Metro

Bhubaneswar: The office of the Engineer-in-Chief (Electricity)-cum-PCEI (O), functioning as the State Designated Agency (SDA) under the department of Energy, organised the first stakeholder consultation meeting on the draft Odisha Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building Code (OECSBC) here recently. The event aimed to engage key...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP Mahila Morcha president Aiswarya Biswal Wednesday claimed that the West Bengal government took action against the accused in the recent gangrape of an Odia medical student in Durgapur only after strong intervention by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Addressing a press conference...

Bhubaneswar: To honour the invaluable contributions of women farmers to Indian agriculture and rural development, the ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture (ICAR-CIWA), in collaboration with the Extension Division of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, celebrated ‘Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas’ with great enthusiasm...

Bhubaneswar: The Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department will organise a two-day Odisha Urban Conclave–2025 here on the theme ‘Sustainable Urban Development & Governance  Towards Viksit Odisha @2036 and Viksit Bharat @2047’, beginning October 23. The event will bring together all urban local bodies (ULBs)...

Bhubaneswar: People with disabilities are capable, creative, and contribute meaningfully to society. This powerful message resonated at the 10th edition of ‘Dhwani’ – The Disability Film Festival of Diversity and Inclusion that concluded at Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odisha Research Centre here, Wednesday. The two-day film...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday observed the 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah, a nationwide initiative dedicated to combating malnutrition and promoting holistic child health and nutrition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the month-long observation September 17, which aims to foster mass awareness and collective responsibility...

Bhubaneswar: High drama unfolded before the Odisha Congress headquarters here after a jatra (traditional theatre) personality was denied entry to join the party. Ananta Narayan Dhal, proprietor of a jatra party, said he came to join the party after being inspired by Rahul Gandhi's Bharat...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Wednesday announced that former minister and prominent woman leader Snehangini Chhuria will be the party's candidate for the Nuapada Assembly bypoll. I wish to declare that Snehangini Chhuria, a strong leader from western Odisha, has served in our BJD ministry...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday raised strong objections over Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's phone conversation video with the Durgapur gang rape victim being made public. Senior leaders of Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD), the women's wing of the BJD, at a press...

Kolkata: A court in West Bengal's Durgapur Wednesday sent the arrested male friend of the gang rape victim to seven days police custody. According to sources, no lawyer appeared for the accused male friend, Wasif Ali, when he was presented in the Durgapur court. As...