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Bhubaneswar, Aug 18:  As many as 31 students from the DAV Public School, Chandrsekharpur were placed within 25,000 All India Ranks (AIR) in the All India Medical Entrance Exam (NEET), results of which was published on Tuesday.  A total of 102 students of the school appeared the NEET. Out of them, 94 have been put […]

Cuttack, Aug 18: With the Puri police trying its best to nab Bhimsen Palankadhari and six other servitors of Jagannath Temple, Puri for misbehaving with the Puri Collector-cum-District Magistrate (DM) Arvind Agrawal, the Orissa High court here on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Palankadhari. Justice Shatrughna Pujahari rejected the anticipatory plea of the […]

Cuttack, Aug 18: The Orissa High Court on Thursday rejected the bail application of Indu Dewan, sister of Mumbai-based model Preeti Bhatia in connection with the chit fund scam. The CBI arrested Indu on October 17 last year in connection with her alleged complicity with the tainted chit fund company Artha Tatwa (AT) Group of […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 17: The State Government’s notification exempting Vigilance from the RTI Act purview was challenged in the Orissa High Court. Rights activist Subash Mohapatra on Wednesday challenged the constitutional validity of notification No.8081 dt.11-8-2016 issued by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Information and Public Relations Department, so also the same being against the spirit and preamble of […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 16: The State Level Empowerment Committee (SLEC) headed by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Tuesday recommended inclusion of five more clusters under Rurban Mission in the State. With the fresh recommendation the number of clusters taken up under Rurban Mission in Odisha increased to 10. Panchyati Raj Secretary Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 15: A spectacular parade by contingents from various institutions under it and a colorful cultural presentation on contemporary patriotic themes marked the 70th Independence Day celebration at the SOA University on Monday. The Vice-Chancellor Prof Amit Banerjee, who unfurled the national tricolor and took the salute in the ceremonial parade, congratulated the teachers, […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 12: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday dedicated 100 godowns for storage of agricultural produce in villages and launched free mobile phone distribution scheme to 41,000 women farmers in State.  “The two initiatives reinforce our persistent efforts for strengthening agri-infrastructure and empowering farmers with latest technology to access important agricultural information at their […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 11: Satyapriya Jaisingh, brother-in-law of Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Sanjay Dasburma on Thursday appeared before the CBI for interrogation in connection with Artha Tatwa (AT) Group fraud. Though the CBI, probing the multi- thousand crore chit fund scam in the State, summoned Jaisingh to appear before it in person on […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 11: As many as 523 Haj pilgrims from Odisha have left for holy pilgrimage to Mecca today.    “Distributed special kits among the 523 pilgrims and wished them safe and comfortable journey,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik posted in his Facebook page after attending an event to wish the pilgrims. “Speaking with them, I […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 11: After 20 days in prison, on charges of fraud, Tripura cadre Odia IPS officer Joydeep Nayak is likely to leave jail today after being granted bail by the Orissa High Court in the case against him.  On July 9, a single judge bench headed by Justice Shatrughna Pujahari sanctioned bail to Nayak […]