Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre Saturday issued a thunderstorm and rain alert for three Odisha districts, Koraput, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj, for the next three hours. According to the department, lightning and rainfall are likely in the three districts even as intense heatwave conditions continue across...

Bhubaneswar: Online applications for admission into Class XI for the 2026-27 academic session in Odisha will begin May 26 through the Students Academic Management System (SAMS) portal, an official notification stated Saturday. The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Odisha, said in a notification that...

Bhubaneswar: The airport authorities here launched a surveillance system, including mandatory thermal screening, for international passengers, following the WHO's declaration of the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa, an official said Saturday. Biju Patnaik International Airport Director Prasanna Pradhan said the arrangement for thermal screening...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has rejected the bail petitions of 17 accused arrested in connection with the Odisha police sub-inspector recruitment examination scam Saturday. The case is linked to alleged irregularities in the sub-inspector recruitment examination conducted by the Odisha Police Recruitment Board. Among...

Bhubaneswar: In a major step towards the conservation of Odisha’s rich heritage and architectural legacy, the Odisha State Archaeology Department signed non-financial Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with IIT Kharagpur and School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Bhopal, at Sanskruti Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. The collaboration aims...

Manoj Kumar Jena, OP Bhubaneswar: As people across the globe prepare to celebrate World Turtle Day Saturday, amid growing threats to the ancient marine species from pollution, climate change, habitat destruction and illegal wildlife trade, a handful of conservationists in the state have devoted their...

Bhubaneswar: Inspired by the viral “cockroach” protest trend, educated unemployed youth in Odisha have launched a symbolic protest against delays in government recruitment processes. At a press conference chaired by student leader Bibhuti Bhushan Mohapatra, job aspirants accused the state government of delaying examinations and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is steadily emerging as a major logistics and maritime hub of eastern India, Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati said at the 6th Executive Committee Meeting of the Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India (FFFAI) in Puri Friday. At the meeting, hosted by the...

Bhubaneswar: The double whammy of frequent power outages and sweltering heat conditions has enraged people across the state with many raising their voices and resorting to protests demanding an uninterrupted supply of electricity. As per reports, power outages have become a regular occurrence in several...

Bhubaneswar: At least three persons have died in "heat wave-related incidents" in Odisha this month, as large parts of the state continued to reel under hot and humid conditions, officials said Friday. According to the Special Relief Commissioner's (SRC) Office, reports of 16 deaths due...