Metro

Amaravati/Bhubaneswar: At least six workers, reportedly from Odisha, were killed when massive boulders collapsed on them at a granite quarry in Andhra Pradesh Sunday. The accident took place at a private quarry near Ballikurava in Bapatla district during routine operations, a source said. About 15-20...

Bhubaneswar: In the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) question paper leak case, the Crime Branch Sunday arrested Nihar Mohanty, vice president of the Board of Secondary Education. Mohanty was taken into custody after being questioned by the agency a day earlier. The BSE was supposed...

Bhubaneswar: An uneasy calm prevailed in Bayabar village in Odisha's Puri district Sunday, with most of the villagers staying indoors, a day after the 15-year-old girl succumbed to her burn injuries at AIIMS Delhi. Police personnel are standing guard near the deceased girl's house under...

Bhubaneswar: In this era of the knowledge economy, ideas and innovation are the driving forces of progress, said Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati while addressing the second convocation of Silicon University here Saturday. “Institutions play a critical role in shaping the future of the nation by...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has intensified its attack on the state government, demanding the resignation of Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra for allegedly filing a false affidavit during the 2024 general elections. Simultaneously, the party submitted an 11-point...

Bhubaneswar: The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has ushered in exciting times with a question mark hanging on job prospects, but students have to chart their own course by creating jobs, said Persistent Systems founder chairman and managing director Anand Deshpande while having an interaction...

Bhubaneswar: Amid growing concerns over the safety of women and students in Odisha, members of the Biju Chhatra and Yuva Janata Dal staged protest marches and submitted memoranda at several police stations across the twin city Saturday. The demonstrations were part of a weeklong agitation...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday suspended Ranpur NAC chairperson Rangeen Mohanty for her involvement in anti-party activities, party sources said. https://twitter.com/bjd_odisha/status/1951702001341137148 “Smt Rangeen Mohanty, Chairperson NAC Ranpur, is hereby suspended from Biju Janata Dal for her involvement in anti-party activities with immediate effect,”...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Saturday asked district education officers (DEOs) to ensure students, who do not consume eggs, are given fruits under the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme. In a letter, PM POSHAN state nodal officer Bhabani Prasad Mishra asked all DEOs to make necessary arrangements...

Bhubaneswar: Recognising her outstanding contributions to policing and public service, the Centre has approved the appointment of 2016-batch Odisha cadre IPS officer Sagarika Nath as Superintendent of Police (SP) in National Investigation Agency (NIA), official sources said Saturday. In an official communication, the Ministry of...