Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a welcome respite from the blistering heatwave conditions prevailing in the state, the weather bureau predicted a significant drop of up to 3-4 degrees Celsius in the next 48 hours. Weather scientists at the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president J P Nadda are scheduled to visit Odisha over the next few days to campaign for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. PM Modi is scheduled to address two political rallies in Berhampur and Nabarangpur Lok...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday transferred and posted senior bureaucrat Sujata R Karthikeyan as special secretary in the finance department following an order by the Election Commission. Kartikeyam, wife of BJD leader Kartik Pandian, was earlier holding the post of commissioner-cum-secretary in the department of Mission...

Bhubaneswar: Tata Steel Special Economic Zone Limited (TSSEZL) and HHP Five Private Limited (Hygenco) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a green hydrogen and green ammonia project at TSSEZL’s Gopalpur Industrial Park (GIP), in Odisha. Under this definitive agreement, Hygenco will acquire...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha vigilance sleuths Friday apprehended an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) for accepting a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a contractor. Vigilance sources said Rabindra Patra, the Assistant Executive Engineer of RWS & S, Jharsuguda, was caught while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000...

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday declared its last list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Odisha. The party had earlier announced the names of candidates for 146 out of 147 Assembly seats. BJP Friday declared its nominee for the Nilgiri Assembly...

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has a concrete plan to take Odisha to the top in all fields, his close associate Kartik Pandian has said it is a matter of time for migration from the state to stop completely. In an exclusive video...

Bhubaneswar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's scheduled visit to Rayagada in Odisha Friday stands cancelled as he has rushed to Rae Bareli to file nomination papers from there, party sources said. Congress Koraput Lok Sabha constituency candidate and sitting MP Saptagiri Ulaka said preparations are on...

Bhubaneswar: The Central University of Odisha(CUO), Koraput concluded a two-day national seminar on ‘National Education Policy 2020: Challenges and Opportunities’ Thursday. The seminar was organised by the Department of Education, in collaboration with Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal, a non-profit organisation. The second day of the seminar...

Mumbai: Nand Ghar, which aims to transform 14 lakh anganwadis across India, unveiled a national movement – Agar Bachpan Se Poocha Khaana Khaaya, Toh Desh Ka Kal Banaya- with actor Manoj Bajpayee here Thursday. The movement is aimed at nourishing India’s future generation by ensuring...