Metro

Bhubaneswar: Utkal University authorities Thursday postponed all mid-semester examinations after two students of Biotechnology Department and an employee of the varsity tested positive for COVID-19. According to sources, the examinations have been deferred until further notice. Decision regarding the exams will be taken after improvement...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: A minor 3.2 magnitude earthquake hit Rayagada district in the wee hours of Thursday. Tremors were felt in the district at around 4am in the morning. This was informed by the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar. Epicentre of the earthquake...

Bhubaneswar: Like other states, Odisha is also witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Keeping this in mind, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated Wednesday 47 new advanced life support ambulances to the people of Odisha on virtual mode. Patnaik expressed hope that these ambulances will meet...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 2,989 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 3,58,342 with 14,621 active cases. Out of the 2,989 new cases, 1,733 were reported from quarantine centres while 1,256 contracted the virus locally. Sundargarh registered...

Bhubaneswar: Several private agencies now seem to have made Odisha one of their favourite destinations for making hay while the sun shines at the tax payers’ expense, thanks to the officials of the Odisha State Medical Corporation Ltd (OSMCL) who connived with these firms to...

Bhubaneswar: With the death of Congress party candidate for Pipili by-poll Ajit Mangaraj Wednesday, Odisha chief electoral officer (CEO) Sushil Lohani said that the by-election for that Assembly constituency will be put on hold. “The by-poll for Pipili Assembly Constituency will be put on hold....

Pipili: With only two days left for Pipili Assembly constituency to face by-elections, Congress party candidate for the by-poll Ajit Mangaraj died of COVID-19 Wednesday, a party source said. Politicians and public cutting across party lines expressed grief as the news of Mangaraj's death broke....

Bhubaneswar: More students and employees of Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT) and Rama Devi Women’s University in Bhubaneswar tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday. According to an official source, three more students of Rama Devi Women’s University have been infected with the deadly virus....

Bhubaneswar: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has sanctioned 14 national highway projects stretching 314.17 km in length and worth Rs 1,144.29 crore for Odisha. This was informed by Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari, Wednesday. The Ministry also accorded few...

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) issued a fresh guideline Tuesday afternoon to mandatorily equip all centres scheduled to conduct the annual Plus II examinations this year with CCTV cameras. The centres will be scrapped for the year 2021 and will not be...