Metro

Bhubaneswar: Former IPS officer Lalit Das has been appointed as chairman of the Odisha Subordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC), an official statement said. Retired IAS officer Uddhaba Chandra Majhi and former OAS officer Saroj Kumar Mishra were named members of the OSSSC, which started functioning...

Bhubaneswar: Schools, colleges and other educational institutions will remain closed in 14 districts of Odisha from October 23-25 in view of a possible cyclonic storm, an official order said. A well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression Tuesday, as it...

Bhubaneswar: Hosts Odisha FC rolled past East Bengal FC with a 2-1 victory to register their second win of the Indian Super League (ISL) here Tuesday. Seasoned stars Roy Krishna (22nd minute) and Mourtada Fall (69th) found the back of the net once each to...

Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Tuesday said it was on high alert and had mobilised its vessels and aircraft to respond swiftly to any contingency owing to a cyclonic storm that was likely to form over the Bay of Bengal. A depression over the...

Bhubaneswar: As the well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression Tuesday and moved towards the eastern coast with the likelihood of turning into a severe cyclonic storm, the Odisha government has kept ready around 800 cyclone shelters for people who...

Bhubaneswar: The price of vegetables including potato and onion has increased in Odisha markets as consumers resorted to panic buying amid IMD's prediction of Cyclone ‘Dana’ hitting the Odisha coast, traders said Tuesday. At Chhatra Bazaar in Cuttack, the price of potato has increased from...

Bhubaneswar: The low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm.  Named 'Dana' by Qatar, it is expected to make landfall in Odisha's Puri and West Bengal's Sagar Island between October 24 and October 25, according to the...

Bhubaneswar: Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action (SEVA), an Odisha-based NGO and the Child Marriage Free India (CMFI), in an event held here Monday, hailed the Supreme Court’s newly issued guidelines aimed at eliminating child marriage by 2030. The event was attended by key stakeholders,...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, 25 coastal community radio stations across Odisha Monday have come together to strategise and coordinate their efforts in response to the looming threat of Cyclone ‘Dana’. A crucial meeting presided over by the Community Radio Association’s President, SA Safique, witnessed...

Bhubaneswar: The well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression Tuesday morning as it rolled towards the eastern coast with the likelihood of turning into a severe cyclonic storm, the IMD said. In its bulletin, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said...