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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Ravenshaw University fee hike opposed

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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Odisha Plus-III admission to begin from June 24

Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education Department has invited online applications from students for admission into degree colleges for Plus-III courses from June 24 (11 am). The e-admission process into Plus-III courses at all degree, (self-financing) and Sanskrit colleges across the State will start from June 24 for the academic Session 2019-20. While online application will be […]

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Schools in Odisha to reopen on Friday instead of June 26

Bhubaneswar: Schools in Odisha will reopen on Friday instead of June 26, said School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Thursday. The decision was taken considering the changed weather conditions, added Dash. The State Government has issued orders to all schools to start classes from June 21. “In view of improved weather conditions […]

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Mock drill demonstrates flood, cyclone management skills

Bhubaneswar: To strengthen the disaster management capabilities of different stakeholders and also to test the preparedness at different levels, the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) and Office of Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) jointly on Wednesday conducted mock exercises on flood and cyclone management across the State. As part of the exercises, a dummy warning […]

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DGP chairs inter-agency meet on Puri Rath Yatra security

Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dr RP Sharma on Wednesday chaired a coordination meeting of Central and State security forces here for the upcoming Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath in Puri. This year the annual Rath Yatra (Car festival) falls on July 4. The annual festival attracts a huge number of visitors from […]

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Anil Dhir’s new book ‘The Prachi Valley’ released

Bhubaneswar:  Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Tuesday released a volume titled “The Prachi Valley”, written by noted historian and researcher Anil Dhir. The book is a detailed documentation of the monuments of this rich heritage site of the State. The Indian National trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Bhubaneswar chapter had […]

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