Metro

Bhubaneswar: Coldwave conditions gripped Odisha Saturday, with the mercury falling below 10 degrees Celsius in several places, the IMD said. G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district was the coldest place in the state, with the mercury plummeting to 4.6 degrees Celsius. Semiliguda in Koraput district recorded...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha police have announced cash rewards of Rs 8.40 crore to people providing any information about 18 wanted Maoists, an officer said Saturday. The police have put up the posters in the interior pockets in Boudh district. "Help us to arrest Maoists and win...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Youth Congress activists scuffled with police personnel and hurled eggs at them while trying to gherao the residence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday, an officer said. Holding posters and banners, the Youth Congress workers, led by state president Ranjit Patra, took...

Bhubaneswar: Visually impaired students enrolled in Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) courses in government-run higher education institutions in Odisha are contending with shortage of Braille textbooks, the state’s Higher Education (HE) department informed the Orissa High Court recently. The court had earlier directed...

Bhubaneshwar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has achieved noteworthy progress in the ongoing Double Distant Signalling (DDS) work in Khurda Road–Puri section of Khurda Road Division, a critical safety and capacity enhancement project sanctioned during the financial year 2024–25. This important initiative is aimed at enhancing...

Bhubaneswar: All India NABARD Retired Employees’ Welfare Association (AINREWA) has accused the Union government of inordinate delay in approving pension revision for directly recruited NABARD pensioners, despite prior approval for revision of family pension. The association has also alleged unjustified delay by NABARD authorities in...

Bhubaneswar: Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Anu Garg Friday held a high-level review meeting with the World Bank Mission Team to assess the progress of the Odisha State Capacity and Sustainable Growth Policy Programme (OSCRGP). The review meeting saw participation of key state offi...

Bhubaneswar: A distinguished group of poets, academicians, citizens, and former senior government officers visited Press Information Bureau (PIB) regional office, Friday for an interactive session with PIB ADG Akhil Kumar Mishra. The meeting focused on the power of literature and creative expression in amplifying the...

Pipli: While the terrifying memories of a massive damage caused by floodwaters due to a breach at Phulupal on Bhargavi River in 2008 are yet to fade from public memory, allegations have now emerged that illegal sand mining at the same location has raised fears...

Bhubaneswar: “We are not merely adopting AI, we are laying the foundation of an AI-powered Odisha,” Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said while addressing the inaugural occasion of Regional AI Impact Conference here Friday. Setting the tone for the conference through a virtual address, the...