Metro

Bhubaneswar: World Bank has decided to fund the Odisha government to support its early forecasting systems for improved response to natural disasters and enhance social protection coverage for poor and vulnerable households through digital platforms, an official release said Thursday. A meeting was held between...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress Thursday said its legislature party would boycott the election for the Odisha Assembly Speaker September 21. Congress Legislature Party leader Narasingha Mishra said the party's MLAs will not join the election process as the day on which the poll will be held...

New Delhi: The Odisha government Thursday launched a 'special investment scheme for priority sector - stainless steel' to offer investors a 20 per cent subsidy on capital investment. Odisha Principal Secretary, Industries, Hemant Sharma launched the scheme at the Global Stainless-Steel Expo 2023 (GSSE 2023)...

Bhubaneswar: As education is being affected in 56,000 elementary schools across Odisha, the state government Thursday directed 1.30 lakh primary teachers, who have been on strike since September 8, to join duty. The teachers have been demanding abolition of the contractual appointment system, a hike...

Bhubaneswar: At least two persons died due to wall collapse, over 150 houses were damaged and roads submerged, cutting off connectivity in many places, as low-pressure-induced heavy rain lashed Odisha Thursday. More than 11,000 people have been directly hit by downpours in Koraput, Malkangiri, Kandhamal,...

Bhubaneswar: The scrub typhus toll in Odisha went up to six following the death of another person which was reported Thursday. The latest scrub typhus death has been reported from Sundargarh district. Earlier, five people from Bargarh district had succumbed to the scrub typhus disease,...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences wing (EOW) of Odisha Crime Branch is likely to question actor Govinda in connection with the Rs 1,000 crore online crypto Ponzi scam. The EOW unearthed the massive pan India scam operated by ‘STA (Solar Techno Alliance) Token’ and arrested its...

Bhubaneswar: As heavy rain battered Odisha, the IMD Thursday forecast heavy to heavier precipitation with isolated extremely heavy showers in the state. The low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal has intensified and become well-marked and is expected to move across Odisha and Chhattisgarh during...

Bhubaneswar: Demanding students' union elections in colleges and universities of the state, the Congress-backed NSUI demonstrated outside the residence of Odisha Higher Education Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak in Bhubaneswar Thursday. The Higher Education Department has prepared a common academic calendar for the 2023-24 session, in...

Cuttack: Stating that 'illegal confinement' is a precondition for a writ of habeas corpus, the Orissa High Court turned down a man's plea to trace her daughter who went missing about a year ago from the Bidanasi area of Cuttack. Nimananda Biswal had approached the...