Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) has invited applications from eligible candidates for filling up posts of physical education teacher (PET) under the higher education department. Candidates who have passed Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education or Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with CPEd pass certificate from any government approved institution can apply for the […]

Bhubaneswar: The prolonged wait is finally over for Royal Bengal tigress Sundari which has been spending a caged life for more than two years in an enclosure in Odisha. A special team from Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh will leave for Odisha tomorrow to take back the tigress. The team comprising a veterinary, an […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday ordered a ban on ‘Holi’ celebration and related rituals in public places throughout the State on March 28 and 29 saying the festival have a potentiality to cause spread of Coronavirus. “People may celebrate ‘Holi’ with family members in their houses only and not in any public places including […]

The result of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2021 was announced by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Bombay) on Friday. Candidates can check their scores by visiting the official website of IIT Bombay https://gate.iitb.ac.in. Successful candidates will have to enter the Enrollment ID sent during registration or their Email ID and password for […]

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition on Saturday raised the Mahanga double murder issue in the Odisha Assembly and demanded resignation and arrest of Minister Pratap Jena for his alleged involvement in the crime. During the Zero Hour, leader of opposition Pradipta Naik said the law and order situation has deteriorated in the State. Referring to earlier arrest […]

Berhampur: A tipper lorry driver was beaten to death by a mob after the vehicle run over a youth in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Saturday. The incident was reported from Dengadi Square under Patapur police limits of Ganjam district. As per initial reports, the tipper laden with soil was on its way from Ramchandrapur when […]

Khordha: A rare avian visitor, a Leucistic Common Moorhen, was spotted at Mangalajodi, popularly known as Odisha’s birds’ paradise. The solitary migratory bird was spotted by noted bird guide and trustee of Mangalajodi Conversation Trust, Madhu Behera. During a routine inspection this morning Behera came across the black-and-white colour bird. He took pictures and videos […]

Bhubaneswar: The RTOs across the State have suspended 16,820 driving licences during the months of January and February for violating road safety guiltiness, the State Transport Authority (STA) said on Saturday. While 7960 DLs were suspended in January, a total of 8860 DLs were suspended in February, the STA informed. During the two months, the […]

Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind, accompanied by his wife, arrived in Odisha on Saturday on a three-day visit from March 20 to 22. Kovind and the first lady reached Bhubaneswar today evening and were welcomed at the airport by Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi. During […]

Bhubaneswar: Congress members on Saturday expressed concerns over the State government’s closure plan of 1000 high schools and demanded assurance from the ruling-BJD of not going ahead with the proposal. Citing a media report which states that the Directorate of Secondary Education has sent a draft proposal for the closure of more than 1000 aided […]

Bhubaneswar: Three Odia films have won national awards in the 67th National Film Awards, 2019 announced in Delhi today. Sala Budhar Badla and Kalira Atita have been adjudged as best Odia films in feature film category. Sala Budhar Badla is produced by New Generation Films and helmed by Director Sabyasachi Mohapatra. Similarly, Nila Madhab Panda […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has finally announced the date of Odisha Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2020. The examination will be conducted on May 23 (Sunday) in five zones such as Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Sambalpur. The General Studies Paper I (100 objective type question with multiple choice answer) will be held from […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surya Narayan Patro has once again called for an all-party meeting to break the stalemate in the House. As per sources, discussion will be held in the meeting for smooth running of the House proceedings by bringing harmony among all the parties. The Assembly proceeding was affected today due to uproar […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Health department has created new teaching and non-teaching posts in the surgical and medical gastroenterology department of MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. Governor Professor Ganeshi Lal has sanctioned the creation of teaching and non-teaching posts, Health department Joint Secretary Prakash Chandra Mohanty wrote in a letter to the Principal Accountant […]

Bhubaneswar: For people with diabetic, who are worried over slow or the non-healing of their wounds, here comes a good news. A group of scientists at the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) here have developed a turmeric bandage that is believed to help heal wounds of diabetic patients. The nanoparticulate curcumin (molecule of turmeric) in […]

Bhubaneswar: High drama unfolded on the streets of the Capital city Bhubaneswar after a young girl allegedly tried to commit suicide in full public view following a fight with her male friend. The incident reportedly took place on the busy stretch of Bharatpur on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Monday. According to reports, the couple […]

Malkangiri: Amid reports of surge in Covid-19 cases in Odisha, the district administration of Malkangiri on Tuesday ordered seven-day mandatory home isolation for people coming to the district. “All persons, who are coming to this district from other states, have to undergo a compulsory home isolation for 7 days,” said district collector, Yeddula Vijay. Anganwadi […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday issued guidelines for effective control of COVID-19, which will be effective from April 1, 2021, and remain in force upto April 30, 2021. Keeping in view a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases, which is being witnessed in some parts of the country, the guidelines mandated […]

New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the results of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2020. The successful candidates will now have to appear for the Personality Test (Interview) for selection to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and other Central Services (Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’). The […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday emphasised on awareness, enhanced surveillance and testing while reviewing Covid-19 situation in the State. Holding the review meeting with Collectors of all districts, superintendents of police (SPs) and other stakeholders via video conferencing, Patnaik asked the State police to give special attention for enforcing Covid appropriate behaviour […]