Metro

Bhubaneswar: Regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar Sunday forecast thunderstorms, lightning and heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha, while hot and humid conditions are likely to persist in coastal districts over the next two days. According to the weather office, thunderstorms...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has extended full support to the ongoing agitation by “dismissed” Swasthya Mitras, demanding their immediate reinstatement and warning the state government of a statewide protest if their demands are ignored. Addressing a press conference Saturday, senior Congress leader and...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi held a meeting with Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla Saturday to discuss the progress of the Group’s ongoing and proposed investments in the state. Following the meeting, the Group proposed an additional investment of Rs 12,000 crore...

Bhubaneswar: The participation of officials of the Indian High Commission in Kenya in an ISKCON-organised Rath Yatra recently has sparked resentment among devotees of Lord Jagannath in Odisha Saturday. Padma Shri awardee and sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to advise...

Bhubaneswar: In a major push for climate-resilient and sustainable urban development, the state government Saturday signed a landmark tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for low-carbon construction materials and sustainable urban development. The initiative aims to drive research, innovation...

Bhubaneswar: Taking serious note of what it termed the “wilful disobedience” of its orders, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has summoned the Chief Secretary and the Trans port department Principal Secretary to appear in person for failing to submit action-taken reports on the alleged...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Abhibhabak Mahasangha (OAM) Saturday urged the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) to review its recently issued guidelines for the constitution of School Management Committees (SMCs), objecting to the fixed inclusion of Anganwadi Workers, ASHA Karmis and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) as...

Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh has agreed to Odisha’s proposal to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute through negotiations under the mediation of the Central Water Commission (CWC), Odisha Advocate General (AG) Pitambar Acharya said Saturday. “During a recent hearing before the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT), the Chhattisgarh...

Bhubaneswar/Jharsuguda: Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) Saturday reportedly issued notices to Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik, former Jharsuguda MLA Dipali Das and BJD leader Ipsita Sahoo over the alleged "participation of schoolchildren in a party protest in Jharsuguda", seeking...

Bhubaneswar: Two construction workers died after falling into an under-construction septic tank in BJB Nagar area under Badagada police limits in Bhubaneswar Saturday, sources said. The accident took place while workers were removing the shuttering planks of the under-construction tank, following which the structure collapsed,...