Metro

The Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department of Odisha government Wednesday notified that the state government will soon launch a recruitment drive to appoint 20,000 junior teachers in primary schools.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP leaders and workers launched a dharna (sit-in protest) in outside the Capital police station, Bhubaneswar in protest of the arrest of 22 Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists including state president Irasish Acharya. The BJYM, youth wing of BJP, has lodged a...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJP members in Odisha Assembly Wednesday stalled the business of the house protesting against the police excesses on the BJP Yuva Morcha workers during a protest rally in Bhubaneswar Tuesday. Carrying newspapers, posters and FIR copy BJP members rushed onto the podium and...

Bhubaneswar: The special Vigilance court Tuesday sentenced a former junior clerk to rigorous imprisonment of one year and six months holding him guilty in a bribery case. The convict, Ladukeswar Prasad Mohapatra has been asked to deposit a fine of Rs 2,000 as well. March...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar DCP Pratik Singh Tuesday said the attack on Police during the Assembly gherao programme of BJP Yuva Morcha was pre-planned. Singh said around eight to ten Police personnel including an officer of the ACP rank sustained injuries in the attack by the BJP...

Bhubaneswar: Elections to Attabira NAC in Bargarh district and Hindol NAC in Dhenkanal district will be held April 3 next, State Election Commissioner Aditya Prasad Padhi announced here Tuesday. Padhi said the notification for the election will be issued on March 3, 2023. The tenure...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday said Odisha has been a frontrunner in spearheading programmes that breathe sustainable development at its core. Patnaik said this while launching the second version of the Odisha SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) Indicator Framework (OSIF 2.0). Joining the programme...

Bhubaneswar: The women's wing of BJD Tuesday staged a protest before the Raj Bhawan against the apathy of the centre towards the state. Carrying placards and posters, the BJD woman activists including party women MLAs, sat on demonstration near the Raj Bhawan. They alleged that...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 245 elephants have died during the last three years (2019 to 2022) in Odisha, Forest, Environment and Climate change Minister Pradip Kumar Amat told the State Assembly Tuesday. Replying to a question from Soumya Ranjan Patnaik (BJD), the Minister said six...

Bhubaneswar: Teachers of 662 Non-Government Aided colleges in Odisha Tuesday said that they will participate in Plus II examinations conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) scheduled to begin March 1. Convenor of  662 Non-Government Aided College Teachers’ Association Golak Nayak said that a token...