Metro

Bhubaneswar: In response to the recent directive from the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Odisha government has implemented a minor bureaucratic reshuffle by reassigning four IAS officers. Puri collector Bijay Kumar Dash has been appointed as the commissioner of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), while...

Bhubaneswar: BJD MLA and former Odisha minister Prafulla Samal Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Bhubaneswar in connection with its probe into alleged financial irregularities in an educational institution in Bhadrak district. Samal's son Prayaskanti has been named as the main accused in...

Bhubaneswar: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates Wednesday morning visited a slum in Bhubaneswar and interacted with the people who live there. He visited the Biju Adarsh Colony in the Maa Mangla Basti along with state government officials. Besides enquiring about the well-being of the residents of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Tuesday that redevelopment of the historic Barabati Cricket Stadium in Cuttack and laid foundation stone for the redevelopment of the VSS cricket stadium in Sambalpur. Patnaik added that the Barabati Stadium will be redeveloped into a world-class sports...

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) Tuesday admitted error in the questions of the Plus II Physics exam while mentioning that grace marks will be awarded to students. CHSE clarified that after the preliminary examination, it has been observed that the questions were...

Bhubaneswar: Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates arrived in the Odisha capital Tuesday night, and is scheduled to attend several programmes Wednesday, including one with focus on use of artificial intelligence for farmers. Besides meeting Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Gates will attend other functions related...

Bhubaneswar: As per direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian visited Khurda and Begunia Tuesday. He attended the Nua-O Scholarship distribution programmes at both these places where he interacted with students from 30 colleges of Khurda district. During the...

Cuttack: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the redevelopment of the historic Barabati stadium in Cuttack and laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of VSS cricket stadium in Sambalpur, Tuesday. Patnaik also inaugurated cricket facilities at Berhampur Sports Complex, Shree Jagannath Cricket Stadium and Women’s...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to start her four-day Odisha visit from Wednesday during which she will attend programmes in six districts, officials said. The President will come to Odisha from Jharkhand February 28. Murmu will first visit Khiching in Mayurbhanj district to offer...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to conduct an annual estimation of tigers in the state to keep a tab on the tiger population and prepare its strategy accordingly, a senior forest department officer said Tuesday. Odisha now has 30 tigers and eight cubs, Chief...