‘Kidnapped’ Govt Engineer rescued in Odisha

Bolangir: Patnagarh Public Works Department (PWD) Junior Engineer (JE) Jaswant Sabar, who was forced to do sit-ups by Patnagarh BJD MLA and later allegedly kidnapped, was rescued by police from Khariar in Nuapada district, informed Patnagarh DSP Suresh Nayak. Earlier on Wednesday a video showing Patnagarh BJD MLA Saroj Meher forcing the JE to do […]

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Nigeria Odia Samaja donates Rs 5 lakh to CMRF for Cyclone Fani relief

Bhubaneswar: Nigeria Odia Samaja (OSAN) on Thursday donated Rs 5 Lakh to Chief Minister Relief Minister’s Fund (CMRF) to support the people affected by the cyclone Fani that hit the State on May 3. A team of OSAN Executive Committee members led by Capt DK Mishra visited Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here handed over the demand […]

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Odisha Govt allots land to 7 tourism projects worth Rs 354 crore

Bhubaneswar: Tourism sector got a boost in the State as the Odisha Government allotted land to seven investment proposals worth Rs 354 crore. Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi directed the proposers to commission the projects within three years from the date of taking over possession of the land. Tourism Secretary Vishal Kumar Dev presented the […]

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98 CS’pur DAV School students qualify NTA NEET

Bhubaneswar: As many as 98 students from DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur have qualified the National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test (UG) conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). Bastabika Pati topped from the school with 648 marks out of 720 with All India Rank (AIR) 1052. A total of eight students have secured more than 600 marks while […]

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Odisha BJD MLA forces Govt Engineer to do sit-ups, video goes viral

Bhubaneswar: An Odisha BJD MLA has landed in controversy after he was caught on camera punishing a Junior Engineer (JE) of the State Government by forcing him to make sit-ups in full public view. In the viral video shared in social media and different news channels, the ruling party legislator from Patnagarh, Saroj Meher can be […]

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Plus-II online admission process begins

Bhubaneswar: The online admission process for Plus-II courses began on Thursday. The process will continue till June 20 (11.45 pm). No offline application will be entertained this year. The online CAF will be available on www.samodisha.gov.in starting 11 am today. Students can apply for different streams – Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational – in more […]

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Vedanta on environment protection mission

Lanjigarh: With an aim of spreading awareness on air pollution, Vedanta Aluminum Lanjigarh unit, on Thursday launched environment week on the occasion of World Environment Day. To connect with the theme for this year – ‘Tackling Air Pollution’, the company will organise mass plantation drives, sapling distribution and other competitions aimed at educating the community […]

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NEET results out, pass percentage dips in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the results of the National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test (UG) – 2019 on Monday. The average pass percentage was 59.44 per cent against last year’s 60.68 per cent in Odisha. According to a PIB communiqué, out of 32,378 students from Odisha, only 19,244 have qualified the exam. A total […]

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World Environment Day: Kids promote awareness about nature

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to encourage action and awareness about the protection of the environment, around 375 wards of East Coast Railway Employees’ and volunteers of Bharat Scouts and Guides held an awareness drive to raise awareness on rising environmental issues to mark the World Environment Day on Wednesday. The children also promoted awareness on Swachh […]

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