BJP supports reservation for backward students in Odisha’s professional colleges
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Army officer ‘torture’: Odisha Police revokes suspension order of four personnel
Bhadrak eyes GI tag for famed Odisha sweetmeat
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Odisha Congress in-charge accuses BJP of hiding failures, shielding those who disrespect army
Odisha extends UG admission application deadline, introduces 11.25% SEBC quota
Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education Department of Odisha has extended the deadline for submitting the online Common Application Form (CAF) for admission into undergraduate courses under the Student Academic Management System (SAMS) for the 2025–26 academic session. According to the official notification, the availability of the online Common Application Form (CAF)...
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Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir was Tuesday promoted as the Field Marshal for "successfully" leading the armed forces in the recent conflict with India, state-run TV reported. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The state-run PTV reported that the cabinet took the important decision to “promote General Asim Munir as Field Marshal” of the country. The decision was taken for his...
Read moreDesignate protection officers to ensure safety of women from domestic abuse: SC to states, UTs
New Delhi: Supreme Court Tuesday directed all the states and union territories to identify officers in the Department of Women and Child Development at the district and taluka levels and designate them as protection officers. A protection officer is an appointed individual tasked with ensuring the safety and well-being of victims of domestic violence. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma directed the chief secretaries of the states,...
Read moreWaqf case: Centre urges SC to confine proceedings to three issues for passing interim orders
New Delhi: The Centre Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to confine the hearing on pleas challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act for passing interim orders to three issues, including the power to denotify properties declared as “waqf by courts, waqf-by-user or waqf by deed”. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih was asked by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, to...
Read moreAbhishek Banerjee to represent Trinamool in multi-party delegation on Op Sindoor
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Odisha extends UG admission application deadline, introduces 11.25% SEBC quota
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BJP supports reservation for backward students in Odisha’s professional colleges
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Designate protection officers to ensure safety of women from domestic abuse: SC to states, UTs
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