Be ready to tackle floods, drought situation: CM

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday chaired the State-level Natural Calamity Committee meeting and directed enhancement of preparedness at all levels to face any possible natural calamity like floods and drought situation. “In view of the predication of the India Meteorological Department of a normal Monsoon this year, chances of flooding would also be […]

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Day after being named BJP Rajya Sabha nominee, Ashwini Vaishnav officially joins party

Bhubaneswar: A day after being named BJP Rajya Sabha candidate, Ashwini Vaishnav on Saturday formally joined the saffron party at the State headquarters here in the presence of party State unit president and Kalahandi MP Basanta Panda. BJD is also supporting the candidature of Vaishnav, a former Indian Administrative Service officer. He was the private […]

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NTPC bid to empower girls

Angul: A total of 237 girls, aged between 10-12 years, successfully honed their skills at numerous activities such as yoga, sports, English learning, digital literacy, leadership and environment studies in the 28-day long workshop jointly organised by NTPC Talcher Kaniha and NTPC Talcher Thermal power plants here. The residential workshop titled Girls’ Empowerment Mission (GEM) […]

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Odisha Govt effects transfers of 22 IAS, 10 OAS officers

Bhubaneswar: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle on Friday, the Odisha Government transferred at least 22 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 10 Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officers, including the Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation and Collectors of nine districts. According to official notification, 2010-batch IAS officer and Kendrapara Collector Prem Chandra Chaudhary was posted as the […]

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Girls outshine boys in Odisha Plus-II Arts, Commerce & Vocational results

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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KIIT & KISS host mega event on Yoga Day

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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CM hands over appointment letters to 102 Odisha civil services qualifiers

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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Rare surgery at KIMS gives youth new hope

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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Draft Nat’l Education Policy: Parents’ body seeks adequate infra, quality teachers

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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