Metro

Bhubaneswar: The body of an 18-year-old woman, who was swept away while crossing a bridge over a canal in Angul district, was fished out while a man was swept away by a river in Jagatsinghpur district as heavy rain lashed Odisha Wednesday, police said. The...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi chaired a meeting of his Cabinet Wednesday, officials said. The meeting, which was Majhi's fourth, was held at Lok Seva Bhavan, they said. However, the press was not informed about the decisions taken at the meeting as the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday sought US investment for setting up a semiconductor plant in the state, an official statement said. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, during his meeting with US Consul General in Hyderabad, Jennifer Larson, who visited the state, called for American...

Bhubaneswar: The ICMR started work for the National Health Research Priority Project, aiming to develop advanced emergency care systems, including immediate treatment of heart attack or brain stroke patients, officials said Wednesday. As a pilot, the project will be taken up in five places --...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed several areas of Odisha since August 6 with over 100 mm of rainfall recorded in at least 25 places, the IMD said Wednesday. According to a report of India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Bhubaneswar centre, Banki in Cuttack district and Bhapur in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is procuring potatoes from Uttar Pradesh, an official said Wednesday. The potato crisis in Odisha became acute due to "erratic supply of potatoes from West Bengal" an official added. Odisha's Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister KC Patra said normalcy will be...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has signed an agreement with a speech and hearing disability institute to provide training to 4,000 deaf students and 800 teachers in 55 special schools for the hearing impaired in the state. The Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD in Odisha formed a committee Tuesday to intensify its protest against the Polavaram multipurpose project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh that was being promoted by the BJP-led government at the Centre. The committee, headed by former minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, has Debi...

Bhubaneswar: The NITI Aayog has come forward to support Odisha in preparing two vision documents for 2023 and 2047 to realise its goal of a Bikasita Odisha (developed Odisha). Chief Minister Mohan Charan said that Odisha desires to contribute significantly to India's growth and become...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall warning for eight Odisha districts for Wednesday. Forecasting heavy rainfall (7 to 11 cm), IMD's Bhubaneswar regional centre has issued a yellow warning (be updated) for Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, and...