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Bhubaneswar: Minutes after announcing the name of former bureaucrat Ashwani Vaishnav along with the party’s two senior leaders – Amar Patnaik and Sasmit Patra – as party’s candidates for by-elections to the three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha, Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Friday clarified that Vaishnav will be BJP candidate for […]
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Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD in Odisha on Friday announced the names of BJD IT cell chief Amar Patnaik, party spokesperson Sasmit Patra and former IAS officer Aswini Baishnab as its candidates for by-elections to three Rajya Sabha seats in the State. Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced Patnaik, Patra and Baishnab’s names for the […]
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Bhubaneswar: Girls outshone boys in the Plus-II Arts, Commerce and Vocational streams, the results of which were declared by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) here on Friday. The overall pass percentage in Arts, Commerce and Vocational was 65.89%, 70.26%, and 52.62%, respectively. In Arts stream 94,881 girls (73.99%) have cleared the exam compared […]
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Bhubaneswar: Along with the rest of the world, KIIT & KISS observed International Yoga Day with enthusiasm on Friday at the KIIT Stadium here. Thousands of students, teachers and staff performed various basic Yoga postures during the hour-long session. KIIT & KISS secretary RN Dash, KIIT-DU VC Prof Hrushikesha Mohanty, KIIT-DU Registrar Dr Sasmitarani Samanta, […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday handed over the appointment letters to as many as 102 successful candidates of Odisha Civil Services Examination- 2017 at an orientation programme here. The 102 newly recruited officers include 42 women, 13 from socially economically backward class (SEBC) category, 21 from SC and 22 from ST category and […]
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Cuttack: The Special Task Force (STF) of the State Crime Branch busted a leopard skin smuggling racket in Deogarh district on Thursday evening. Three persons, including son of Prison Department official were arrested in this connection. Acting on a tipoff, the STF personnel raided Barkote area in Deogarh districts and nabbed three persons – Sachikanta […]
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Bhubaneswar: To put a check on urban flooding, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has identified 37 vulnerable points across the city and has chalked out a plan by pre-positioning water pumps to drain water. At least 12 5HP pumps and six 10HP pumps from BMC and 19 pumps from the Odisha Fire Services will be […]
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Bhubaneswar: A 34-year-old man suffering from complex cardiac ailments underwent a successful operation at a private hospital here recently. Doctors claimed that it is a rare procedure. “A 34-year-old male patient underwent a very high risk and rare surgery at KIMS. The surgery was done by internationally trained cardiologist Dr Anupam Jena and his team,” […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Parents’ Federation has suggested to the Union Government to make provisions of creating ample infrastructure and appointing adequate numbers of teaching and non-teaching staff in educational institutions in the proposed draft National Education Policy. The federation held a two-day workshop to discuss various points on the Draft National Education Policy 2019 and […]
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Cuttack: Coming down heavily on Ravenshaw University authorities for the hike in fees of application forms for UG and PG admissions, the Ravenshaw Vikash Abhijan (RBA) has urged the authorities to withdraw the increased fee and stop “converting” the university to a business unit. “Fees of application forms for UG and PG courses have been […]
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