Metro

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi Wednesday embarked on a three-day tour of New Delhi, where he is scheduled to meet senior leaders to discuss various issues of the eastern state. Majhi was accompanied by deputy chief ministers Kanak Vardhan Singhdeo and Pravati Parida. “In...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has played a critical role in supporting the UAE-India bilateral partnership, said Abdulnasser Alshaali, the Ambassador of the UAE to India Wednesday. Abdulnasser was speaking at a business roundtable meeting organized here on Wednesday by UAE-India CEPA (comprehensive economic partnership agreement) Council (UICC),...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Odisha July 6, officials said. During her four-day visit to Odisha, the President is likely to attend the Rath Yatra festival at Puri July 7, they said. As per the tentative schedule, the President is likely to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police is prepared to implement the three new criminal laws - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, a senior police officer Wednesday said. "The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued notifications for implementation of the three new...

Bhubaneswar: Noted sand artist and a member of the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee, Sudarsan Pattnaik Wednesday urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to direct the Archaeology Survey of India (ASI) to immediately begin repair and maintenance work of the inner chamber of the...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Harmanpreet Singh was Wednesday named captain and Hardik Singh his deputy as Hockey India announced a 16-member squad, including Odisha's Amit Rohidas, for next month's Paris Olympics, featuring five Games debutants and a handful of seniors from the previous edition. India, who...

Bhubaneswar: Hindalco, in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited (UCCIL), organised a workshop here, Tuesday. The workshop focused on manufacturing opportunities for MSMEs in the downstream aluminium industry, highlighting state’s growing prominence as a global...

Bhubaneswar: Tourism Minister Pravati Parida, under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign, planted a ‘Baula’ sapling in Paryatan Bhawan and Panthanivas here, Tuesday. During her visit, Parida took note of various arrangements inside the Panthanivas premises. Later, in a review meeting with the department officers,...

Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic circulation has formed over the Bay of Bengal (BoB), which may trigger heavy rain in some part of the state from Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed Tuesday. “Incessant rain will continue in the state for the next five days under...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the state government to pay Rs 4 lakh as compensation to a woman who suffered serious health complications due to medical negligence by an Ayush doctor at the community health centre (CHC) in Keonjhar in 2022....