DGP meets OPS probationers, shares policing tips

Cuttack: Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Saturday shared policing tips with the fourteen 2015-batch OPS probationers, who called on him at the State police headquarters here. The DGP told the Odisha Police Officer (OPS) trainees, including five women probationers to use minimum force while tackling law and order and serve […]

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Plus-II online admission to begin from June 6 in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Online admission process for Plus II courses will begin from June 6. Last date for applying online is June 20 (11.45 pm). No offline application will be done this year. Students can apply for different streams – Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational – in more than 1,600 colleges across the State between 11 am […]

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Plus-II Science results to be published on June 3

Bhubaneswar: Results of the annual Plus II Science examination in Odisha will be published on June 3 (Monday), informed Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) officials. Notably, the online evaluation of the Science papers was completed on May 28 after which two-three days were needed to process the mark sheets. As many as 99,018 students […]

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Meet Raja Ram, the new ECoR PCSC who is known for his quick crime detection skills

Raja Ram was recently assumed charge as the Principal Chief Security Commissioner (PCSC), East Coast Railway (ECoR). Prior to the new assignment, he was the PCSC North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur. A 1988-batch of Indian Civil Services officer, Ram joined Indian Railways has known for his wide experience in detection of crime in Railways. He has […]

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New Modi team: Dharmendra, Pratap to be sworn in as Ministers

Bhubaneswar: Dharmendra Pradhan is likely to be retained in Narendra Modi’s new team. Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi is likely to be inducted as Ministers in Narendra Modi’s Ministry. Sources said both leaders have been summoned by party president Amit Shah to his residence in New Delhi ahead of the swearing-in. While Pradhan is the outgoing […]

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First session of new Odisha Assembly begins, MLAs including CM take oath

Bhubaneswar: The first session of the 16th Odisha Assembly began on Thursday with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and other MLAs taking oath, almost a week after their resounding victory in the polls. The three-day Assembly session will end on June 1. Protem Speaker Amar Prasad Satpathy invited the Chief Minister to take his oath. Subsequently […]

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Naveen Patnaik allots portfolios, keeps Home and GA&PG

Bhubaneswar: Naveen Patnaik, who on Wednesday took office as Odisha Chief Minister for a record fifth consecutive term, will hold the important Home and General Administration and Public Grievances (GA &PG). The Chief Minister allotted the following portfolios to his 11 Cabinet Ministers – Niranjan Pujari (Finance, Excise), Bikram Keshari Arukh (Forests &Environment, Parliamentary Affairs), […]

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PM Modi greets Naveen, assures full support from Centre

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Naveen Patnaik on his taking oath as Chief Minister of Odisha for a record fifth consecutive term and assured complete cooperation from the Centre in working for State’s progress. “Congratulations to Shri Naveen Patnaik Ji on taking oath as Odisha’s Chief Minister. Best wishes to him and […]

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Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM for record fifth consecutive term

Bhubaneswar: Naveen Patnaik was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Odisha for a record fifth consecutive term. In a grand ceremony at the Exhibition Ground here on Wednesday, Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal administered oath of office and secrecy to Patnaik and his Cabinet Ministers. The Governor also administered oath to 11 Cabinet and nine […]

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LIC Housing Finance offers loan up to Rs 20 lakh to cyclone-hit victims in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: LIC Housing Finance will offer loans up to Rs 20 lakh at concessional rate of 8.5 per cent to customers in Cyclone Fani affected areas of Odisha. Under the scheme, loan up to Rs 20 lakh will be extended for properties located in the cyclone affected areas for the purpose of reconstruction, repair, renovation […]

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