Metro

Bhubaneswar: The state government has constituted a 22-member committee with Manash Ranjan Sahoo, Vice Chancellor of Odisha University of Health Sciences (OUHS) as its Chairman to examine plans for providing medical education in Odia language in the state. In a notification, the Health and Family...

Bhubaneswar: The body of an assistant section officer (ASO) employed at Lok Seva Bhavan here was found hanging inside his rented house in Acharya Vihar area under suspicious circumstances. Investigating officer (IO) ASI Mohan Charan Murmu of Saheed Nagar police station said the deceased was...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Thursday formed a fresh high-level committee, headed by a former judge of Orissa High Court Justice Biswanath Rath, to supervise the reopening of Srimandir Ratna Bhandar for its repair and inventory of valuables in it, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said. Addressing...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will initiate steps to create a dedicated force and raise the number of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) from existing 20 units to 30 units to handle natural disasters, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said. Majhi who chaired the state Natural...

Bhubaneswar: The National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) has been entrusted with overseeing the comprehensive development of Ravenshaw University in Cuttack, one of the most premier educational institutes in Odisha. The project, valued at approximately Rs 250 crores, aims to enhance infrastructure across the university's main...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday asked the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to prepare a Rs 200 crore action plan to mitigate urban flooding in the state capital. The chief minister issued the direction to the BMC while chairing a state-level Natural Calamity...

Bhubaneswar: All official work of the Odisha government will be conducted in the Odia language, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced Thursday. The Chief Minister, who had been functioning from the state guest house since being sworn in June 12, moved to the CMO at...

Bhubaneswar: A local court here Wednesday sentenced three miscreants to undergo five years of imprisonment in a burglary case that took place in 2023 under Capital police station limits. Additional public prosecutor (APP) Rakesh Kumar Pothal said the convicts were identified as Sukanta Nayak, Milu...

Bhubaneswar: State Social Welfare Board (SSWB) will be revamped soon, Deputy Chief Minister and Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Pravati Parida said during a meeting at the State Institute of Women and Children (SIWC) here Wednesday. Chairing an NGO consultative meeting, the minister said...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and former MLA Aditya Madhi died at a hospital here Wednesday. He was 50. Madhi was elected to the state Assembly from Malkangiri constituency in 2019. However, the BJP denied him a ticket in this year's election and fielded Narsingh Madkami,...