Metro

Mumbai: Metal and mining major Vedanta Friday announced an investment of Rs 1 lakh crore in Odisha to set up an alumina refinery and an aluminium plant in the state. The Anil Agarwal-led group has already invested Rs 1 lakh crore across assets in the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said the state is emerging as a key player in the chemicals and petrochemicals sector, supported by increasing demand from core industries like steel and aluminium. Addressing the ‘India Chem 2024' in Mumbai, Majhi said the PCPIR...

Bhubaneswar: BJD Friday slammed the Odisha government over alleged hardships faced by elderly women who came to Puri's Shree Jagannath Temple to observe ‘Kartik Brata', alleging that the BJP dispensation "failed" to make adequate arrangements for them. BJD spokesperson Lekhashree Samannsinghar claimed that the elderly...

Bhubaneswar: With Diwali fast approaching, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) launched a special drive to prevent the illegal transportation of firecrackers and other inflammable items on trains, according to a notification issued Friday. ECoR reiterated that carrying dangerous goods such as firecrackers, gas cylinders, acid,...

Bhubaneswar: Police Friday detained two youths in a road rage incident involving an Indian Coast Guard officer and his wife near Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. According to Police Commissioner SD Singh, the youths were detained based on an FIR and an investigation is ongoing. The...

Bhubaneswar: A team of Odisha Police will visit Kolkata for further investigation into the case pertaining to the fake call centre busted Wednesday in the Sundarpada area of Bhubaneswar, officials have said. "Almost all of the accused persons are graduates while some of them also...

Bhubaneswar: Congress has directed senior party leader Charan Das Mahant to submit a detailed report on the leadership and organisational affairs of the party's Odisha unit. Mahant, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Chhattisgarh Assembly, has also been instructed to coordinate...

Bhubaneswar: In an altruistic act, Kailash Chandra Sahoo donated the organs of his 23-year-old son, who was declared brain-dead by the doctors at KIMS here Thursday. The organs will save lives of three patients. Manoj, who worked in a private firm, hailed from Aripada village...

Bhubaneswar: ICARCentral Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), here in association with Krishi Vigyan Kendra–Khurda and Chasabasa Farmer Producer Company Ltd, jointly organised a special campaign 4.0 for swachhata at Rajas village, Balipatna block of Khurda Thursday. Villagers actively participated in the special Swachhata campaign with...

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar organised a stakeholder consultation workshop recently for the Medtech Mission by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India. The workshop explored ways to build an integrated and sustainable ecosystem for biomedical technology through innovation,...