Metro

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD and the Opposition BJP Thursday exchanged words over the entry of social media influencer Kamiya Jani to Shree Jagannath Temple for making a video on the 12th-century shrine. The video by Jani highlighted Shree Jagannath culture and also featured bureaucrat-turned BJD...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha and state assembly polls, opposition BJP and Congress leaders from Odisha have rushed to Delhi to meet their party high commands to discuss strategies to take on the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik....

Cuttack: Orissa High Court Thursday granted divorce to Odia movie actor Anubhav Mohanty and his wife Varsha Priyadarshini. Actor-cum-Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty had moved high Court after Cuttack Family Court rejected his divorce plea against his wife Varsha Priyadarshini September 22, 2023. It can...

Bhubaneswar: The cold wave tightened its grip across Odisha Thursday, as 16 places in the state recorded minimum temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius, the Met Department said. G Udaygiri in Kandhamal district was the coldest place in the eastern state at 4 degree Celsius, it...

New Delhi: State Bank of India (SBI) Thursday said it will sign a 200 million euro (about Rs 1,800 crore) Line of Credit (LoC) with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for supporting climate action projects in the country. The agreement will be signed December 21...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has objected to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's statement on school dropout rate in the state and urged the Centre to release new figures for the academic year 2022-23 after adding the students taking admission in other vocational institutions other than...

Bhubaneswar: Silk is the strongest and fastest natural fiber in the world. In India, four types of silks are produced, namely Eri, Mulberry, Tasar and Muga. Eri and Tasar farming has been going on for many years in our state. In a controlled climate and...

Bhubaneswar: The 14th edition of the National Safety Conclave (NSC), the flagship event of the Institute of Quality and Environment Management Services (IQEMS) was organised here, Wednesday. The event was held in association with the Institute of Public Enterprises, Hyderabad and the Odisha State Productivity...

Bhubaneswar: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will hold the 24th Edition of Enterprise Odisha in Jharsuguda from January 19 to 21, 2024, in partnership with the state government and various industry associations. Speaking at the curtain raiser of the Enterprise Odisha, Industries Department Principal Secretary...

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan sought personal intervention of Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for immediate facilitation of Central assistance to Rourkela to control the recent outbreak of diarrhoea. In the letter written Wednesday, Pradhan said, “I am writing to seek your intervention regarding...