Heatwave: Schools, Anganwadi centres in Odisha to remain closed from Wednesday 

Bhubaneswar, April 22: In the wake of the intense heatwave sweeping Odisha, the Odisha Government on Tuesday announced closure of all schools in the State from Wednesday. “All schools run by the Government, Government-aided and private will remain closed from tomorrow due to heatwave. Stern action will be taken if any private schools found violating […]

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Odisha: KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta deposes before probe panel over Nepalese student’s death

Bhubaneswar, February 21: KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta on Friday appeared before the Odisha Government’s high-level committee in connection with the alleged suicide of a girl student from Nepal and subsequent action against other Nepalese pupils. The Odisha Government’s Higher Education Department on Thursday summoned Samanta to appear before the high-level committee at 6.30 PM at […]

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Odisha: Probe panel summons KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta to appear on Feb 21 over Nepalese student’s death

Bhubaneswar, February 20: The Odisha Government’s high-level committee summoned KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta for his personal appearance before it on Friday in connection with the alleged suicide of a girl student from Nepal and subsequent action against other Nepalese pupils. The Higher Education Department, in a letter to Samanta on Thursday, said, “You are requested […]

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Odisha: CUO collaborates with IIT-Delhi for workshop on open access publishing

Koraput, December 15: A two-day workshop on open access publishing was conducted at Central University of Odisha at its Sunabeda Campus here on Friday and Saturday. The Workshop was organized by the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication of CUO in collaboration with Central Library, IIT Delhi. Vice Chancellor of CUO Prof. Chakradhar Tripathi inaugurated […]

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Plus-II exams from February 18 in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, November 20: The Annual Higher Secondary Examination (AHSE) – 2023 of Plus II final year students will commence from February 18 and continue till March 27, the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) announced on Wednesday. The exams for the Science stream will begin on February and Commerce and Arts on February 19. Similarly, […]

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Odisha to host 5th EMRS National Cultural and Literary Festival & Kala Utsav from Nov 12-15

Bhubaneswar, November 10: The four-day long 5th EMRS National Cultural and Literary Festival & Kala Utsav- ‘UDBHAV’ will be held in Bhubaneswar from November 12-25. This year’s event is being observed to mark the 150th birth anniversary of freedom fighter Birsa Munda. Previous four editions of this EMRS National Cutural & Literary festival and Kala […]

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Odisha: Over 200 students participate in Algovision

Rourkela, November 4: The Student Activity Centre of NIT Rourkela and the Algorithmic and Programming Society (APS), on Monday organised Algovision, an ICPC-inspired coding contest. The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) is a renowned global competition for university students, testing their programming and problem-solving abilities. Teams of three students work collaboratively to solve challenging algorithmic […]

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Cyclone Dana: Odisha colleges & universities closed across 14 districts till Oct 25

Bhubaneswar, October 22: In view of the impending cyclone Sana, the Odisha Government on Tuesday announced closures of college and universities in 14 districts – Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhnaj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Angul, Khurda, Nayagarh & Cuttack-from October 23-25. SRC Deoranjan Kumar Singh Higher Education Secretary to ensure that the higher educational […]

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Odisha announces school closures in 14 districts due to Cyclone Dana: Here are all the details

Bhubaneswar, October 21: In a precautionary measure, Odisha Government on Monday announced schools in 14 districts will remain closed from October 23-25 in view of the cyclonic circulation Dana. SRC Deoranjan Kumar Singh wrote to the School and Mass Education Secretary asking to take necessary action in this regard. Schools will remain closed in Ganjam, […]

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Six IIT-Bhubaneswar professors among World’s Top 2% Scientists in Stanford-Elsevier Ranking

Bhubaneswar, September 25: In an achievement in the field of research and innovation, six faculty members from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar have been recognized among the top 2 per cent of scientists worldwide, as per the prestigious ranking released by Stanford University in collaboration with Dutch academic publishing company, Elsevier. This annual […]

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