Metro

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of famous ‘Pahili Raja’ which marks the beginning of the festival Monday, Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik extended their good wishes to all the residents of the state. Taking to his official Twitter handle Monday morning, the...

Cuttack: Contrary to the smooth vaccination claims by the civic authorities, many locals in the Silver City here have alleged several loopholes in the inoculation drive against novel coronavirus. The locals have claimed that the authorities of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) are yet to make...

Bhubaneswar: Health Minister Naba Kishore Das Sunday warned medicine dealers of strict actions if they are found indulged in malpractices such as the sale and distribution of spurious drugs in the state. The Health minister said that raids had been undertaken after receiving information on...

Bhubaneswar: Taking an initiative to vaccinate those seeking to fly abroad for higher studies, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prepared a list of about 100 students who will be administered the Covishield vaccine in the state capital. As per sources, while only Covaxin doses are...

Bhubaneswar: Ministry of Railways has decided to revise the timings of some special trains in Southern Railway Jurisdiction. Four trains passing through ECoR jurisdiction and one originating train will run on revised timings at some stations over Southern Railway. 08496 Bhubaneswar-Rameswaram Special from Bhubaneswar beginning...

Cuttack: In the last 52 days, Odisha has sent 1,577 containers carrying 29,313.583 metric tonne (MT) of medical oxygen to 17 states facing shortage of the lifesaving gas in treating Covid-19 patients, an official said Sunday. According to ADGP (Law and Order) YK Jethwa, who...

Bhubaneswar: The outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic across the state and subsequent lockdowns and shutdowns seem to have taken a toll on the overall blood donation drives across the state. Several blood banks in the state saw a sharp decline in blood collection during the pandemic,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan (OAVS) family paid tribute to edupreneur Bijaya Kumar Sahoo, advisor of OAVS who passed recently, through a virtual event Sunday. On this occasion, School and Mass Education Minister Sameer Ranjan Mishra also participated in the virtual meeting. The minister said...

Bhubaneswar: During the rise in Covid-19 cases, ST & SC Development department temporarily shut down the Odisha State Tribal Museum located on the premises of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Research and Training Institute (SCSTRTI), Bhubaneswar for public. As an initiative, virtual tour of the...

Bhubaneswar: The regional office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday said that the southwest monsoon has covered the entire Odisha. At the same time, the MeT has forecast heavy rainfall in different parts of the state in the next two days, while moderate to...