News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The annual high school certificate (HSC) examinations conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) commenced in Odisha today. This year, altogether 5, 60, 905 students are appearing the exam at 2,888 centres across the State. The gates of the examination centres were opened at 9.20 AM and examinees were allowed to enter the […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking strong cognizance of the reports with regard to absence of teaching and non-teaching staff from colleges without prior intimation or approval of the Principal, the State Higher Education department has issued a notice stating that henceforth such disorderliness would result in loss of pay as per ‘No Work No Pay’ principle. In a […]

Bhubaneswar: Pramod Kumar Sai, the elder brother of arrested ex-MLA Anup Sai, has filed a defamation complaint at Brajarajnagar Police Station in Jharsuguda accusing media houses and web channels in Odisha of spreading false and fabricated news in connection with the MLA’s arrest over his alleged involvement in the brutal murder of one Kalpana Das […]

Rayagada: The by-election to the post of president of Rayagada Zilla Parishad will be conducted today with the BJP likely to abstain from the voting process. The by-election was necessitated following the death of incumbent president of Rayagada Zilla Parishad, Purusottam Gamang in a road mishap on December 24, 2019. According to sources, the State […]

Beijing: The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic in China crossed the 2,000-mark on Wednesday with the death of 136 more people, while the overall confirmed cases climbed to 74,185, authorities said. The National Health Commission said in its daily report that 2,004 people had died of the disease known as COVID-19. NHC said 1,749 […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he is “saving the big deal” with India for later and he “does not know” if it will be done before the presidential election in November, clearly indicating that a major bilateral trade deal during his visit to Delhi next week might not be on the cards. “We […]

Ranveer Singh starrer 83 has been in limelight ever since its announcement. After release of Ranveer’s look in the film as Kapil Dev, excitement of fans who were eagerly waiting for Deepika’s appearance in the movie reached crescendo following the release of first look of the actress as Romi Dev in which she can be […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government on Tuesday recommended the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) to hike the compensation amount for cases of electrocution deaths and injuries to people. Addressing the Assembly on Tuesday, State Energy Minister Dibyashankar Mishra said that the government has recommended a compensation of Rs 4 Lakh as ex-gratia to the kin of […]

Bhubaneswar: A young Odia engineer stranded in a cruise ship at Yokohama port in Japan for the last 17 days amid coronavirus outbreak, has requested the government to help him return home. The engineer, Shivasis Nayak hails from Berhampur in Odisha and was working in the ship. The ship ‘Diamond Princess’, with some 3,700 passengers […]

Bhubaneswar: In a rare gesture, around 500 people who came to Bhubaneswar from Dhenkanal to attend a rally for their cause have purchased tickets to board a train, a railway official said on Wednesday. People travelling to attend a public meeting hardly purchase tickets in any part of the country. “Those passengers from Dhenkanal have […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan shot off a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while urging him to send a proposal to the Ministry of Minority Affairs for establishment of a medical college in Bhadrak district under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram (PMJVK). “Bhadrak district does not have any tertiary medical facility […]

The controversy between Neha Kakkar and Himansh Kohli has now taken an ugly turn. Tears and cries of the “Indian Idol” judge have garnered a lot of sympathy for the “Dilbar Dilbar” singer. But Himansh Kohli has been quiet all through their breakup rarely talking to the media to reveal his feelings. However, after Neha […]

New Delhi: All 406 persons quarantined at the Chhawla ITBP camp here as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 have been sent home, after the last batch was seen off on Wednesday morning after medical reports confirmed their negative status vis-a-vis coronavirus infection last week. Seven Maldivians and seven children were among these 406 persons shifted […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum, Natural Gas & Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written a letter to the Centre seeking establishment of a hostel for minority girls studying in senior classes in schools or in colleges in Bhubaneswar. In a letter addressed to Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Pradhan urged the latter to set […]

Kabul: Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has secured a second term as President of Afghanistan, the country’s independent election commission has announced, more than four months after polls closed. “Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has secured 50.64 per cent of the votes used in the presidential elections, therefore the Independent Election Commission announces him as elected president of Afghanistan,” […]