Metro

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Wednesday issued a Yellow Warning for heatwave conditions in several districts of Odisha. Hot and humid weather condition is very likely to prevail over the next one to two days across the state, the IMD bulletin stated....

Bhubaneswar: Money laundering and sextortion case accused Archana Nag’s husband Jagabandhu Chand Wednesday brought in allegations against film producer Akshay Parija of being the main mastermind behind the extortion racket. Jagabandhu levelled the allegation when he was being taken to Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar for...

Bhubaneswar: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued a show cause notice against Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena over the death of two workers in a sewage tank in Cuttack city. The Commission has issued the notice to the chief secretary while hearing a...

Bhubaneswar: Normal life in 14 districts of Odisha, including violence-hit Sambalpur, was affected on Wednesday due to a 12-hour 'hartal' (strike) called by Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) to protest the "anti-Hindu" attitude of the BJD government. The dawn-to-dusk strike has also been supported by the...

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called for the complete eradication of social discrimination from campuses of educational institutions. Chairing the 55th IIT Council meeting here Tuesday, he said students of Indian Institute of Technology must aspire to become job creators rather than job seekers....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has devised a new ‘vacation education programme’ for the upcoming summer vacation, School and Mass Education (S&ME) Minister Samir Ranjan Dash said Tuesday. According to the minister, a special syllabus has been prepared for this programme and it will be implemented from...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Tuesday issued a Yellow Warning for heatwave conditions in several districts of Odisha. Hot and humid weather condition is very likely to prevail over next 2 to 3 days across the state, the IMD bulletin stated. Upto...

Bhubaneswar: Foundation literacy and numeracy, tech-enabled learning, future of work and research collaboration are among the priority areas for deliberations during the third G20 Education Working Group meeting in Bhubaneswar later this month, according to officials. Delegates from G20 countries will attend various sessions as...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Monday issued a Yellow Warning for several districts of Odisha. Upto 8.30 AM of April 18:  As per the Yellow Warning, thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj,...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested another accused in the online football betting racket, which was operated by cyber scammers from China and Dubai, police said Monday. The police arrested Dileepkumar P. (35), a diploma in business management holder, from...