Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued memoranda to senior IPS officers DS Kutey and Ashish Kumar Singh over cases of imputation. It asked them to submit their defence in writing within 30 days, failing which inquiry will be held ex parte. The memoranda were issued...

A state-level stakeholder consultation workshop in Bhubaneswar focused on integrating decentralised renewable energy (DRE) technologies into Odisha's sustainable development initiatives. Organised by CEEW, UNDP India, Harsha Trust, GEAPP India, and CLEAN, the workshop explored opportunities to align DRE solutions with state programs like Mission Shakti,...

Bhubaneswar: ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICARCIFA) organised an awareness and training programme on freshwater aquaculture for schedule caste (SC) farmers at Pakanagaon village of Phulbani block in Kandhamal district, Friday. Joining as chief guest, Kandhamal Lok Sabha MP Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi highlighted the potential...

Bhubaneswar: In order to commemorate the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission, with the safe landing of Vikram Lander, and deployment of Pragyan Rover on the lunar surface August 23, 2023, Regional Science Centre (RSC) here celebrated National Space Day (NSD) Friday. RSC organised various events for...

Bhubaneswar: In the backdrop of the sensational SIM box recovery case - having cross-border links – which exposed the lacunae on the part of the City police in maintaining records of tenants living in private properties, Twin City Police Commissioner Sanjeeb Panda Friday said a...

Bhubaneswar: A day after Twin City Police Commissioner Sanjeeb Panda divulged that the SIM boxes set up here and in Ranchi were directly controlled from Dhaka, a local court Friday granted police an additional two days of custody of the solitary accused arrested in the...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik Friday criticised the BJP government for not including all women of Odisha under the ‘Subhadra Yojana' as part of its ‘guarantee' during elections. Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced the standard operating procedure (SOP)...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Friday forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in several districts of Odisha for the next four days, following the formation of a low-pressure area and a cyclonic circulation. Speaking to reporters here, IMD Bhubaneswar centre director Manorama Mohanty said...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will spend Rs 7,830.08 crore every year on social security pensions to widows, senior citizens and persons with disabilities, Minister Nityananda Gond informed the assembly Friday. Gond, the minister of social security and empowerment of persons with disabilities, said in reply...

Puri: Empty iron chests and almirahs were shifted from the Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of Lord Jagannath temple in Puri to a room near Niladri Vihar museum located on the premises of the 12th-century shrine, a senior official said. Jewellery and other precious items stored in...