Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) suspects misappropriation of government funds of Rs 148.75 crore due to divergence of funds from bank accounts operated by engineers in 11 Integrated Tribal Development Agencies (ITDAs) in Odisha. The CAG conducted a compliance audit of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday signed MoUs with three organisations for creating a skilled and future-ready workforce. The Skill Development & Technical Education (SDTE) Department signed the MoUs with Global Access to Talent from India (GATI) Foundation, JustJobs Network, and the Footwear Design & Development...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday welcomed the Centre's approval of Phase-III of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for strengthening and upgrading medical colleges, saying it will benefit states like Odisha and create more opportunities for aspiring medical students. In a post on...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha September 27, during which he will flag off the Amrit Bharat Express connecting Berhampur with Udhna in Gujarat's Surat district via video conferencing and unveil railway projects worth over Rs 1,700 crore, official sources said Wednesday. They...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed Odisha Wednesday, disrupting normal life as all 30 districts recorded nearly 60 per cent excess rainfall. With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting more downpour till September 27, the state government has put all districts on alert, officials said. While the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has excluded the names of 7,48,849 people from the ration card list during the e-KYC verification process conducted across the state, a minister told the Assembly Wednesday. Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra, in a written statement to...

Bhubaneswar: Mahila Congress, the women's wing of the Congress party, staged a protest at Bhubaneswar's Lower PMG Wednesday over the “rising cases” of violence against women in the state. Hundreds of women Congress workers from across the state gathered in the Lower PMG area, holding...

Bhubaneswar: The recent tariff imposed by US on Indian goods has directly affected 62 seafood processing entrepreneurs and indirectly impacted 25,000 prawn farmers of Odisha, a state minister said Wednesday. While replying to a written query by BJD legislator Tusharkanti Behera in the Assembly, Fisheries...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly witnessed uproarious scenes for the fourth consecutive day Wednesday, with the Congress members staging an agitation in the well of the House, forcing Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn the proceedings for half-an-hour. As soon as the House assembled for Question Hour at...

Bhubaneswar: Cuttack Mayor Subhash Singh has urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to allow Bali Jatra upper ground to be used this year, saying limiting the fair to the lower ground hurts residents’ sentiments and undermines the festival’s heritage. Speaking to reporters Monday evening,...