Australian students join Monks, Caves & Kings Heritage trail

Bhubaneswar: At least eleven Australian students from city-based Centurion University joined the 73rd Monks, Caves and Kings Heritage trail at the Twin Hills of Khandagiri and Udayagiri on Saturday. The walk began in front of the facade of the Udayagiri Hill at 6.30 am and continued through the various caves. The visitors were enthralled by […]

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Odisha declares fourth Saturday of every month as holiday

Bhubaneswar: In a good news to its employees, the State Government on Saturday declared fourth Saturday of every month as general holiday. According to a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department, the first half every fourth Saturday will be devoted by the Heads of Offices at all levels for deliberating, training, […]

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All you want to know about the Flood Hazard Atlas of Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday released Flood hazard Atlas of Odisha here in the presence of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Minister Arun Sahoo, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marndi, Water Resources Minister Raghunandan Das, Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi, Development Commissioner Asit Kumar Tripathy and ISRO scientists. Who have prepared the atlas? […]

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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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