Metro

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Thursday issued strict directions for the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations in Cuttack. The court ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police to adopt a zero-tolerance policy on forcible collection of puja donations. The court imposed restrictions on the construction of tall...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday announced that the state will establish the world’s first Centre for Species Survival: Asian Elephant at Godibari near Chandaka Wildlife Division in Bhubaneswar, in collaboration with the IUCN Species Survival Commission, Wildlife Trust of India, and the...

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Sub-area Manager of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Rampur in Jharsuguda district, Odisha, along with a private individual, in connection with a bribery case involving a departmental enquiry, officials said Thursday. According to the agency,...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Thursday signed an MoU with KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI) and the Bhubaneswar City Knowledge Innovation Cluster Foundation to boost healthcare innovation and promote clinical entrepreneurship in Odisha. The collaboration aims to create a robust platform for developing, validating and deploying healthcare technologies, accelerate...

Bhubaneswar: The Monsoon session of Odisha Assembly is scheduled to commence from September 18, according to a provisional calendar issued by the state legislative assembly secretariat. The week-long session will continue up to September 25 with one one-day break September 21 as it is a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday asked its employees in the agriculture and farmers' empowerment department who have been promoted or transferred to join their new postings immediately or face a stoppage of salary. A notification in this regard was issued by department principal secretary Arabinda...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has sought a fund to the tune of Rs 9,500 crore from the Centre for the construction of about 800 cyclone/flood shelters and disaster resilient power infrastructure in the state, a minister said here Thursday. Revenue and Disaster Management minister Suresh...

Bhubaneswar: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has for the first time procured 2,642 metric tonne of finger millet, also known as Ragi, in Odisha this year, officials said. The FCI procured the millets for the central pool to be distributed through the public distribution...

Bhubaneswar: Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, was discharged from the private hospital in Bhubaneswar and returned to his residence here. He was discharged late Wednesday evening and, while heading towards his residence, 'Naveen Nivas', he said, “I...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday directed the MSME department to fast-track the establishment of MSME parks across all districts of the state. Reviewing MSME department activities at Lok Seva Bhavan, the CM urged the organisation of large-scale awareness programmes to draw youth into...