Metro

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly and BJD president Naveen Patnaik has been hospitalised, a source said Sunday. Party sources told PTI that Patnaik was admitted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar due to age-related ailments. "The hospital will soon release a bulletin on...

Bhubaneswar: Farmers in Odisha can now register themselves to sell their paddy to the government during the Kharif Marketing Season 2025-26, Food Supply and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra said in Bhubaneswar Sunday. Briefing reporters here, Patra said, "We have further simplified the registration...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain is likely in Odisha during the next four days with the formation of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal Sunday, the IMD said. The low-pressure area, which was formed around 8.30am, is expected to concentrate into a depression during the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Non-Government Lecturer & Employees Association (OSNLEA) staged a protest Saturday, at Lower PMG here, demanding the formulation of a new grant-in-aid policy for lecturers and employees for the period between June 1, 2008 and June 1, 2018. The protesters held placards...

Cuttack: To celebrate the 79th Independence Day, a vibrant walkathon was held at Baliyatra Ground, organised by NCC Group Headquarters, Cuttack, in collaboration with Odisha Juba Prasiskshan Trust (OJPT). The event was flagged off by OJPT chairman Surendra Kumar Swain, with hundreds of NCC cadets,...

Bhubaneswar:Tata Steel signed a pact with IIT-Bhubaneswar Research and Entrepreneurship Park (IIT-BBSR REP) and India Accelerator (IA) to jointly launch a six-month-long ‘Tomorrow LAB Accelerator Programme’ (TLAP) for emerging startups. The programme aims to empower startups, offering a tailored environment that nurtures growth, facilitates industry connections,...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Friday launched a 15-day awareness campaign, Aaingata Safei, Surakhita Safei Abhiyan (Legal Sanitation, Safe Sanitation), to enhance efforts for the safety, dignity, and recognition of sanitation workers. The August 15–31 campaign seeks to reinforce the ‘GARIMA’ programme, ensuring sanitation...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Youth Congress launched a door-to-door ‘Stop Vote Chori’ campaign Saturday to educate voters about their rolls and raise awareness about alleged discrepancies in the voting process. At a press conference at Congress Bhawan here, state Youth Congress president Ranjit Patra, former Lok...

Bhubaneswar: A robust monitoring and evaluation system is needed to ensure the effective implementation of the Take-Home-Ration (THR) scheme, aimed at preventing malnutrition in the state, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said here Saturday. Reviewing various programmes of the Women and Child Development (W&CD) department...

Bhubaneswar: The School and Mass Education (S&ME) department has launched a state-wide initiative titled ‘Aasa School Jiba’ (Let us go to school) to curb the problem of school dropouts during the 2025–26 academic year. As part of the campaign, special meetings involving parents, teachers, and...