Metro

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall across multiple districts of Odisha over the next four days. According to IMD's Bhubaneswar regional centre, under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over East-central Bay of Bengal, Mayurbhanj, Koraput, and Malkangiri districts are expected...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu will witness Rath Yatra in Puri July 7, an official release said Friday. The President is scheduled to visit Odisha from July 6 to 9, the release issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan said. She will grace the 96th death anniversary of Utkalamani...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has set a target to plant five crore saplings under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ek Ped, Maa Ke Naam' initiative, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi said here Friday. "The 'Ek Ped, Maa Ke Naam' campaign is going on across the country including...

Puri: The security arrangements for the Puri Car Festival have gone hi-tech with the installation of artificial intelligence (AI) based CCTV cameras at Badadanda, the venue of the festival, and other strategic locations in this pilgrim town. Additional DGP Dayal Gangwar informed newsmen Friday that...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has formed a fresh high-level committee to supervise the reopening of Ratna Bhandar at Puri's Jagannath temple for repair and inventory of valuables. Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan, in a press conference Thursday night, said the panel was formed in accordance with...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: The BJP Friday appointed Vijaypal Singh Tomar as the state in-charge of Odisha. The saffron party today appointed its in-charges and co-incharges for states, retaining the incumbent office-bearers in most places. Its national general secretaries Vinod Tawde, Tarun Chugh and Radha Mohan...

Bhubaneswar: Orissa High Court has recently ruled that female employees who become mothers through surrogacy have the same right to maternity leave and other benefits as provided to natural and adoptive mothers. The single judge bench of Justice SK Panigrahi gave the ruling June 25...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha minister and senior BJD leader Surendranath Naik died in Bhubaneswar Friday morning, his family said. He was 87. Naik was suffering from age-related ailments and died at his residence here, his family said. He was elected to the Odisha Assembly seven times...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the upcoming Rath Yatra, the Ministry of Railways has decided to provide convenience to the devotees coming to Puri by trains, railway officials said Thursday. Expecting a huge congregation, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has planned 315 special trains along with sanitation...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has constituted a 22-member committee with Manash Ranjan Sahoo, Vice Chancellor of Odisha University of Health Sciences (OUHS) as its Chairman to examine plans for providing medical education in Odia language in the state. In a notification, the Health and Family...