Metro

Bhubaneswar: The BJP government in Odisha has decided not to open any new liquor shop in the state in the current financial year, Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said Thursday. "To further streamline the existing excise policy, we have decided that no new liquor shop will...

Bhubaneswar: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the BJP government in Odisha has appointed new collectors for 20 of the 30 districts. All the bureaucrats, who got new assignments, were earlier appointed during the BJD regime. The BJP came to power in the state in June....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi asked Coal India subsidiary MCL and other central PSUs in the sector to give priority to engage local people as the state accounts for 20 per cent of the domestic dry fuel production. Majhi also directed the authorities...

Bhubaneswar: Two persons were killed following a scuffle over vehicle parking at an apartment here Wednesday night, police said. The incident took place at Kalayani Plaza under Airfield police station. The victims were identified as Rashmi Ranjan Sethi (28) and his friend Julu Sethi (35),...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Thursday condoled the death of former CM of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. Majhi said that Buddhadeb's legacy will be remembered, and Patnaik noted that he (Buddhadeb) would be remembered for his contribution...

Bhubaneswar: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Thursday arrived here on a five-day visit to Odisha during which he will attend several in-house meetings. Bhagwat arrived here at about 1.20 pm at Biju Patnaik International Airport. He then went to the Utkal Bipanna Sahayata...

Bhubaneswar: The Handloom, Textiles and Handicrafts (HT&H) department celebrated the National Handloom Day (NHD) at Soochana Bhawan here, Wednesday. Principal Secretary Arabinda Kumar Padhee inaugurated an event organised by the department. Addressing the gathering, he underlined the significance of handloom weaving in state’s cultural heritage...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 73 students from World Skill Center (WSC) bagged jobs with Tata Steel Technical Services Limited during a recently held campus recruitment drive. The selected students comprised 27 from the Mechatronics stream, nine from Air Conditioning and Refrigeration and 37 from Mechanical...

Bhubaneswar: A review meeting to evaluate the activities of Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO) was held under the chairmanship of Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra at Kharavela Bhawan here, Wednesday. On the occasion, Mahapatra reviewed the corporation’s commitment to providing safe and...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Wednesday said that since Odisha is a disaster-prone state, climate-resilient agriculture can help benefit small and marginal farmers. He said this while attending a two-day International Conference on ‘Hunger Free World’ organised by MS Swaminathan Research Foundation...