Metro

Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked the Odisha government and Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) to abide by the Supreme Court's stay order on recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff in universities. UGC secretary Rajnish Jain has written letters to the Odisha higher...

Bhubaneswar: Shankaracharya of Puri Nischalananda Saraswati Wednesday sought protection of the temple town of Puri's `spiritual ideals' and existence. He urged both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to ensure a halt to "destruction" of  heritage "under the grab of development"....

Puri/Rairangpur: Two persons were murdered in separate incidents in Odisha, police said Wednesday. A 55-year-old cattle trader from neighbouring West Bengal was killed by miscreants at Hatbadra weekly cattle market in Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday morning, they said. The miscreants looted Rs 20 lakh from...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded three new Covid-19 cases, of which none is in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,88,390. Active caseload in the state now stands at 84. Odisha reported zero...

Bhubaneswar: Nor'wester with gusty wind and moderate to heavy rain battered Odisha in the early hours of Tuesday, the Met office said. The maximum temperature fell by around 2-5 degree Celsius at some places and was significantly below normal in many areas in wake of...

Bhubaneswar: Confusion continues over whether the public should be allowed to take part in Lord Jagannath's annual Rath Yatra festival this year also, even as the COVID-19 situation is well under control across Odisha including the pilgrim town of Puri. The festival will begin July...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik Tuesday virtually launched the Olympic Values Education Programme in 90 schools. The programme has been started as a pilot project in schools of Rourkela and Bhubaneswar. "This will be the beginning of a new Olympic movement in the...

Bhubaneswar: A total 26 children have been diagnosed with the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Odisha and their condition is stable, a health official said Tuesday. Commonly known as the 'tomato flu', the infectious disease is caused by intestinal viruses and occurs mostly...

Bhubaneswar: The process for filing nominations for three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha began Tuesday with the state Assembly secretariat issuing the notification for the poll to be held June 10. The tenure of three Rajya Sabha MPs from Odisha - Nekkanti Bhaskar Rao, Prasanna...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded eight more coronavirus cases Tuesday, while there was no new fatality, the health department said. There are 90 active COVID-19 cases and 13 more patients have recuperated from the disease, according to a bulletin. The daily positivity rate was 0.07 per cent...