Bhubaneswar: Members of the Congress-affiliated NSUI held a demonstration in Bhubaneswar Thursday, demanding the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over alleged errors in newly introduced school textbooks. Carrying posters, banners and copies of the popular Odia alphabet primer 'Madhu Barnabodha', NSUI...
Bhubaneswar: Acknowledging errors in school textbooks, State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Director said mistakes had occurred this year and assured they would not be repeated in future editions Thursday. District education officers have been informed about corrective measures. Teachers have been asked...
Bhubaneswar: Schools reopened Thursday in 20 of Odisha's 30 districts after a summer vacation of more than one-and-a-half months, while authorities extended the break in 10 districts due to prevailing heatwave conditions. Summer vacation has been extended till June 20 in Bolangir, Sonepur, Ganjam, Angul,...
Bhubaneswar: Southwest monsoon remains active over Odisha and is likely to cover the entire state within the next four to five days, according to Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday. Under the combined influence of monsoon and Nor’Wester, rain activity is expected to...
Bhubaneshwar/Angul: Angul District Police in Odisha solved an armed robbery and kidnapping case within 12 hours of its occurrence, arresting four accused persons of a Maharashtra-based gang, including two who sustained bullet injuries during an exchange of fire with the cops at the wee hours...
Puri: Concerned over unauthorised dance performances before the chariots during Rath Yatra, a coalition of cultural and heritage organisations Wednesday submitted a six-point memorandum to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration and district authorities in Puri. The memorandum was submitted by Puri Parampara Suraksha Manch, Achyutant...
Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Wednesday emphasised the need for wider adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps, saying the initiative would reduce irrigation costs for farmers, enhance their incomes and contribute to the state’s renewable energy goals. During a comprehensive discussion with senior officials of the...
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday expressed serious concern over the reported reduction in Central grants to Odisha under the recommendations of the Sixteenth Finance Commission and urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to strongly take up the matter with the Union government. Addressing...
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is set to implement four new town planning (TP) schemes — 42 to 45 — covering 968.75 acres in the Bhubaneswar Development Plan Area (BDPA), BDA Vice-Chairman Chanchal Rana announced here Wednesday. “BDA, under Section 23(1) of the Odisha...
Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Pravati Parida Wednesday called for a coordinated and convergence-driven approach among all stakeholder departments to transform the state’s tourism destinations into globally competitive hubs offering world-class infrastructure, services and visitor experiences. Addressing a state-level workshop on development of...
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India is being shown in such a poor light that it does not stand comparison on the question of a...
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