Metro

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Wednesday forecast light rain over many districts of Odisha during the next two days. From 8:30am of Feb 1 to 8:30am of Feb 2: According to IMD, light rain is very likely to occur at one or...

Bhubaneswar: Terming the ruling BJD in Odisha as “anti-tribal”, opposition BJP alleged that the state government rolled out special packages for tribals only to woo them ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and the assembly elections. The BJD's programmes for adivasis are a “poll gimmick”...

Bhubaneswar: In a move to establish a significant nexus amongst academia, industry, and government organisation, IIIT Bhubaneswar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) here Tuesday. The collaboration between IIIT-Bhubaneswar and BIS will aim for fruitful growth and mutual...

Bhubaneswar: More than 70 women and members of the transgender community organised a ‘Bus Yatra’ here Tuesday to urge Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and the state government to allow free travel for women and transgender persons in government-run buses. The participants, who travelled in buses...

Bhubaneswar: 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian Tuesday reviewed the progress of the work for the much-awaited inter-state bus terminal (ISBT) at Baramunda and asked the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) to ensure the project’s completion ahead of its inauguration in mid-February. The ISBT is...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday urged farmers to conserve water. Addressing the concluding programme of 'Pani Panchayat Fortnight 2024' here, he said judicious use of water will help both farmers and society. Noting that there are 40,000 pani panchayats -- group of farmers...

Bhubaneswar: A CBI court in Bhubaneswar Tuesday sentenced a former bank manager to four years of rigorous imprisonment for demanding and accepting bribe over seven years ago, a release said. The court of Special CBI Judge, Bhubaneswar, found Duryodhan Sethy guilty in the case. During...

Bhubaneswar: The body of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was found hanging in a hotel room here, police said Tuesday. Police have identified the deceased as Mir Singh, 44, a resident of Rajasthan and of a CRPF battalion deployed in Jharkhand. He had...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has revised its policy for medical students graduating from government colleges to ensure their engagement in government service for a minimum of two years, a notification issued by the Department of Health & Family Welfare stated Tuesday. The Health & Family...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha BJP unit will undertake a three-day 'Gaon Chalo' (go to village) campaign from February 9 to tell the people about different schemes launched by the central government in the last 10 years, a party leader said. BJP state vice-president Golap Mohapatra Monday...