Metro

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja interacted with senior journalists of the state at Lok Seva Bhawan Wednesday and discussed various challenges faced by journalists, exploring viable solutions for their welfare and professional security. The meeting was also attended by the I&PR department's additional chief secretary...

Bhubaneswar: An assistant engineer was arrested in Odisha Wednesday for possessing assets allegedly disproportionate to his known sources of income, the Vigilance Department said. He was arrested a day after raids were conducted on his properties and offices, it said. The assistant engineer was “forwarded...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Wednesday said that the probe into setting a 15-year-old girl ablaze allegedly by three unidentified persons is 'in the final stages'. The girl was allegedly set on fire in the morning of July 19 near the banks of Bhargavi River close to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Wednesday launched a fortnightly campaign aimed at strengthening anganwadi centres across the state. Parida unveiled the ‘Aasa Jiba Anganwadi' campaign, which will run from August 1-15, while inaugurating a state-level capacity building workshop for Child Development Project Officers...

Bhubaneswar: Six people were arrested from different parts of Odisha Wednesday for their alleged involvement in the paper leak of a teacher recruitment test, police said. The special Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET)-2025 was scheduled to be held July 20. However, a handwritten question paper...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) has cancelled the main examination for the posts of RI, ARI, ICDS Supervisor, and Amin, which was scheduled to be held from August 1. The OSSSC issued a notification in this regard Wednesday. The examination was scheduled...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday announced the extension of free kitchen facilities for flood-affected people in three districts and claimed that no lives were lost in the calamity. Accompanied by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will release the third instalment of Rs 5,000 financial assistance under the Subhadra Yojana to over 1 crore women beneficiaries August 9 in Koraput district, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said in Bhubaneswar Wednesday. Subhadra Yojana, an ambitious women welfare scheme of...

Bhubaneswar: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Institute of Mathematics and Applications (IMA) and Odisha Construction Corporation Limited (OCCL) to strengthen the infrastructure facilities at IMA here Tuesday. The agreement was signed between IMA director Josabanta Jena and OCCL general manager Pratap...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has urged allottees to generate a Unique Account Number (UAN) by August 31, which is now mandatory for availing various pre and post allotment services, incliding asset allotment, lease deed execution, obtaining no objection certificates (NOCs) for loans, asset...