The Odisha government will procure 70 ambulances for transportation of patients, officials said here Wednesday. Of these, 30 would be advanced life support (ALS) ambulances and 40 would be basic life support (BLS) ambulances, they informed. The cost for procuring 30 ALS ambulances will be borne by Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) while the remaining 40 will be bought by the Odisha government.

Governmentrun varsities in the state will have free Wi-Fi facility in their campuses, a notification issued Wednesday by the Higher Education department Special Secretary Ramakanta Nayak said.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Wednesday the Saheed Rendo Majhi Medical College and Hospital here. This will be the first modern treatment facility that people of the districts can avail of. The medical college and hospital has been constructed on 43 acres of land at an expenditure of `325 crore.

Properties worth `538 crore have been seized by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering case linked to Jet Airways (India) Ltd.

The Higher Education (HE) department Wednesday released guidelines and timeline for admission into phase III PG and UG under Student Academic Management System (SAMS) for academic session 2023-24. The move is aimed at filling up seats presently lying vacant in public universities and degree colleges in the state.

Asserting that Kalahandi was the ‘transformation model’ of Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday unveiled projects worth Rs 1,200 crore in the district.

The government has cleared 110 of the total 111 applications, including those of Apple, Dell and Lenovo, that sought permission for imports of IT hardware products like laptops and computers worth nearly USD 10 billion, on the first day of implementation of the new system, an official said.

Odisha has recorded a growth of 15 per cent in the state goods and services tax (SGST) collection from April to October this year as compared to the same period last year after the regular settlement, the Union ministry of Finance said.

Mines are the principal source of revenue for the state government. However, the state government is facing loss due to the faulty valuation of the mines by the Centre-owned Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the report said Wednesday.

Nestled amid this picturesque hill resort in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur, India’s highest ropeway, the Skyview Patnitop by Empyrean, sees more than 500 tourists turn up daily to experience gondola rides with breathtaking views of the Valley.

Pilots and crew members cannot use mouthwash, tooth gel or any such substance that has alcoholic content, as that could result in positive breath analyser test, according to revised norms issued by aviation regulator DGCA.

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a review of its October 17 verdict by which it had refused to accord legal recognition to samesex marriage.

The Supreme Court Wednesday said the problem with electoral bonds scheme is that it provides for “selective anonymity” and “selective confidentiality” as the details are available with the State Bank of India (SBI) and can also be accessed by the law enforcement agencies.

North Korea is poised to close as many as a dozen embassies including in Spain, Hong Kong, and multiple countries in Africa, according to media reports and analysts, in a move that could see nearly 25 percent of Pyongyang’s missions close worldwide.

Quinton de Kock and Rassie Van der Dussen brought cricket back to prominence in South Africa amid the euphoria over the country’s epic triumph in rugby, their scintillating hundreds ensuring a 190- run hammering of New Zealand in the World Cup here Wednesday.

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate at 11 am today in the alleged liquor policy scam. The AAP has claimed that Mr Kejriwal may be arrested.

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra will appear before the parliamentary Ethics Committee today in the alleged bribery case. She has refuted the allegation, but admitted to sharing parliamentary login with businessman Darshan Hiranandani.

The ruling Left government in Kerala has told the High Court here that the state was facing a "huge financial crisis".

The RBI on Wednesday said it has appointed Manoranjan Mishra as Executive Director. As the ED, Manoranjan Mishra will look after the Enforcement Department, Risk Monitoring Department, and Department of External Investments & Operations.

The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday indicated that it will contest on 65 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2024.