Metro

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) Saturday approved revised guidelines for opening the Ratna Bhandar of the 12th-century shrine and conducting a detailed inventory of valuables stored within. The SJTMC has formulated an 11-page Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), which will be submitted to...

Bhubaneswar: Hyderabad Toofans registered a dominating 6-0 win over Shrachi Bengal Tigers to kick off the Bhubaneswar leg of the men's Hockey India League (HIL) on a resounding note here Saturday. Zachary Wallace (2nd, 17th, 30th minutes) and Tim Brand (12th, 39th, 46th) scored a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday said it has garnered investment worth Rs one lakh crore through its investors meet and roadshow at Kolkata. During the two-day investors meet and roadshow at the eastern metropolis attended by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Industries minister Sampad Chandra...

Bhubaneswar: Doctors at Capital Hospital wore black badges while providing outpatient services Saturday to protest a recent assault on an on-duty doctor, officials said. The silent protest was organised by the Junior Doctors’ Association, which demanded stronger security arrangements for government doctors. The demonstration followed...

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Odisha Police Saturday launched raids at 46 locations in Bhadrak, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Khurda districts in connection with alleged cattle smuggling, a senior officer said Saturday. The operation against illegal cattle traders was launched in the early morning by multiple police teams comprising...

Bhubaneswar: The state government’s directive to identify non-performing teachers for compulsory premature retirement has sparked concern among educationists and academics, who warn that the move could worsen the situation as there is aan cute shortage of qualified faculty in state-run universities and colleges. The Higher...

Bhubaneswar: National Informatics Centre (NIC) of Odisha has been honoured with the Digital Initiative for Ensuring Rural Connectivity and Digital Services Award for the Directorate of Export Promotion and Marketing Online Services (DEPMOS) project. The award was presented Friday at the 6th Digital Transformation Summit...

Bhubaneswar: The Capital city marked an important milestone in Indian science riday on the occasion of National Startup Day, with the launch of GelGenius, India’s first fully integrated agarose gel electrophoresis system, unveiled at department of Biotechnology (DBT)-Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) bioincubator. The device...

Bhubaneswar: Over 72 students from 14 universities across the state are taking part in the two-day state-level innovation and startup competition, jointly organised by the Higher Education (HE) department and Odisha State Higher Education Council at Rama Devi Women’s University (RDWU). Health and Family Welfare...

Bhubaneswar: Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID) to strengthen early identification, education, capacity building, and community awareness for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities...