Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to bolster women-centric welfare initiatives, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed Thursday between the Women and Child Development (W&CD) department and Utkalika, the Odisha State Cooperative Handicrafts Corporation, for supplying gift items under Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana (MKBY). The...

Bhubaneswar: Nearly 2700 trainees including 2,103 Agniveers Thursday participated at the Passing Out Parade (POP) at INS Chilka, a sailor training establishment of the Indian Navy, in Odisha. The POP ceremony marked the successful culmination of 16 weeks of rigorous and transformative training undertaken by...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration's (SJTA) decision to levy a parking fee of Rs 500 for four-wheelers at its Bhakta Nivas (guest houses for devotees) facilities here has triggered strong opposition from tourists, servitors and political leaders. In a notification issued Wednesday, the SJTA...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, his deputy KV Singh Deo, Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik, along with other state leaders, Thursday condoled the untimely death of Agnivesh Agarwal, the eldest son of Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal. Agnivesh died in the United States...

Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested the driver of an app cab for allegedly robbing a passenger in Bhubaneswar, an officer said Thursday. The accused has been identified as Nageswar Pramanik of Cuttack district. According to police, the victim, Aman Kumar Agarwal, had booked an app cab...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday approved seven major industrial projects worth an investment of Rs 55,783 crore and having the potential to generate 14,507 jobs, an official said. The project proposals were approved at the High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Thursday paid rich tributes to legendary Odissi dance exponent Padma Vibhusan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra on his 100th birth anniversary, with programmes organised across the state. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi described Guru Kelucharan as the “soul of Odissi”, while Leader of Opposition Naveen...

Bhubaneswar: Agitating Odisha government doctors Thursday announced the suspension of their stir and assured the administration they would resume OPD services from Friday. The decision was conveyed by a delegation of the Odisha Medical Service Association (OMSA) led by its president, Dr Kishore Mishra, after...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to set up a state-of-the-art Farmer Skill and Agri-Incubation Centre (FSAIC) to position the state as a leader in futuristic agriculture, an official said. Project details were discussed during a high-level meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan...

Bhubaneswar: Judicial work in several courts, including the Orissa High Court, resumed around 3 pm Thursday after remaining suspended for hours following hoax e-mails threatening to blast court premises, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said. The anonymous e-mails were sent to courts in Cuttack, Sambalpur and...