Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP vice-president Lekhashri Samantsinghar Sunday resigned from the primary membership of the party. Lekhashri informed about her resignation through a social media post. The resignation letter of Lekhashri shared on social media In her resignation letter, Samantsinghar stated that she had given her...

Bhubaneswar: India has become the third largest start-up economy in the world, ranked behind the USA and China, Executive Chairman of Start-up Odisha Omkar Rai, said Saturday. It was time for students to evince greater interest in start-ups to become self-dependent and position themselves as...

Bhubaneswar: Special Judge, Vigilance in Jeypore Saturday convicted a former Junior Engineer in a disproportionate case and sentenced him to three years imprisonment with a fine of Rs2 lakh. The judge ordered that the former JE will further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha law minister Raghunath Mohanty Saturday resigned from the BJP, sparking speculations of his return to the BJD, which has been searching for a suitable candidate in Balasore Lok Sabha seat, which is his stronghold. In his resignation letter sent to Odisha BJP...

Bhubaneswar: Eight people have been hospitalised after falling ill due to intense heat in Odisha, a senior official said Saturday. Public Health Department Director Niranjan Mishra said that from Friday evening to Saturday afternoon, five people were admitted to hospitals in Angul district due to...

Bhubaneswar: IMD Bhubaneswar Saturday predicted that moderate thunderstorm activity with lightning, hailstorms and heavy rainfall is likely in some districts of Odisha April 7 and 8. Meteorological sources have attributed this prediction to the expected interaction between the trough aloft in middle and upper tropospheric...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has appointed two IAS officers as district magistrates of Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur after the Election Commission of India approved their posting, an official said. Arindam Dakua, a 2011-batch IAS officer was appointed as the new District Magistrate of Cuttack replacing Vineet...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre for Sustainable Use of Natural and Social Resources (CSNR), a state-based voluntary outfit, in collaboration with Mahaveer Biju Adarsa Colony, opened a computer education centre at Sailashree Vihar here, Friday, that would provide digital knowledge to youths for free. The computer centre...

Bhubaneswar: City based Sachetan Nagarika Mancha (SNM) Thursday wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state, requesting to transfer or disengage retired officers, currently engaged in the office of the Chief Minister and other public offices of the state, to ensure free, fair...

Bhubaneswar: Emphasising the crucial role played by the maritime sector in the country’s economic growth and development, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on National Maritime Day (NMD), Friday reiterated his government’s resolve to make Odisha a major power in the growth of the sector. Taking to...