Metro

Bhubaneswar: The body of a 42-yearold man was found inside a car in the Unit VI area of the state Capital Friday night. The deceased, identified as Udanda Chandrasen Patra (42), was a native of Gopalpur in Berhampur and worked with a local travel agency....

Bhubaneswar: The state government has initiated steps to fill up teaching and non-teaching posts lying vacant in public universities this year. Announcing this Saturday, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said that the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has been asked to fill up around 1400...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday performed the customary ‘Khadi Chhuan’ ritual, marking the beginning of studies, for first-time students at a function here and asserted that no child in the state would remain deprived of education. Majhi, a teacher by profession, held the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday received the ceremonial World Athletics flag ahead of the state hosting the World Athletics Indoor Championships in 2028. Odisha Sports & Youth Services minister Suryavanshi Suraj presented the ceremonial flag to the Chief Minister, marking a proud...

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: Centre has approved Rs 447.11 crore for upgradation of national highway in Odisha's Nuapada and Bolangir districts, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said Saturday. The Kurumpuri-Raj Khariar section, covering a total length of 103.52 km of NH-353 and NH-59, will be upgraded. Union Minister for...

Bhubaneswar: Ten Opposition parties in Odisha, including the BJD and Congress, Saturday strongly opposed the Railway Board's decision to transfer Palasa-Ichhapuram section from East Coast Railway (ECoR) to the South Coast Railway (SCoR) and termed it as "anti-Odisha and unjust". The BJD, Congress, CPI, CPI(M),...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday performed the customary 'Khadi Chuan' ritual, marking the beginning of studies, for first-time students at a function in Bhubaneswar and asserted that no child in the state would remain deprived of education. Majhi, a teacher by profession,...

Puri: The Union government has reportedly granted Stage-I (in-principle) approval for diversion of forest land for the proposed international airport in Puri. In a notification, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) said the Odisha government’s proposal was cleared under the Forest (Conservation)...

Nigamjyoti Pathy is the visionary entrepreneur behind Namaste Baripada, a venture born from a lifelong passion for culinary arts. Amidst the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, founder Nigamjyoti and his brother channelled their love for cooking into a cloud kitchen, transforming a period of uncertainty...

Raipur: Karnataka emerged the overall champion with 23 gold medals while Odisha finished second with 21 gold, 15 silver and 21 bronze medals in the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG). Odisha were the only contingent to cross a half century of medals, finishing with...