Metro

Bhubaneswar: Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam Saturday visited Raghurajpur artists' village and the Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha's Puri district on the second day of his tour to the state. Accompanied by the First Lady of Singapore, Shanmugaratnam spent more than an hour at Raghurajpur...

Cuttack: Several patients at Cuttack's  Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) were in for hassles Friday after one of the two CT scan machines installed at the premier healthcare snapped unexpectedly. According to sources, SCBMCH has two CT scan machines — one installed...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal Friday slammed BJP government in Odisha for attempting to take mileage from the Singapore President's visit to the World Skill Centre and a vaccine manufacturing plant in the state. BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty welcoming the visit of the Singapore...

Bhubaneswar: Terming dowry as a social stigma, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Friday asked all sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs) to strictly enforce the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 to make Odisha a dowry-free state. Parida, who is in charge of the Women and Child Development Department, issued...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday flagged off a pilgrimage train carrying 800 senior citizens to Shirdi and Nashik in Maharashtra. Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida and MLA Babu Singh, Majhi gave the green signal to the Bhubaneswar-Shirdi-Nashik special train under...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday signed eight MoUs with Singapore-based organizations for collaborations in different fields including skill development, green energy and industrial park development. The MoUs were signed in the presence of Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Maji, Union Minister Dharmendra...

Bhubaneswar: Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam arrived in the Odisha capital Friday on a two-day visit to the state, during which several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) will be signed between the island country and the coastal state. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Education Minister...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday hiked the monthly remuneration of junior teachers from Rs 11,000 to Rs 16,000, the CMO said in a statement. This hike will benefit around 13,740 teachers across the state, it said, adding that Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi approved the...

Khurda: The Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of Khurda has imposed a fine of Rs 14.4 lakh on Parle Biscuits Private Limited for printing misleading information on packets of ‘sugar-free’ biscuits in violation of the provisions under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), 2006. The...

Bhubaneswar: Stray dogs were seen carrying the lifeless body of a newborn male child near Paikanagar Canal Road within the Nayapalli police station limits, late Wednesday night. Injury marks were found on the lower limbs and abdomen of the body following recovery, suggesting it had...