Metro

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has claimed that Odisha is now reaping the benefits of double-engine government, which is evident from the recent developments like the sanction of the Rs 8,308 crore Bhubaneswar bypass project, two semiconductor units and the return of the South...

Puri: A man was nabbed by security personnel while climbing the 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri Friday, police said. Superintendent of Police, Puri, Pinak Mishra, said that the man was identified as Manoj Singh, a resident of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh. He entered the...

Bhubaneswar:  The demand to accord Notified Area Council (NAC) status has intensified in Odisha following Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's Independence Day announcement to create 21 new NACs in the state. In his August 15 speech, the CM announced the formation of new NACs, after...

RESHMI YADAV, OP Bhubaneswar: Chanchala Mohanta, a progressive woman farmer from Thakurmunda block in Mayurbhanj district, has turned adversity into opportunity through goat farming, emerging as a role model for rural women in Odisha. Sharing her journey at the World Goat Day 2025 celebrations in...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to strengthen and improve school education in Odisha, the state government Thursday decided to merge the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) and the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) into a single board. This was revealed during a review meeting of...

Bhubaneswar: A Biju Janata Dal (BJD) delegation met Union Environment, Forest & Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav and Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram in New Delhi Thursday, seeking urgent intervention to protect tribal rights in Malkangiri district and expressing concerns over the Polavaram...

Bhubaneswar: The state units of the Hindi Teachers’ Association and Utkal Trained Sanskrit Teachers’ Association jointly staged a protest and began an indefinite hunger strike Thursday here at Lower PMG Square, demanding the immediate implementation of the new draft cadre rule for high school teachers....

Bhubaneswar: Education is not just about personal success. It is a lifelong responsibility to enlighten and transform society, said Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Thursday appealing Utkal University (UU) alumnus to treat education as a collective responsibility and build a compassionate society. Kambhampati joined as the...

Bhubaneswar: CARE Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, has achieved a medical milestone by performing Eastern India’s first robotic, 3D-guided cementless knee replacement, conducted by London-trained orthopaedic specialist Sandeep Singh. The surgery was conducted on a 58-year-old retired teacher from Bhubaneswar, who had been suffering from advanced knee arthritis....

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step towards strengthening Odisha’s position as a global tourism destination, the state government has signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to promote heritage conservation, adventure tourism, and Buddhist pilgrimage circuits in the state. The MoU signing ceremony was held at Lok...