Mangal Gope had been hoping the lockdown would end on April 14. When the young migrant worker’s hopes were dashed, he made up his mind. He would hit the road to his native Jharkhand.The 23-year-old ...

Either the lockdown has been intellectually stimulating for students or they have been extremely enterprising.Either way, the country’s first tryst with online exams has left in its wake trailblazin...

Seamless access to the Internet across the city became a reality with chief minister Naveen Patnaik launching the long-awaited Wi-Fi project at the secretariat on Monday. The BhubaneswarMe Wi-Fi servi...

The development authority here has decided to develop infrastructure at four major parks — Buddha Jayanti Park at Niladri Vihar, Indira Gandhi Park on Sachivalaya Marg at Unit II, Gandhi Park at Gaj...

The development authority’s move to enforce the ban on plastic at its markets and headquarters from September 1 has emerged a flop show.Chief minister Naveen Patnaik had announced to impose the plas...

Empanelled artists of the civic body have begun beautifying the state capital with fresh wall paintings in various areas from Thursday. The drive is being undertaken with an eye on the upcoming Hockey...

The civic body has taken up a slew of measures to keep the city clean during the festive season.Sanitation agencies of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation have been asked to carry out “additional ...

Bhubaneswar Kalita (BJP), Biswajit Daimary (BPF) and Ajit Bhuyan (Congress-AIUDF) will go to the Rajya Sabha uncontested unless they fail the scrutiny test on Monday or decide to withdraw from the rac...

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced the names of BJD candidates for the March 26 elections to the four Rajya Sabha seats from the state.Naveen announced the names of Muna Khan, ...

The municipal corporation had in March hired a contractor to maintain the cleanliness of conservancy lanes, but the arbitrary nature of partner selection has proved counter-productive.The poor deliver...