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Slamming the state Cabinet’s decision on providing reservation for students of government-run schools, the BJP State Secretary Lekhashree Samantasinghar questioned the need for a separate category of reservation. She raised several questions over the separate quota system for admission into medical and engineering colleges.

Welcoming the New Year with some cricket craze, BCCI’s tournament, Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy is all set to begin from January 10. Six venues namely Bangalore, Kolkata, Vadodara, Indore, Mumbai and Chennai will host this tournament in January 2021.

In a new turn in the ongoing Anubhav Mohanty-Varsha Priyadarshini marital dispute, the celebrity couple appeared before the Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW). This was following a complaint filed by Varsha on December 15. After discussing the matter with couple, the women’s commission is hopeful of an amicable solution.

The 1996 Batch IPS officer, Arun Bothra, who is currently leading the investigation into the sensational Nayagarh minor girl murder case, was promoted to the rank of Additional Director General (ADG) of Police by the Odisha government.

Mercury levels to dip further in Odisha from tomorrow. The Regional Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar predicted that the temperature is likely to fall further in interior and coastal districts of the state.

The baby elephant that was separated from its herd on Tuesday (December 29) has been rescued and shifted to a nursery. The elephant calf was separated from its herd after a group of elephants had strayed into the Tampara Lake near Sunapur village under Chikiti Block of Berhampur.

After adulterated spices, ghee, edible oil, turmeric powder and other food items, a joint team of Commissionerate Police and officials of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) seized more than one quintal of synthetic paneer from a bus during a raid on Wednesday.  

Retired police official by profession; but a farmer at heart. This retired police official from Koraput area of Odisha has embraced his tribal roots wholeheartedly. After solving many high-profile crime cases and serving the state for 20 long years, Sarat Chandra Buruda has decided to pursue his passion for agriculture. Around 10 kilometres away from Koraput town, in a farmhouse, he had first planted his dream of having a farm which has now blossomed into a flourishing reality.  

With rising instances of vigilance raids in Bolangir district, the anti-graft agency today detected Rs 16 lakhs cash along with gold bars and ornaments from the possession of another government official. The official has been identified as Bibhuti Shankar Bindhani, who is a junior accountant in Western Electricity Supply Company of Odisha (WESCO).

In a latest development, social outfit Bharatiya Bikash Parishad filed a fresh miscellaneous petition in the Orissa High Court in connection with the Nayagarh minor girl murder case.

Odisha government has imposed a night curfew from 10 PM of tonight to 5AM tomorrow morning across the state. These restrictions have been imposed to avoid crowding in view of New Year Eve celebrations. The decision was conveyed by the Special Relief Commissioner, Pradeep Jena, through a tweet.

After more than 9 months there is some respite for the cinemagoers & multiplex operators. As per the guidelines issued by the Odisha Government under Unlock-8, cinema halls and theatres will be opened with 50 per cent capacity from January 1, 2021.

After almost a year since the fraud case, Bullet Raja was finally nabbed by vigilance sleuths. Pramod Rath, a junior accountant of the Block Education Office (BEO) of Bolangir was arrested by vigilance officials a year after his name cropped up in a fraud case of amounting to crores of rupees. At least 6 bullet motorcyles, one car and Rs. 8 lakh cash were seized by the vigilance sleuths from Rath’s house.

The CBSE class 10 and 12 board exams will begin from May 4, 2021. The announcement was made by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today. As per the announcement, there are plans to finish the exams by June 10. Practical exams are scheduled to be held from March 1st. There are plans to publish the result by July 15.

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has extended the deadline for FASTag till February 15, 2021. As per the earlier order, it was mandatory for all vehicles to have a FASTag by January 1, 2021 failing which the violators will have to pay heavy penalties. The FASTag initiative has been introduced to ensure cashless transactions at toll gates.