Metro

Bhubaneswar: Vedangi Kulkarni, an endurance athlete who holds a Guinness World Record for becoming the fastest woman to cycle from Manali to Leh, has started her historic cycling journey around the globe July 8, 2024, according to a release issued by INS Chilka, Tuesday. The...

Bhubaneswar: Amid a spurt in dengue cases, the state government has directed all District Magistrates (DMs) and five municipal commissioners to remain vigilant, identify hotspots and review availability of frontline workers, logistics and drugs for prevention and control of the vector-borne diseases. In her letter,...

Bhubaneswar: Two days after a few unidentified miscreants fired gunshots in the air near Gadhikhala Sahi, the Commissionerate Police Tuesday arrested four persons in this connection. Two billhooks, one cricket stump, one scooter and an empty cartridge have been seized from the possession of the...

Puri: At least nine servitors of the Puri Jagannath temple were injured Tuesday when the idol of Lord Balabhadra fell on them while it was being taken out from the chariot to a temple as part of the Rath Yatra festival, an official said. Of...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the Indian Steel Association(ISA) led by Chairman of Jindal Steel & Power, Naveen Jindal, Tuesday, discussed further expansion of the steel industry and manufacturing of special grade steel and green steel in Odisha with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The delegation,...

Bhubaneswar: Around 800 schools in Odisha will be developed into PM Shri Schools which will function in full spirit of the National Education Policy and exhibit all the basic elements. An MoU was signed between the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education,...

Bhubaneswar: Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) is working on the expansion of its Angul facility in Odisha, which will achieve the 12 million tonne per annum capacity from the existing 6 MTPA next year, Chairman Naveen Jindal said Tuesday. Jindal was speaking to reporters here,...

Bhubaneswar: New technological developments are providing capabilities to society, but at the same time, they are also creating new challenges for humanity, President Droupadi Murmu said Tuesday. Murmu was addressing the 13th graduation ceremony of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar....

Puri: The high-level committee, set up to supervise the making of an inventory of valuable items stored in 'Ratna Bhandar' of Puri Jagannath temple, has decided to recommend the Odisha government to reopen the inner chamber of the treasury July 14, a panel member said...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Monday predicted light to moderate rain during the next five days. However, rain intensity may decrease from Tuesday, said the weather bulletin. According to MeT office, heavy rain is likely over the districts of Koraput, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Kandhamal, and...