Metro

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi will participate in the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting to be held in Bhubaneswar from August 5 to 7. In a statement, Ministry of Education Tuesday said that the 3rd BRICS Senior Officials' Meeting will also be held...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday decided to upgrade the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) to State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) with enhanced operational capabilities, infrastructure and manpower. The decision in this regard was taken at a review meeting on Odisha's disaster management system and...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Aug 4 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday offered prayers at Maa Kandhuni Devi Temple and Nilkantheshwar Shiv Temple at Taptapani in Odisha's Ganjam district. Accompanied by Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the President reached Taptapani and offered prayers...

New Delhi: India Tuesday slammed Pakistan for conducting the "so-called local elections" in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), terming the electoral exercise as a "complete farce", which cannot hide reality. Addressing a bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi Tuesday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP YB Khurania Tuesday said the nature of crime was rapidly evolving, with digital evidence becoming a critical component of almost every criminal investigation. He made the statement as the Odisha Police's CID-Crime Branch signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National...

Bhubaneswar: Following flooding across several Odisha districts, the Higher Education Department revised the Phase-I undergraduate admission schedule for the 2026-27 academic session, giving students additional time to complete the admission process, sources said Tuesday. Under the new timeline, candidates allotted seats in the third and...

Bhubaneswar: Wheels of the three chariots used in Puri's annual Rath Yatra will be installed at Rashtrapati Bhavan, an official said Tuesday. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda Padhee said he met President Droupadi Murmu at Lok Bhavan in Bhubaneswar and placed the...

Bhubaneswar/Brahmapur: President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday undertook a 170-km-long train journey from Bhubaneswar to Brahampur in Odisha's Ganjam district on the second day of her visit to the state, officials said. Accompanied by Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Murmu boarded the...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Climate-26 and National Climate Leadership Awards-2026 ceremony was organised at the Deputy Speaker Hall of the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi, officials said Monday. The event was jointly organised by Kanchan Foundation, an Odisha-based social and cultural organisation, and Nature Care...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for farmers, the enrolment deadline for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the Kharif 2026 season in Odisha has been extended from July 31 to August 15, 2026, official sources said. The extension was approved by the Ministry...