Metro

Bhubaneswar: National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has chalked out a three-phase strategy to boost production, efficiency, and value addition with an estimated investment of around Rs 30,000 crore. Addressing the media, NALCO Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) Bijendra Pratap Singh Tuesday said the company is committed to...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Union Cabinet has approved the construction of a six-lane access-controlled capital region ring road (Bhubaneswar Bypass) in Odisha on Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) at a total capital cost of Rs 8,307.74 crore, I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Tuesday. Currently, connectivity between Rameshwar...

Bhubaneswar: The health condition of BJD chief Naveen Patnaik has significantly improved, the hospital where he is undergoing treatment said Tuesday. Patnaik, the former Chief Minister, is fully stable, talking to doctors, and doing well, it said. "There has been a significant improvement in the...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: As the Election Commission of India (ECI) gears up to hold the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Odisha, the Opposition leaders said that the process should be carried out in a non-political and unbiased way and not with a political motive. The Opposition...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed Odisha Tuesday as the low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression, the IMD said. Among the districts that received heavy rain are Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Gajapati and Kandhamal, it said. "The depression over northwest and...

Bhubaneswar: If things go well, the state government will appoint 1,840 doctors and medical officers, along with over 5,000 paramedical staff, soon, official sources said Monday. This was revealed during a high-level review meeting of the Health and Family Welfare department, chaired by Chief Minister...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll in Odisha will begin in the first week of September, after a gap of 24 years, officials said Thursday. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan said Monday that the commission is focused on ensuring the integrity...

Bhubaneswar: The Sixth State Finance Commission Monday submitted its interim report to the Odisha government, making various recommendations on providing grants to local bodies, officials said. An SFC team headed by Chairman Arun Kumar Panda met Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and submitted the report,...

Cuttack: The Cuttack Urban District Police Monday arrested an auto-rickshaw driver for allegedly abusing a minor girl inside his vehicle earlier this month, an officer said. According to the police, the incident took place August 8 when the victim and her friend had hired an...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital here for dehydration, is now stable and has been shifted from the observation room to a cabin, according to a hospital bulletin. Patnaik, who was admitted to SUM Ultimate Medicare Sunday due...