Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Odisha visit, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday reviewed the final preparations at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar, where PM Modi is scheduled to attend a public event as the chief guest Friday, to mark the completion of one...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday said all schools and anganwadi centres in Jajpur will remain closed till June 24 and those in Bhadrak till June 21 in the wake of a diarrhoea outbreak, officials said. The district administrations of Jajpur and Bhadrak have issued separate...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday declared a half-day holiday in all state-run offices, revenue and executive magistrate courts here in view of the possible traffic congestion during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit June 20. According to a notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management...
Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would visit Odisha in the second week of July to address a public meeting here, OPCC president Bhakta Charan Das said Thursday. Speaking to media persons here, Das said that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge would visit the state along...
Bhubaneswar: The 10 accused, who allegedly raped a college student at Gopalpur June 15, also extorted Rs 1,000 from the victim and her male companion after the sexual assault, investigators said Thursday. The prime accused, a B Tech dropout who was out on bail in...
Bhubaneswar: In an extraordinary display of endurance, teamwork, and patriotism, 11 cyclists from the Bhubaneswar Cycling and Adventure Club (BCAC) have successfully completed a challenging trek to Everest Base Camp (EBC) in Nepal recently. From Bhubaneswar to the Himalayas, the team braved torrential rains, rugged...
Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly posting a doctored video of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on a social media platform. The accused, Kishore Kausalya, a native of Rayagada district, works at a construction company in Tikri, police...
Bhubaneswar: The State Wildlife Headquarters, in collaboration with the Forest, Environment and Climate Change department, organised a national seminar titled ‘Fifty Years of Crocodile Conservation: Learnings and Way Ahead’ here Wednesday. Former Sambalpur University vice-chancellor and Padma Shri awardee, Professor Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi, inaugurated the...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Seed Sub-Committee, chaired by Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment (A&FE) Principal Secretary Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Wednesday approved the release of several new high-yielding and climate-resilient crop varieties. In the meeting, the committee approved the three non-paddy crop varieties developed by OUAT. Among...
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Education (MoE) has recommended seven states, including Odisha, to adopt a common board for Class X and XII after an analysis by the Centre flagged that these states accounted for 66 per cent of student failures last year, officials said....
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