Metro

Cuttack: The Ravenshaw University authorities postponed the Under Graduate (UG) and Post-Graduate (PG) semester examinations which were scheduled for Thursday after two of its students tested positive for COVID-19 in the morning. Authorities of the century-old varsity here are yet to take a final call...

Bhubaneswar: As many as four school students - three of a private school and one of Kendriya Vidyalaya 1 - in Bhubaneswar tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday. According to a source, the three students of the private school, who are hostel boarders, had developed symptoms...

Bhubaneswar: The UK mutant strain of the COVID-19 virus has been found in three persons in Odisha. The genome sequencing of the persons was done by the designated labs in India. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) gave this information Wednesday. It also said...

Bhubaneswar: With the inclusion of Nucleic Amplification Acid Test-Polymers Chain Reaction (NAT-PCR) in selected government hospitals in Odisha, double checking of donated blood samples against fatal infections has now become possible. A total of six hospitals in the state have started offering the advanced testing...

New Delhi: Expressing its intention against revision of royalty on iron, bauxite and chromite the Union government Wednesday suggested state governments to bring more mines for auction to earn revenue. Responding to a question posed by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Ramesh Majhi regarding revision of...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra Wednesday chaired a meeting of all departments discussing preventive measures to counter the effects of heatwave in the state and also strengthen public amenities. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), Pradeep Kumar Jena Wednesday informed the media about decisions taken by Chief...

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) Wednesday announced the run of MEMU train between Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak from April 7, 2021 as per the following. The train will leave Bhubaneswar at 17:55hrs April 7 and reach Bhadrak at 21:15hrs. While returning, it will leave Bhadrak at...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 caseload Wednesday went up to 3,39,246 after 170 more people tested positive for the virus, the highest daily spike in the last 45 days, a health department official said. Of the 170 new cases, 99 were reported from quarantine centres, while the...

Bhubaneswar: Following the gazette notification issued by Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) pertaining to Pipili bypoll, the state unit of Congress has submitted its MLA candidate list to All India Congress Committee (AICC) for a final call in this regard. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC)...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urged the Union Power Minister RK Singh Wednesday to take steps for an early execution of the Stage-III project of Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS). Patnaik wrote a letter to Singh and stated that TTPS is one of the oldest...