Metro

Bhubaneswar: Leveraging direct flight connectivity with Thailand, Odisha Tourism conducted the second phase of its international tourism promotional campaign with a roadshow in Bangkok. Organised in association with FICCI, the ‘Tourism Roadshow’ saw more than 130 tour and travel operators from Thailand networking with tourism...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar in its weather bulletin of July 27 said that the monsoon trough at mean sea level now passes through Bikaner, Kota, Raisen, Durg and centre of low-pressure area over south Odisha and adjoining north coastal Andhra Pradesh....

Cuttack: Orissa High Court Thursday lifted the interim stay on publication of Odisha Civil Services examination 2021 results. The court, which had earlier issued an interim stay on publication of results, today lifted the stay and asked OPSC (Odisha Public Service Commission) to reserve a...

Bhubaneswar: All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association has opposed the state government’s Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) scheme. Earlier, an official source from Odisha government had informed that LAccMI scheme is scheduled to be launched on Independence Day (August 15, 2023) with an objective to...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Thursday laid the foundation stone for 'Divine Light House' of Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya (PBKIVV) here and launched its theme of the year 'The Year of Positive Change' for conducting seminars and conferences. The president, who is on a...

Bhubaneswar: US-based Silicon Power Group has proposed to set up a 150 mm silicon carbide manufacturing facility in Odisha with an investment of Rs 1,000 crore. The investment will be made by the group's Indian Subsidiary, RiR Power Electronics, Odisha Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday rescheduled the holiday for Muharram to July 29, an official order said. The holiday will be applicable to state government offices as well as Revenue and Magisterial courts (Executive). "The Government of Odisha has been pleased to declare holiday on...

Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha Thursday announced that next year's matriculation (Class-X) examination will commence from February 20. A notification issued by BSE said the annual High School Certificate, Madhyama and State Open School Certificate Examination for 2024 will be conducted from...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Thursday met members of the particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) at the Raj Bhavan here Thursday and asked Odisha government to handhold PVTGs, whose number is very small in the state. The PVTGs are the most backward and there is therefore...

Bhubaneswar: The construction of the Nuagaon Road-Dasapalla Railway Section, part of the much-awaited ongoing Khurda Road-Bolangir Rail Line project, has been completed and is awaiting clearance from the Commissioner of Railway Safety for commissioning, a source from ECoR (East Coast Railway) said Thursday. According to...