against two opposition BJD MLAs for allegedly disrespecting Speaker Surama Padhy during a protest in the House Friday. Government Chief Whip Saroj Pradhan Saturday moved the motion against BJD MLAs Romancha Ranjan Biswal and Madhab Dhada, who...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Saturday witnessed a noisy protest by opposition Congress and BJP members over alleged denial of proper reservation for the ST, SC and OBC candidates in the admission into MBBS and BDS courses, following which the House was adjourned till 4pm. The issue...

Bhubaneswar: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Saturday wrote a letter to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to start the inspection work of the 'Ratna Bhandar' of the 12th-century shrine in Puri before undertaking repair and renovation of the Lord's treasury. The SJTA Chief Administrator,...