Metro

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to undertake a tour to Odisha during the first week of March, state BJP president Manmohan Samal said Tuesday. If the prime minister's visit takes place, it will be his second trip to Odisha within a month. Stating...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the upcoming general elections for Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday announced interest-free loans of up to Rs10 lakh for members of self-help groups (SHGs) under the Mission Shakti programme. Patnaik, who made the announcement while inaugurating a...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari Tuesday said that an allocation of Rs718.26 crore has been sanctioned for the widening and strengthening of the Daringbadi Ghat section on National Highway 59 in Odisha, spanning Kandhamal and Ganjam districts. The...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Tuesday issued Yellow Warning for thunderstorm and lightning in some parts of Odisha. The weather agency also issued a warning for hail with gusty surface wind over three districts of the state. Upto 8.30 AM of February...

Bhubaneswar: A large number of fishermen from the coastal areas of Odisha Tuesday staged a protest in Bhubaneswar, demanding fulfilment of their six-point charter of demands, including social security. The members of the fishing community, under the banner of Odisha State Fishermen Federation, demanded subsidy...

Bhubaneswar: More than 10,000 people have applied for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) tickets for the upcoming Lok Sabha and the Odisha Assembly elections which will be held simultaneously, a senior party leader said. The Odisha Assembly has a strength of 147 MLAs while there are...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Monday decided to establish a police outpost at Dr Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Bus Terminal, Baramunda which will be inaugurated in a few days. The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) Monday said that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has already approved a proposal...

Kendrapara: A two day national seminar organised by IQAC in collaboration with Department of Economics of Derabis College concluded here, Monday. The seminar was held on the topic ‘Research methodology and acacemic writing’. Minaketan Behera, Professor and Chairperson, Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies,...

Bhubaneswar: The housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department signed an agreement and distributed work orders to 364 Mission Shakti Self-Help Groups (SHGs) here Monday for the ecological rejuvenation of 95 water bodies across urban local bodies (ULBs) of the state under the Ama Pokhari initiative....

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the NUA-O Scholarship, with the distribution of Rs 28 crore worth of sanction orders among 28,112 students of 57 colleges in Sambalpur, Deogarh and Angul districts, Monday. 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian, as per the directive of...