Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Student Academic Management System (SAMS) Portal of the Higher Education (HE) Department has received the prestigious SKOCH Platinum Award 2026 for its contribution to technology-enabled delivery of higher education services in the state. SAMS is a unified digital platform that facilitates admission and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is pursuing an ambitious tourism strategy focused on generating direct economic benefits for local communities and strengthening the state’s presence on the global tourism map, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said Thursday. Addressing a pre-event press conference on the seventh edition of Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report from the Odisha Government over the alleged prolonged non-functioning of Rs 20-crore Advanced Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) at Capital Hospital, where costly rehabilitation equipment is reportedly lying idle. Acting on a complaint filed...

Kataka: The Orissa High Court Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Vedanta Ltd seeking restoration of the earlier pricing mechanism for bauxite supplied by state-owned Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) to its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Harish...

Bhubaneswar: The NIA filed a chargesheet Thursday against two persons in a special court here in connection with a bomb blast in Bhubaneswar in January that left two people dead and damaged a building, an official statement said. The accused have been identified as Sanu...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to regularise junior teachers appointed in primary and upper primary schools during the 2023-24 academic year. According to a notification issued by the School and Mass Education (S&ME) department Thursday, junior teachers appointed under the schematic rules who have...

By Arindam Ganguly Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said a final framework for resolving the long-standing issue is expected to emerge very soon, taking into account the interests of both Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Majhi’s statement came af ter he attended a high-level meeting...

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: Handloom and handicraft products made by women entrepreneurs from Odisha were showcased at the ‘Subhadra Shakti Pop-up Bazaar’ organised by the state’s Mission Shakti Department at FICCI FRAMES 2026 in Mumbai, an official release said. The two-day pop-up bazaar, held September 29 and 30,...

By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: The long wait is finally over for elderly people and beneficiaries from other eligible categories who have been waiting for government allowances. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has fulfilled the assurance he had given on the occasion of the BJP...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer RS Gopalan Thursday said he has sought voluntary retirement (VRS) from government service for personal reasons, nearly 21 months before his scheduled superannuation. Gopalan, a 2001-batch IAS officer, has been serving as CEO since July 2024 and also holds the...