Metro

Bhubaneswar: Police Saturday recovered the body of a man from the toilet of the Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Superfast Express at Bhubaneswar Railway Station, an officer said. The body was recovered during washing before the train's scheduled departure. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Nasim, aged about...

Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Saturday called for equal opportunities for the country's youth, noting their significant role in national development when they are given the chance. Addressing the concluding ceremony of a two-day National Conference of SC/ST Welfare Committees in Bhubaneswar, the Speaker...

Bhubaneswar: Amidst resentment among farmers over alleged scarcity of fertilisers in the state, BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Saturday sought the Centre's intervention in the matter and demanded adequate supply of urea during the current kharif season. Patnaik's appeal came following reports of farmers hitting the...

Bhubaneswar: After experiencing relatively dry days this week, Odisha is expected to witness a fresh spell of heavy rainfall starting August 30, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) sources Friday. The alert comes amid the forecast of a new low-pressure system likely to form...

Astarang: In a remarkable display of grassroot environmental activism, local communities and NGOs have initiated a major ecological restoration project to reintroduce the Phoenix Paludosa (Hental) at Devi River estuary. The initiative, spearheaded by the Odisha Paribesh Suraksha Abhiyan Trust (OPSAT), in collaboration with Sabuja...

Bhubaneswar: In order to facilitate higher education opportunities for currently serving and retired Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel, as well as their wards in both engineering and medical programmes, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)-DU signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Air...

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view several lawyers in the state are not practicing law and instead are engaged in other activities, the Odisha State Bar Council (OSBC) has asked these lawyers to surrender their licences within a month. The bar council, in a statement issued Friday,...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Participating in the National Conference of Chairpersons and Members of Parliamentary and State/UT Committees on the Welfare of SCs and STs here, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said that this conference is being held outside Delhi for the first time in...

Bhubaneswar: The state government will launch a special anti-drug campaign September 1, in a bid to curb the consumption, smuggling and sale of illegal drugs and intoxicants. This was revealed at a high-level meeting chaired by state Law and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan at Lok...

Bhubaneswar: The proposed GST reforms will bring a huge change in trade and commerce in the country, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Friday. Addressing the valedictory session of a seminar on 'Viksit Odisha, 2036 -- Odisha on Growth Path' organised by the Indian...