Metro

Bhubaneswar: As many as 198 outsourcing employees of the 112 State Emergency Response Centre (SERC) staged a protest at Kaushal Bhawan in Bhubaneswar after allegedly being laid off without prior notice following the end of their contract. The employees Monday alleged that when they reported...

Bhubaneswar: In a unique initiative aimed at strengthening beach and water safety, a comprehensive residential lifeguard training programme was launched at the Odisha State Watermanship and Lifeguard Institute (OSWALI), Konark, with the first batch commencing Monday. The initiative marks the start of an intensive capacity-building...

Bhubaneswar: Employees of Special Schools under the Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) department, along with members of the Odisha Special Schools Teachers and Employees Association (OSSTEA), submitted a fresh appeal to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday, seeking immediate intervention to...

Bhubaneswar: The Revenue and Disaster Management department of Odisha government has issued fresh instructions to all District Collectors for disposal of all pending abatement and land record correction cases by May 30. The department has also directed Collectors to submit detailed reports in the prescribed...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday expressed joy and thanked the Ambassador of Japan to India, Ono Keiichi, for enjoying and praising the rich culinary heritage of Odisha, especially Dalma, a nutritious and traditional Odia dish. Taking to his X handle, the Chief Minister...

Astaranga(Puri): A school-level awareness programme on mangroves and coastal ecology was held in the Devi river mouth region of Puri district, with 62 students from communities dependent on wetlands and mangroves taking part. Hosted at Jhadling Upper Primary School and nearby institutions, the one-day programme...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday urged Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy to disqualify eight suspended MLAs as they have indulged in anti-party activities and also violated the combined decision of the party during and after the recently held Rajya Sabha elections. A delegation of...

Bhubaneswa: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is likely to approach the Speaker seeking disqualification of six MLAs suspended for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha election, following a legislators’ meeting at Sankha bhawan in Bhubaneswar. The party had suspended six legislators — Devi Ranjan Tripathy, Souvic Biswal,...

Bhubaneswar: The industrial town of Jharsuguda recorded the hottest place in Odisha Sunday at 44.8 degrees Celsius, even as heatwave conditions swept through the western region of the state, IMD said. Seven places in Western Odisha recorded temperatures of 43 degrees Celsius and above. Jharsuguda...

Bhubaneswar: Women’s collectives associated with Odisha Livelihood Mission (OLM) have announced plans to launch statewide protests, alleging that the ongoing restructuring process by the state government is effectively dismantling the programme and jeopardising the livelihoods of millions. At a state-level meeting of ‘Nikhila Odisha Jeebika...