Metro

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...

Bhubaneswar: The Capital city will host a prestigious two-day national conference of Chairpersons of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Committees from Parliament, states, and union territories August 29 and 30. A preparatory meeting was held Tuesday under Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy’s leadership, who...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to empower women and promote Odisha’s weaving heritage, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida announced a strategic partnership between Mission Shakti and the Weavers’ Service Centre, Government of India. The MoU, signed Tuesday at Mission Shakti Bhawan Auditorium, aims to strengthen...

Bhubaneswar: The department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) signed a MoU with Vision Empower Trust Tuesday to enhance digital learning in Science and Mathematics for visually impaired students across Odisha. Also Read: ‘Evidence-based approach needed’ Present during the MoU signing...

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday staged a protest at Master Canteen Square, accusing the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress of adopting a double standard on women’s safety and shielding leaders involved in sexual assault cases. The protest saw the participation of...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched a week-long ‘Akanksha Haat Abhiyan’ during the state-level ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan Award Ceremony’ held at the State Convention Centre here Tuesday. The event organised by the Planning and Convergence department celebrated achievements under the Aspirational District and Block Programmes....

Bhubaneswar: A few months after an Italian woman drew flak for getting a tattoo of Lord Jagannath on her thigh, a fresh controversy has erupted after a Chinese e-commerce platform, AliExpress, was found selling doormats featuring the picture of the Lord, hurting religious sentiments. The...

Bhubaneswar: A few days after a major bureaucratic rejig in the state, senior IAS officer Chanchal Rana assumed charge as the Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) here, Tuesday. Soon after taking charge, Rana called a high-level meeting of the BMC officials, focusing on the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Department Tuesday conducted raids and unearthed 13 plots, two high-value flats and commercial outlets linked to an assistant engineer, allegedly disproportionate to his known source of income, an officer said. Raids were launched on the properties and offices of the assistant...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday urged the Centre for early sanction of Rs 3,069 crore under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo has raised this demand before Union Power Minister Manohar Lal during his meeting in New Delhi,...