Metro

Bhubaneswar: Hours before the counting of votes for civic body polls begins, tension ran high at BJB Autonomous College here over allegations of tampering with electronic voting machines (EVMs) kept in the strongroom Friday evening. Several persons including five police officials sustained injuries during the...

Bhubaneswar: The result of the recently conducted election to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will be declared Saturday. The State Election Commission (SEC) has made elaborate arrangements for the counting of votes of the poll, which were taken March 24. Briefing media here Friday, SEC Secretary...

Bhubaneswar: The Mo School Abhiyan has launched residential training programmes for headmasters of select 100 high schools across Odisha, with representation of at least three institutions from each district, for holistic development in school ecosystem. A three-day training programme for the select schools of the...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted Friday light to moderate rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Koraput, Rayagada and Gajapati districts in the next 24 hours. The weather bureau also said there will be...

Bhubaneswar: After a gap of nearly two years, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik attended the Budget session of Odisha Assembly which commenced here Friday amid strict adherence to Covid-19 guidelines. Before attending the session, Patnaik also presided over a meeting of the ruling BJD legislators...

Bhubaneswar:  The Railways has carried out safety checks of a vital line that will ease congestion and a stretch of a politically-crucial project, which will link the economically-backward districts in western Odisha with the state capital. Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), South Eastern Circle, Suvomoy...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 55 new Covid-19 cases, of which 10 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,87,378. Active caseload in the state now stands at 458. Odisha reported zero...

Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Stadium in the Odisha capital may well turn out to be the main venue for the U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup football tournament in October. The event was slated to be held in 2020, but was cancelled due to the outbreak of the...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for electricity consumers, the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) announced Thursday that power tariff will remain unchanged for the 2022-23 financial year. This will certainly bring smiles to the faces of the middle-class who have already been burdened with the...

Bhubaneswar: Close to 65 per cent polling was recorded Thursday in the elections to the 106 urban local bodies (ULB) conducted Thursday, the State Election Commission informed in the evening. State Election Commissioner Aditya Prasad Padhi said, “These are approximate numbers. The exact voting percentage...