Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to shape tomorrow’s leaders today, the Young Indians (Yi) is organising the Young Indians Parliament (YIP) for the first time in the country. Yi is a youth wing of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for young entrepreneurs. Yi has launched...

Bhubaneswar: Badagada police Thursday arrested three conmen who were involved in furnishing fake property surety bonds of Rs 3 crore before a local court, to secure the bail of an accused, presently lodged at Jharpada jail. Those arrested have been identified as Gurucharan Mohanty, 32,...

Bhubaneswar: The state has set a global benchmark in malaria eradication by significantly curbing cases of the vector-borne disease through multi-pronged interventions like ‘Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran’ (DAMaN), said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on World Malaria Day Thursday. The CM called upon the people to...

Sambalpur: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur has opened registration for its first-ever MBA in Fintech Management, offered in both single and dual degree formats. Eligible candidates can apply from April 25 to May 24 from the official website. The dual degree program allows...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move, Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department Thursday directed all the public health institutions to vacate medicine stores from all the hospital premises. In a letter, H&FW Commissioner-cum-Secretary Shalini Pandit said, “Certain campus medicine stores had approached the Orissa High Court...

Bhubaneswar: The searing heatwave conditions have not only taken a heavy toll on the lives of denizens but also hit stray animals like dogs, cats and the bovines hard. It appears that the ‘orange warning’ alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reeled under severe heatwave conditions Thursday with Jharsuguda recording the maximum temperature of 43.8 degrees Celsius, officials said. Baripada sizzled at 43.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Nuapada (43.5), Talcher (43.4), and Boudh (43.2). Kendrapara, Cuttack and Bolangir town recorded a maximum of 43...

Bhubaneswar: Heat wave conditions in Odisha may persist for a week to ten days as weather conditions were influenced by the prevailing climate over Pakistan and Afghanistan, Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) said Thursday. Model products indicated that the...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar has opened a dedicated heat stroke unit in response to the prevailing scorching heat wave conditions in Odisha. Dr. Ashutosh Biswas, the Executive Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, emphasized the necessity of this unit due to the intense heat wave conditions in the...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will provide economy meals at nine important stations across its jurisdiction in the summer. ECoR sources here Thursday said economy meals are being provided to passengers at Khurda Road, Sambalpur, Titilagarh, Balangir, Kantabanji, Palasa, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, and Srikakulam Railway...