Metro

Bhubaneswar: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Odisha government have joined hands to improve the food security of small and marginal farmers by strengthening their resilience to climate change. An agreement was signed by Agriculture Director Muthu Kumar and WFP Country Director...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has approved the Odisha government's proposal to extend the tenure of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra by six months, official sources said Friday. Mohapatra, who was due to superannuate February 28, will remain in the service for six more months till at...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's forest cover has increased by 537.44 square kilometre between 2019 and 2020 due to various initiatives under the Joint Forest Management programme of the government to expand green areas in the state,  according to a biennial survey. The forest area growth in the...

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the risk to non-COVID patients in accessing medical facilities in hospitals amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the Odisha government has allowed the activation of telemedicine service for them. The state government Thursday issued an order asking telemedicine platforms to provide...

Bhubaneswar: With rainfall continuing in many parts of Odisha under the influence of western disturbance Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre here issued Yellow Warning for more rain in as many as 21 districts of the state for next few hours. Weather forecasts...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has started the process to amend the Shri Jagannath Temple Rules, 1960 to facilitate smooth implementation of the amended provision in the Temple Act. The state Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had January 5 decided to make amendments to...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 10,273 new Covid-19 cases, of which 1,065 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 11,11,879. Active caseload in the state now stands at 53,171. Odisha also reported...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC), Odisha Thursday issued the formal notification for election to the three tier panchayati raj institutions (PRIs). SEC secretary R N Sahoo said as per the notification, the candidates can file their nomination papers from January 17 to 21. The...

Bhubaneswar: A baby was born in Odisha with a spinal cord anomaly which doctors Thursday claimed to be the world's first recorded bony tail in the thoracic region. The 'tail' had been removed in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, Prof (Dr) Ashok Kumar Mahapatra who...

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA) in Odisha has asked all the automobile dealers to mandatorily display details of payment to be made by the purchaser for each category of vehicle in their showrooms, officials said. In an order, the STA has directed that it...