Metro

Bhubaneswar: The state government has initiated the process of exploring an integrated University Township aimed at bringing together education, research, skill development and industry, with Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Koraput among the locations being considered for the ambitious project. A high-level meeting on the proposed University...

Bhubaneswar: The state will soon introduce digital prescriptions as part of a broader push to strengthen the state’s digital healthcare ecosystem, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling said Sunday, while highlighting that it would help curb unrestricted use of antibiotics. The initiative is being...

Bhubaneswar: The locomotive of a train briefly uncoupled from the passenger coaches after it left Balangir station in Odisha Sunday, officials said. The incident occurred shortly after the 12894 Purunakatak-Bhubaneswar Intercity SF Express departed from the station around 3 pm, they said. The locomotive moved...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Odisha under the influence of a low-pressure area in northwestern Bay of Bengal, with the IMD issuing a 'red warning' for five districts Sunday. Under the impact of the system, heavy rainfall is expected in several districts of...

Bhubaneshwar: Two of the 24 crew members of the Panama‑flagged cargo vessel, MV Ocean‑Winner, that sank in the Bay of Bengal have been rescued, and the search to locate the remaining missing crew members is underway, the Indian Navy said Sunday. MV Ocean‑Winner sank in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress has demanded a special session of the Assembly to discuss the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, alleging that the proposed legislation would curtail the state's powers and cause a huge revenue loss. A delegation of Congress MLAs led...

Bhubaneswar: The World Skill Center (WSC) has signed 25 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with government and private engineering colleges and universities to strengthen industry-academia collaboration and expand access to advanced, industry-aligned skill training for Odisha’s youth. The MoUs were signed at an ‘MoU Signing-cum-Felicitation Ceremony’...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday blamed the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Odisha for the sharp rise in sugar prices, alleging that the state is witnessing the highest sugar prices in the country and that consumers are being forced to...

Bhubaneswar: A Special Vigilance Court Saturday sentenced former principal of the Government Driving Training School, Bhubaneswar, Pravakar Behera, to three years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. The court also imposed a fine of `1 lakh on Behera, who had been...

Bhubaneswar: Tamando police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly cheating a city resident of Rs 9 lakh on the promise of securing him a permanent job at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, officials said Saturday. The accused has been identified as Bhagirathi Sethi, a resident of Pathapur...