Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday recruited 16,009 junior teachers in primary and upper primary schools under various schemes. Chief Minister Mohan Majhi handed over some of the appointment letters during a function at Kalinga Stadium here in the presence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan....

Bhubaneswar: With members of Students Against Corruption demanding cancellation of OSSSC’s RI, ICDS Supervisors, ARI, Amin, and SFS examinations, Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari Saturday said that he has asked his department to submit a detailed report regarding the alleged large-scale irregularities in the examinations. “I...

Bhubaneswar: Amid ongoing protests of doctors over the RG Kar rape-murder incident, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday alleged that there was no rule of law in West Bengal and people were in a "revolt mode". West Bengal has witnessed massive protests of doctors and...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to restructure the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) to shift focus from preparedness and disaster response to risk reduction and resilience, an official said Saturday. In view of the increased frequency of disasters like cyclone, rainfall and flash...

Bhubaneswar: In yet another instance of the deteriorating law and order situation in Bhubaneswar, a police constable and a Home Guard were stabbed by a drunken man in a slum cluster under Mancheswar police station limits a little past Thursday midnight before he was arrested....

Bhubaneswar: The Tamando police Friday arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly robbing cash and gold jewellery worth over Rs3 lakh from his landlord’s house around a week ago. Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) Tamando, Subrat Kumar Meher, identified the accused as Lokanath Mohapatra, a native of Khurdha town...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to give appointment letters to 16,009 junior teachers (schematic) during an event at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar Saturday, official sources said. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, School and Mass...

Bhubaneswar: World’s largest volleyball tournament, in collaboration with KIIT, KISS and FIVB featuring over 5,000 players, was inaugurated Friday by FIVB President Ary S Graça. US Consul General in Hyderabad Jennifer Larson, FIVB General Director Fabio Azevedo, KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta, KIIT VC...

Bhubaneswar: The office of former Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu Friday said no political issue was discussed when he met Odisha Governor Raghubar Das a week ago at the Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar amid speculation that the former Jharkhand Chief Minister is interested to return to...

Bhubaneswar: Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu said Friday that the Centre will grant permission for the construction of a new terminal at Bhubaneswar airport within a month due to increasing footfall. Speaking after a review meeting, Naidu said the new terminal at the...