Metro

Bhubaneswar: With the state government taking several initiatives to strengthen the agriculture sector and empower farmers, efforts are underway to upgrade the Odisha University of Agriculture Technology (OUAT) and transform it into a world-class university,” Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo said Friday. “This vision...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The decked-up East Side Station Building (facing National Highway 16) of the century-old Cuttack railway station will be dedicated to people by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the presence of several distinguished leaders, including Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, December 7. The...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Friday approved the establishment of eight new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in Odisha. The eight are among the 85 new KVs to be set up across the country, while another one in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday alleged that massive irregularities happened in government recruitments during the previous BJD regime and jobs were sold for lakhs of rupees. Majhi made the allegation while introducing the Odisha Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Youth Congress activists hurled eggs and tomatoes at police following a scuffle while attempting to gherao the residence of state SC and ST Development Minister in Bhubaneswar Friday, officials said. Holding posters and banners, the activists took out a protest rally, alleging irregularities...

Bhubaneswar: More than 12.13 lakh jobless youths, who registered themselves with different employment exchanges in Odisha over the last five years, are waiting for jobs, the state government informed the Assembly Friday. In a written reply to BJD MLA Sarada Prasad Nayak, Skill Development and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is preparing guidelines to curb obscene dance in jatra shows in the state, Odia Language Literature & Culture Department Suryabanshi Suraj told the Assembly Friday. In a written reply to a question of Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati, the minister said the state government has...

Koraput: Thirty-six-year-old Raimati Ghiuria, a tribal woman from Odisha's Koraput district who has conserved 72 varieties of traditional rice and 30 types of millet has been conferred with an honorary doctorate by Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) for her contributions to agriculture. President...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Friday was adjourned till 4 pm due to a din created by opposition Congress and BJD MLAs over the controversial Polavaram Dam project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. As soon as the House assembled for Question Hour, Congress members rushed to the well...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Friday paid floral tributes to B R Ambedkar, the chief architect of Indian Constitution, on his death anniversary in Bhubaneswar. Murmu, who is on a five-day visit to Odisha, reached the AG Square here and offered her tributes to Ambedkar before...