NAAC team visits Choudwar College, releases Satapatra

Choudwar (Cuttak), December 22: Mouthpiece of Odia Department, Choudwar College, Satapatra was released by peer team from National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on Monday amidst enthusiastic students and staff. The journal, a compilation of seminar papers about poems, critical essays submitted by students, staff and resource persons, has been edited by renowned short story […]

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Advani inaugurates ‘Birds of Odisha’ show in Delhi

Bhubaneswar, December 22: Senior BJP leader LK Advani on Monday inaugurated the two-day photography exhibition “Birds of Odisha” organized by senior BJD leader and Lok Sabha (Kendrapada) member Baijayant Jay Panda at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi. The exhibition showcased the photographs clicked by renowned photographer, Mr Pramod Dhal, from his constituency, […]

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Odisha Central varsity to introduce Sanskrit programme

Prof Mohammad Miyan Koraput, December 21: The Central University of Orissa (CUO), Koraput is all set to launch a new master programme in Sanskrit from the next academic session. The decision was taken in the meeting of 20th Executive Council of the University under the chairmanship university vice chancellor Prof Mohammad Miyan. “Sanskrit remains the […]

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Odisha AAP launches Mission Vistar to widen base

Bhubaneswar, December 20: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Odisha unit on Saturday launched ‘Mission Vistaar’ aimed at building party units from the village, block and district to State level. Party State convenor Nishikanta Mohapatra said that “Our main aim is now to reconstitute party organisation from booth to State level.” He informed that a 22-member […]

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All DQ allotments cancelled in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, December 18: The Odisha Government on Thursday decided to cancel all the allotments of houses and plots made under discretionary quota (DQ) since January 1, 1995 allotted by the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), the Cuttack Development Authority (CDA) and the Odisha State Housing Board (OSHB). Decision to this effect was taken at the State […]

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‘Assured’ Shree Jagannath temple temporary employees withdraw stir

Bhubaneswar, December 17: After getting assurance from the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), as many as 243 temporary employees of world famous Jagannath temple at Puri on the third day of their indefinite strike on Wednesday called off their strike. The agitating employees of the 12th century shrine withdrew their strike after the SJTA Ritual Administrator […]

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IAS officers reshuffled: UN Behera new Dev Commissioner

UN Behera Bhubaneswar, December 12: The Odisha Government on Friday effected a mini change in the senior IAS level and appointed 1983 batch IAS officer Upendra Nath Behera as the Development Commissioner while 1984 batch IAS officer R Balakrishnan has been posted as the Additional Chief Secretary (Finance). The Government also posted 1981 batch IAS […]

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Odisha demands Rs 3,417 cr as CST compensation

Bhubaneswar, December 12: Maintaining that Odisha is suffering huge loss on account of reduction in Central Sales Tax (CST) rate, Finance Minister Pradip Amat on Thursday urged the Union Government to release the balance amount of Rs 3,417.3 crore as compensation towards CST reduction at the earliest. Speaking at the Empowered Committee of State Finance […]

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Rs 5000 crore to be spent on IT/ITES/ESDM in 5 yrs in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, December 11: In order to ensure inclusive growth and employment in the State, the Odisha Government would spend Rs 5,000 crore in next five years towards IT/ITES/ESDM (Information Technology/Information Technology Enabled Services/Electronic System Design and Manufacturing). Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while inaugurating the new IT block of Tech-Mahindra adding to the existing block that houses 500 […]

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