Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha vigilance department Thursday arrested a junior manager of the state-run Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) after detecting disproportionate assets, including a palatial house worth over Rs 3.22 crore, in his possession. The arrested person, Bijay Kumar Udaysingh, was a junior manager (civil)...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Thursday held the Odisha government responsible for the deaths of two tribal women, who lost their lives after consuming mango kernel gruel in Kandhamal district recently. The former chief minister said the women were forced to eat the gruel allegedly...

Bhubaneswar: Several passengers staged a protest at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here on Thursday over the cancellation of a flight to Hyderabad twice. Many of them claimed their work schedule was hampered due to the cancellations. According to the agitating passengers, their flight...

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, in association with MOSart Labs, has launched a professional diploma programme in semiconductor technology and chip design for engineering graduates. The course aims to upskill engineering pass-outs, making them industry-ready in various specialisations of very-large-scale integration (VLSI)...

Bhubaneswar: The speed of Mo Buses will not exceed 40 kmph within the City and 50 kmph while operating on the outskirts, Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra said Wednesday. He said department officials have been ordered to equip these buses with speed...

Bhubaneswar: Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL), a Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU), under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), and Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant JSC, (UKTMP JSC) Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to establish Indo-Kazakh joint venture company (JVC) – ‘IREUK Titanium Limited’ in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, in collaboration with a private organisation, is all set to extend the reach of innovative backyard poultry farming across the state to make rural women self-reliant, a minister said here Wednesday. The model, an initiative designed to empower rural women through...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: The Odisha government Wednesday began an investigation into the death of two women allegedly after consuming mango kernel gruel, while opposition BJD and Congress blamed the BJP administration's “negligence” over the incident. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday ordered an inquiry by the Revenue...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) Wednesday issued a notification stating that the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) Preliminary Examination-2023 is likely to be held December 15. “The Commission has decided to conduct the Odisha Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2023, pursuant to Advt. No. 20 of...

Bhubaneswar: Former BJD MLA Sunanda Das and her husband Debendra Das Wednesday joined the BJP at the saffron party's state headquarters here. Das, who was the legislator of Bari constituency in Jajpur district from 2019 to 2024, resigned from the opposition BJD last week. She...