Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education Department Thursday extended the last date for reporting applicants and admission updation for UG (2nd round selection) and PG (1st round selection) courses till August 5 in view of incessant rains and bad weather in the state for the last few...

New Delhi: Defending his party’s stand on the crucial Delhi services bill, senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Pinaki Misra clarified in the Lok Sabha that the party didn’t support BJP-led Union government but supported the Parliament’s power to enact the laws. As the senior...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday approved a proposal to hike the food grant for patients admitted in state-run hospitals by 30 per cent, officials said. The daily diet allowance per bed in hospitals has been increased from Rs 85 to Rs 110 per day,...

Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha has introduced an aspirational curriculum at the secondary level, a notification issued by the board informed Thursday. According to the notification, the aspirational components of this curriculum include Book Review, Project Work, Information Technology (IT) skills and...

Bhubaneswar: A low or medium-range flood in Mahanadi river system is expected, Engineer-in-Chief of Water Resources Department Bhakta Ranjan Mohanty said Thursday. “We expect a low or medium-range flood in Mahanadi river system. This night is crucial for us as the peak flood will flow...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to pay a two-day visit to Odisha from Friday during which he is scheduled to attend officials meetings, home department officials said Thursday. Shah will reach the Biju Patnaik International Airport here at 10:40 pm Friday and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has appointed Sanat Kumar Mohanty as the Chairman-in-charge of OPSC (Odisha Public Service Commission), a notification issued by General Administration and Public Grievance Department informed. Sanat Kumar Mohanty, a member of the commission, was allowed to be Chairman-in-charge of the commission...

Bhubaneswar: The fifth edition of Orissa POST Mettle Meet-2023 will witness the participation of some more institutions in Junior and Senior categories for the first time. These participants are very excited to be part of the quizzing extravaganza and are preparing hard to grab the...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar issued Red Warning for several districts of Odisha in its weather bulletin. Upto 8.30 AM of August 3: As per the Red Warning (take action), heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) at a few...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Bhubaneswar has arrested one of the accused persons in the agro-equipment subsidy fraud case, a press release issued by the law enforcement agency Wednesday said. The accused identified as Prahallad Meshua, was arrested from Bheden area in Bargarh district....