Odisha

Police have requested the railway authorities to install an additional baggage scanner each at the stations in the twin cities to ensure safety.

Announcing the amnesty scheme to regularise the construction deviations in urban and semi-urban areas across the state here on Wednesday, housing and urban development minister Niranjan Pujari laid down the norms to get benefits of the programme.

The state government has approved a new Nirmal scheme that would provide various free ancillary services to people at all state-run hospitals.

Building and planning norms

The government-run health service network in the district is on the verge of breakdown with a huge backlog of vacant posts for doctors.

Danseuse Sujata Mohapatra has been chosen for this year's Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for her contribution to Odissi.

The counselling process for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Neet) began in the state on Wednesday.

Anurag Pradhan, a class-X student of the Kendriya Vidyalaya in the Deogarh district, has invented a bicycle that runs on a battery.

A scam of money bungling in the construction of toilets in government-run primary schools has surfaced at a time when chief minister Naveen Patnaik talks of transparency and corruption-free governance.

The Ravenshaw Bikash Abhijan (RBA) on Wednesday moved a PIL in Orissa High Court as it continues it battle against Ravenshaw University authorities for promoting self-financed courses.