Metro

Bhubaneswar: More than 240 newly recruited youths received appointment letters for various government jobs during the 20th Rozgar Mela organised in Bhubaneswar and Kataka recently. PM Narendra Modi virtually distributed appointment letters to more than 51,000 newly recruited candidates across the country through the 20th...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has temporarily prohibited registration and mutation of Bhoodan land across the state until further orders, as it rolls out a time-bound exercise to prepare an authentic, searchable digital database of Bhoodan and Gramdan land. The Revenue and Disaster Management department has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said the state was transitioning from a "mine economy to mind economy," with a focus on agriculture and clean energy. Referring to the state finance ministers' conference chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he said the...

Hyderabad/Bhubaneswar: CBI Saturday collected incriminating documents and digital evidence during coordinated searches conducted in Hyderabad and Odisha in connection with a Rs 48.48 crore PNB loan fraud by two private companies, an official said. During the operation by the Central Bureau of Investigation’s Bank Security...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday condoled the loss of lives in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 for those injured. Eight people died after their...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi prefers luxurious living as Odisha faces several pressing issues, much like Nero playing the fiddle as Rome burned, the BJD said Saturday over the BJP government spending Rs 3.31 crore to renovate his two official residences. An RTI query...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Santrupt Misra Saturday urged the Central government to explore other methods of funding for infrastructure upgrades and cybersecurity in the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), while ensuring protection for small businesses and consumers. On Friday, Odisha Leader of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday condoled the deaths of seven Odia tourists in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh and directed officials to coordinate with the MP Government and local administration for the early transportation of the mortal remains to Odisha. Majhi...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area is likely to form over the north Andaman Sea Saturday evening and intensify into a depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal by September 21, the Bhubaneswar Regional Centre of IMD said Saturday. It is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify...

Bhubaneswar: A third-year student of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) in Bhubaneswar died after allegedly falling from a hostel terrace, police said Saturday. The deceased, DSV Vinay, was a third-year MSc Integrated Mathematics student hailing from Nagpur in Maharashtra, they said....