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Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) will announce Odisha’s Plus II examination results May 20, School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said Monday. Results for Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational streams will be declared simultaneously. The Plus II examinations were conducted from...

Bhubaneswar: BJP national president Nitin Nabin Monday chaired a meeting of the party's core committee in Odisha and discussed its strategies for the next year's rural polls and possible expansion of the council of ministers in the state, party sources said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Regional Science Centre (RSC), a unit of National Council of Science Museums, under Ministry of Culture, will celebrate International Museums Day Monday with a series of educational and engaging programmes, aimed at promoting scientific awareness and highlighting the vital role of science museums...

Bhubaneswar: Transformation must begin from within each individual. Every citizen should dedicate some time daily to physical exercise in order to build a fit India, a fit Odisha, and a fit society, Department of Sports and Youth Services Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said Sunday, while inaugurating...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: Gunupur Congress MLA Satyajeet Gomango has accused the Rayagada district administration of deliberately sidelining the elected representatives by issuing a last-minute notice to him for attending the District Planning Board meeting held recently. The official notification for the meeting was issued to him at...

Bhubaneswar: The state government highlighted its push for technology-driven governance and time-bound public service delivery during an orientation programme organised for members of the ICC Women Entrepreneurship Council (INWEC) at Lok Seva Bhawan Sunday. The programme, organised by the Centre for Modernising Government Initiative (CMGI),...

Bhubaneswar: A massive fire broke out early Sunday at a tyre resoling workshop in Rasulgarh area, damaging properties worth Rs 1 crore, officials said. According to fire services officials, the department received information about the blaze at around 3:25 am. Fire tenders from Mancheswar, Secretariat...

Bhubaneswar: The Forest and Environment department is preparing to introduce a Kerala-style contract system for various forestry activities following reports of alleged financial irregularities during the previous government’s tenure, sources said. As part of the proposed reform, the Odisha government is contemplating adopting a system...

Bhubaneswar: BJP president Nitin Nabin arrived Sunday for a visit to Odisha, during which he will meet ministers and the party's office bearersMay 18. This is his first visit to the BJP-ruled state after becoming the party's national president. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the...

Bhubaneswar: Hot weather conditions returned to Odisha after a brief respite, with 11 places in the state recording a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius and above. The India Meteorological Department has predicted that the day temperature is expected to rise by two to three...