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Bhubaneswar: Joint Secretary in the department of Financial Services, Central Government, Shalini Pandit Saturday urged banks to take concerted measures to improve Odisha’s Credit-Deposit (CD) ratio and bring it on par with the national average. Addressing the 184th State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) meeting here,...

Bhubaneswar: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) inaugurated its 54th National Convention of Company Secretaries here Saturday. This 3-day annual congregation of Company Secretaries (CS) is themed ‘NextGen CS – Catalyst of Growth & Guardian of Governance’. It is a platform for dialogues...

Bhubaneswar: Four teachers from Odisha were among 82 from across the country who received the prestigious National Teachers’ Awards from President Droupadi Murmu at a special ceremony in New Delhi Teachers’ Day Saturday. While 48 teachers were from the Department of School Education and Literacy,...

Bhubaneswar: School and college teachers suspended their stir till September 22 after the Odisha government Saturday assured them of addressing their demands, including providing grant-in-aid and filling up vacant posts in education institutes, said the convener of the protesters' forum. The teachers have been on...

Bhubaneswar: A two-day meeting of the Odisha BJP's executive committee began in Kataka Saturday, with sources saying that it would firm up a three-month roadmap and discuss strategy for the urban local body and three-tier panchayat elections scheduled in March next year. Chief Minister Mohan...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Literature, travel, history, food, photography and music came together at the fourth edition of the Walking BookFairs Travel Writing Festival (WBTWF), held at New Community Space, 3rd Space Odisha, here Saturday. The one-of-its-kind curated literary festival brought together authors, journalists,...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday asked the state government to declare fresh dates for the Combined Police Service Examination which was cancelled in the wake of a paper leak in 2025. The leader of the opposition in the state assembly also ridiculed the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government's Higher Education Department Saturday signed MoUs with three organisations to strengthen skill development and digital learning, officials said. The agreements were signed with Gujarat-based CSRBOX, Telangana's Naandi Foundation and the Odisha Knowledge Corporation Ltd (OKCL). The department also launched the 'AI Course...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday renamed the 'Biju Setu Yojana' as the 'Setu Bandhan Yojana' and approved its continuation for another five years from 2026-27 to 2030-31. The Rural Development Department issued a formal notification today announcing both the name change and the extension of the...

Bhubaneswar: Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj and Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan Saturday met protesting teachers in Bhubaneswar and assured them that the government would soon take a decision on their long-pending demands. Harichandan told the teachers that the government had to examine and interpret the...