Metro

Puri: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Friday visited Jagannath temple in Puri and offered prayers to the Holy Trinity. According to servitors, the RSS chief spent around half-an-hour inside the temple and talked to the priests. He was welcomed at the Lion's Gate...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Satyabrata Sahu Friday alerted the collectors of 10 districts after the water level in Mahanadi River increased due to the discharge of water from Hirakud Dam. The districts that were put on alert were Sambalpur, Subarnapur, Nayagarh, Angul, Boudh,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to procure potatoes from Uttar Pradesh through NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd) to stem the potato crisis in the eastern state. Food Supply and Consumer Welfare Minister KC Patra said the decision has been taken...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday announced a special reward of Rs 4 crore for Amit Rohidas, a member of India's men's hockey team that won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics. Amit hails from Odisha. CM Majhi also announced Rs 15...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Crime Branch Thursday arrested six cybercriminals from Gujarat and Tamil Nadu who had allegedly swindled Rs 71.95 lakh from a City resident. The accused were identified as Arun Shaju, Seenu R and Vasu J -- natives of Tamil Nadu; and Jaimin...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has formed a special team to hunt down two more persons allegedly involved in Wednesday’s sensational double murder case, at Kuha village under Airfield police station limits, which has sent shockwaves across the Capital City. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Prateek...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has become a leading state in the entire nation to accord habitat rights to three Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) under the Forest Rights Act (FRA). With the recognition of the habitat rights of Juangs, in the tribal-dominated Keonjhar district August 7 by...

Bhubaneswar: Health and Family and Welfare (HFW) department Thursday said more than one crore women of reproductive age (WRA) and children across the state will be vaccinated on National Deworming Day (NDD) August 10. The mop-up round will take place August 17 for those beneficiaries...

Bhubaneswar: Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) department principal secretary Bishnupada Sethi met with a team of Japanese delegation here, Thursday. Sethi welcomed the delegation’s proposal to set up a vocational training institute and university for visually-impaired in the state. Tsukuba University...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the 77th Independence Day celebration across the state, Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Usha Padhee held a review meeting via video conference to assess the preparedness of urban local bodies (ULBs) here, Thursday. The meeting was attended by director of...