Metro

Bhubaneswar: Marine biologist Debasish Mahapatro has recorded the first-ever bloom of the jellyfish species Lobonemoides gracilis Light, 1914 in Indian waters, only the second such sighting in Asia. The large swarming event was observed along Odisha’s ecologically sensitive Gahirmatha coast between September 27 and 28,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday announced a new scheme, the Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana (MKBY). Under this scheme, the bride will receive Rs 51,000, of which Rs 35,000 will be directly transferred to her bank account through DBT. In addition, Rs 10,000 will be provided as...

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: Airfares reached levels never seen before Friday, with a one-way one-stop economy-class SpiceJet Kolkata-Mumbai flight ticket for December 6 costing up to Rs 90,000, and a similar ticket of Air India for Mumbai-Bhubaneswar going up to Rs 84,485, according to the airlines’ websites. A...

Bhubaneswar: The matriculation examination for 2026 will begin February 19 and conclude March 2, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha said in its schedule released Friday. The First Language (mother tongue) paper is set for February 19, followed by the Second Language (English/Hindi) exam...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is moving forward with its ambitious plan to revise the entire school curriculum from Class I to Class XII in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. This major overhaul, announced by School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond in...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: During Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, BJP MP from Odisha, Sujeet Kumar, called for an urgent review of school textbooks, government documents, and official websites that continue to refer to British Governors-General and Viceroys with the colonial honorific 'Lord'. Kumar said he...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Inspection of rural roads under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last three years and 2025-26 revealed that the maximum number of completed road projects of unsatisfactory quality was reported from Odisha, the Rajya Sabha was informed Friday. Minister of State...

Bhubaneswar: Mahanadi Bachao Andolan (MBA), Friday called on the state government to prioritise securing non-monsoon continuous water flow and establish a clear basis for any bilateral negotiations with Chhattisgarh regarding the Mahanadi river water dispute. Following Thursday’s discussion in the state Assembly and Friday’s technical...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is working to ensure that no person is compelled to migrate out of the state in order to eke out a living after 2029, Law Minister Pritithiviraj Harichandan said Friday. Odisha will achieve self-reliance in employment and development, ensuring opportunities for people...

Bhubaneswar: A man from Uttar Pradesh was arrested by the Odisha Police for allegedly duping a resident of Angul district through an online fraud, officials said Friday. The accused, Md Adil, was arrested from Prayagraj district in Uttar Pradesh, they said. In his complaint, one...