Israel shifts thousands of soldiers out of the Gaza Strip to concentrate on other fronts.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone Monday for the `6,225 crore Bhubaneswar Metro Rail project.

The administration of Shree Jagannath Temple (SJTA) made dress code mandatory Monday for devotees wishing to enter the 12th century shrine. The SJTA also put a complete ban on chewing gutkha and paan in the shrine premises and use of plastic and polythene from the New Year’s Day of 2024.

Biju Janata Dal president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik revoked Monday the expulsion order of veteran leader and former minister Damodar Rout.

About 3.5 lakh people thronged the Pilgrim City on the New Year’s Day (NYD) Monday even as the district administration and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) made elaborate arrangements for smooth darshan of the presiding deities of Srimandir.

A day after a man died during treatment following an explosion at Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital in Bhubaneswar, his wife died by suicide at Nuagaon Gandhinagar under Jatni Municipality, Monday.

Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) marked the beginning of the New Year by inaugurating an exclusive pure vegetarian restaurant at Purusottam Bhakta Nivas in the Holy City. This culinary initiative without use of onion and garlic is aimed at providing a delightful dining experience to pilgrims.

Odisha has recorded 15 per cent year-onyear growth in goods and services tax (GST) collection during April-December period of financial year (FY) 2023-24 in contrast to the same period last year at pre-settlement.

Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) commissioner-cum-secretary Shalini Pandit Monday directed all district Collectors to hold campaigns to create awareness about the BSKY Nabin Card and prompt the public to register under the scheme.

Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a record over 71 lakh bad accounts in India in November 2023, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021, the company said Monday.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived here Monday, on a five-day visit to the Steel City, during which he is expected to preside over several meetings of the outfit.

 Noted Odia surgeon Dr Dillip Kumar Samal, known for his works in the field of community healthcare, received the prestigious Panini Samman from the Geriatric Care and Research Organisation (GeriCaRe) at Bhubaneswar.

 Uttar Pradesh is perhaps the only state in the country that will witness a perfectly heady mix of religion and politics in 2024.

Canada-based gangster Satinderjit Singh alias Goldy Brar, who was the alleged mastermind of the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, was Sunday designated terrorist by the government under the anti-terror law UAPA.

A total of 197 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in the country so far, with Odisha joining the list of states that have detected the presence of the variant, according to INSACOG’s data updated Monday.

With an Aadhaar-based system becoming mandatory for MGNREGA payments, the Congress Monday said the Modi government should “stop weaponising technology”, especially Aadhaar, to deny the most vulnerable Indians their social welfare benefit.

Air India will start operating India’s first A350 aircraft on the domestic routes from January 22, with the first flight from Bangalore to Mumbai. The A350-900 aircraft will have a three-class cabin configuration with 316 seats. There will be 28 business class, 24 premium economy and 264 economy seats.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections jumped 10 per cent to about `1.64 lakh crore in December compared to `1.49 lakh crore in the same month a year ago, the finance ministry said Monday.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monday said that nearly 97.38 per cent of the `2,000 bank notes have been returned to the banking system, and only about `9,330 crore worth of the notes are still with the public.

Printing the ‘date of manufacturing’ and ‘unit sale price’ has become mandatory on all packaged commodities effective from Monday, according to Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh.