Metro

Bhubaneswar: The 14th edition of the classical dance festival ‘Margi’, organised by Nrutyashala, got off to a colorful start at Rabindra Mandap here, Monday. On the first day of the two-day event, a string of eminent Odishi dancers presented their performances, leaving the audience spellbound....

Cuttack: With the video of a victory rally of Barabati Cuttack Congress going viral in which slogans like “Pakistan Zindabad” were purportedly raised, the Youth Congress members and some residents of Ward No-13, Monday, lodged a complaint at the Cyber police station here alleging that...

Bhubaneswar: At least 41 sunstroke deaths have been reported in Odisha this summer, while 73 other cases are pending inquiry, according to an official statement. During this summer season till Monday, 159 cases of alleged sunstroke deaths have been reported in the state. Of these,...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: A day after the swearing-in of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers, three Ministers from Odisha were allotted portfolios in the first Cabinet meeting Monday. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has been allocated the Education Ministry. Ashwini Vaishnaw has been...

Cuttack: "My victory is a message of brotherhood to the entire country", said Sofia Firdous, who scripted history by becoming the first Muslim woman MLA in Odisha. Firdous said she was born in a Muslim family but was raised among the people of Cuttack, who...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP legislature party of Odisha will hold its first meeting Tuesday to elect the Chief Minister and the new government will take oath the next day, a senior party leader said. Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi confirmed that the BJP's legislature party meeting will...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP has appointed Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Bhupendra Yadav to oversee selection of the new chief minister of Odisha, a senior leader said Monday. The saffron party June 4 secured a majority by winning 78 seats in the 147-member Odisha Assembly. However,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's outgoing chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Monday congratulated Narendra Modi for his record-equalling third term as prime minister. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of secrecy and office to Modi and 30 Cabinet ministers, five Ministers of State with independent charge...

Bhubaneswar: Three MPs from Odisha have been inducted into the cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who took oath as PM for the third time Sunday. The BJP MP from Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency Dharmendra Pradhan, six-time MP from Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency Jual Oram...

Sambalpur: Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday morning paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial 'Sadaiv Atal'. PM Modi was seen wearing the trademark Kurta Pyjama along with a traditional handwoven Sambalpuri...