Metro

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has struck gas in a deepwater well off the eastern coast, with the discovery’s proximity to Odisha potentially allowing faster development if appraisal confirms commercial viability, the state-run explorer said. ONGC made the discovery September 18 at...

Bhubaneswar: A state-level protest by more than 500 medical and sales representatives was held in Bhubaneswar Monday over job security, service conditions and other employment-related demands. The protest was organised by the Odisha Sales Representatives Union (OSRU) at the call of the Federation of Medical...

Bhubaneswar: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has granted accreditation for postgraduate medical education programmes at several government health institutions in Odisha, opening up 17 new seats in paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, anaesthesiology and medicine. Under the latest recognition, five district headquarters...

Bhubaneswar: The 48th WorldSkills Competition 2026 is scheduled to take place from September 22 to 27 in Shanghai, China. The event is being held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. In this international competition, more than 1,400 young men and women from...

Bhubaneswar: State government will examine the recommendations of the Ashok Tripathy Committee on various issues faced by teachers and take appropriate decisions, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Monday. The committee, constituted to examine the problems and demands of teachers engaged in primary, upper primary,...

Bhubaneswar: There is currently no possibility of the system developing into a cyclone, but heavy rainfall could affect southern Odisha over the next few days, said Chief Secretary Anu Garg, while reviewing the preparedness of the low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal during a...

Bhubaneswar: Names of around 20 lakh electors have been deleted in Odisha after completion of the SIR of electoral rolls in the state, officials said Monday. Chief Electoral Officer R S Gopalan said the total number of electors in Odisha now stands at 3.16 crore,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government started distributing corrected school textbooks across the state Monday after incorporating necessary changes, sources said. Around 45,000 books were distributed today in Bhubaneswar, Kataka, Jatani, Salepur and Nischintakoili. The distribution includes Odia textbooks for classes II to VI and Urdu textbooks for...

Puri: The final electoral roll for Puri district under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 was published Monday, with 13,11,876 voters listed across six Assembly constituencies and 1,823 polling booths. District Collector and District Election Officer Dibyajyoti Parida published the final roll at a meeting...

Bhubaneswar: Five people were injured after a dispute over a social media live video escalated into a clash near a Ganesh Puja pandal in Ghatikia under Bharatpur police limits late Sunday night. Two rounds of blank firing were also reported during the confrontation. The incident...