Metro

Bhubaneswar: Rural Development department principal secretary Sanjay Kumar Singh paid a courtesy visit to the newly-appointed Rural Development Minister Rabi Narayan Naik here, Sunday. Singh briefed the minister on important issues and strategic steps laid down to advance the rural development agenda. He said that...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, SP Singh Baghel reviewed freshwater aquaculture research activities being carried out by ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) here, Sunday. On the occasion, the minister planted a tree sapling on the institute premises and visited...

Bhubaneswar: Odia diaspora celebrated the 3-day Raja festival with pomp and gaiety at many countries including UAE, UK, USA, and Australia among others. A group of non-resident Odias living in Dubai celebrated the occasion with great enthusiasm. A rich array of traditional foods like Manda...

Bhubaneswar: Rain with thundershowers is likely during next four to five days as southwest monsoon progressed in the state, said reports from the weather department Sunday. Hot and humid weather is expected to prevail in many parts of the state during the period as monsoon...

Bhubaneswar: Nearly one lakh people, including women, children, and disabled persons from different parts of the state, have met Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi since he assumed office June 12, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a statement. Many individuals, organizations, government officials,...

Bhubaneswar: Days after the BJP stormed to power in Odisha, the demand for a CBI probe into the high-profile murder of a woman school teacher in 2021 has resurfaced, with saffron party MLA Laxman Bag meeting the parents of the victim to discuss the issue....

Bhubaneswar: Union minister SP Singh Baghel Sunday stressed the need for the transfer of technologies to the farmers, asserting that farm research would play a significant role in making India a developed country, an official statement said. The Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday chaired a meeting to take stock of the arrangements for the annual Rath Yatra celebrations, which is going to be held in July this year. The state Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan, State Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday asked the district administration of Bhadrak to provide immediate health assistance to Babuli Barik, a minor boy suffering from a rare disease. Majhi also told officials concerned to provide Rs 30,000 from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund...

Bhubaneswar: As advised by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Odisha Governor Raghubar Das Saturday announced portfolios allocated to ministers who took oath June 12. As per a press notification issued by the Governor, Chief Minister Majhi will oversee key departments including Home, General Administration and...