Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a key development spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Delhi-based Skye Air has secured a major mandate to enhance healthcare accessibility in the eastern region. Skye Air emerged as the preferred choice after a rigorous evaluation. Among the others in...

Bhubaneswar: You are not merely teachers; you are catalysts of change, contributing to the intellectual and social growth of our state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said in his address while hailing the newly-recruited teachers. A total of 512 Assistant Professors, Assistant Training Officers, and Junior...

Cuttack: In a fresh blow to the sand mafia which is causing widespread destruction of river ecosystem and endangering lives of motorists by carrying out deep mining in prohibited areas of riverbeds, a two-judge bench of the Orissa High Court Wednesday stayed the December 21...

Bhubaneswar: Railways Wednesday commissioned the 14.60 km newly-laid doubling broad gauge rail line between Damanjodi and Baiguda in Koraput-Singapur Road (Rayagada), official sources said. The new route was commissioned after the Commissioner Railway Safety (CRS) inspected the project January 7 and gave his nod, the...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJP Wednesday demanded a CBI probe into alleged irregularities worth around Rs9 lakh crore in Odisha's mining sector between 2000-2014. Addressing a press conference, leader of the opposition Jaynarayan Mishra claimed that the total value of mining irregularities is Rs8,97,443 crore. "It...

Panaji/ Bhubaneswar: The Anti-Narcotic Cell of Goa Police has arrested a 19-year-old Odisha native for allegedly possessing 10 kilograms of ganja valued at Rs10 lakh in the international market. The accused person has been identified as Ranit Paulo Nayak, the police said. Police further informed...

Bhubaneswar: Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Crime Branch Wednesday arrested three persons from Bhubaneswar working for an inter-state fake job racket, EOW sources said. They have been identified as Surat Dalai of Balasore and Mohammad Sanaullah and Sakshi Jain both of Hyderabad. EOW sources...

Bhubaneswar: IMD Bhubaneswar Wednesday in its midday weather bulletin said that as many as 19 Odisha districts are very likely to experience dense fog January 11. The weather agency also informed that over the next 48 hours dry weather is very likely to prevail over...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP MLA Mukesh Mahaling has written a letter to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik suggesting the state government to frame rules for granting maternity leave to women students studying in various colleges and universities in the state. Mahaling in his letter said Tuesday that...

In its attempt to achieve 100 per cent electrification of Broad Gauge (BG) tracks in the country, the Indian Railways has electrified 93.83 per cent of the BG network till December, 2023. With the electrification of 6,577 route kilometers (RKMs) during the 2023 calendar year,...