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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today notified on seven hours duty every working day for teachers of government colleges and non-government aided colleges in the State. “All teachers posted in government colleges and non-government aided colleges, including Principals, shall henceforth perform duty for at least seven hours on every working day,” mentioned in a letter from […]

New Delhi: In a sudden move, the government on Friday removed CBI Additional Director M Nageswar Rao and posted him as a Director General Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guard. A 1986-batch IPS officer from Odisha cadre, Rao held the position of interim chief of the CBI twice. According to an official order, he […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday deferred till August 30 the cross-examination of Subramanian Swamy in connection with the National Herald case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal posted the matter for August 30 after Swamy sought an adjournment in the case. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader informed the court that the party […]

Bhubaneswar: The first round of provisional admission of candidates into MBBS and BDS courses at eight MBBS and two BDS colleges in the State will begin from tomorrow. The admission process will continue till July 10 at the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) office Gandamunda, Bhubaneswar from 10AM-5PM. As per reports, the OJEE has made […]

New Delhi: The budgetary allocation for the Tribal Affairs Ministry for 2019-20 has been hiked by around 15 per cent, with the central government focusing on critical infrastructure projects for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes. However, the budgetary allocation for tribal education saw a marginal increment — from Rs 1,953.03 crore in 2018-19 to Rs […]

Dangal actress Zaira Wasim recently became the talk of B-Town after she declared to quit Bollywood stating that acting profession was taking her away from religion and religious faith. But, there’s a good news for her fans. According to a report in IWMBuzz.com, the 18-year-old actress has been approached for the next season of Bigg […]

Bhopal: French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler Friday said the first Rafale fighter aircraft will be delivered within two months and it will be “perfectly on time”. The senior diplomat told PTI on the sidelines of a function here that all 36 Rafale jets will be delivered to the Indian Air Force within the next […]

New Delhi: The Department of Atomic Energy has seen a dip of Rs 40 crore in its monetary allocation in the annual Budget presented on Friday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday also announced waving the custom duty for nuclear power and parts required for building eight indigenous atomic power plants. In 2018-19, the DAE […]

New Delhi: The central government had spent about Rs 4000 crore in 2018-19 on procurement of EVMs for the recently-held Lok Sabha elections. In this Budget, Rs 1,000 crore has been earmarked for the Lok Sabha elections. According to the budget document, the provision is for meeting carry forward liability in respect of charges for […]

New Delhi: India has been providing swift help to its neighbours at times of natural calamities and security threats, and it is all set to play the key role of a “security guarantor” for peace and stability within the greater Indian Ocean region, Maldivian Defence Forces Chief Abdulla Shamaal said on Friday. Speaking on ‘National […]

London: ‘Mission impossible’ remained unaccomplished for Pakistan, who expectedly missed the semifinal bus but wrapped up their World Cup campaign with a consolatory 94-run win over Bangladesh, here Friday. Aware that the situation demanded them to beat Bangladesh by 300-plus runs to make it to the knockout stage, Pakistan needed to put on board a […]

New Delhi: With an aim to reduce imports along with spurring domestic production, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to raise custom duty on over 70 items in the full Budget 2019-20. Traditionally, the governments adjust custom duties to protect domestic industry and sometimes to allow cheaper raw material imports to spur manufacturing sector. In […]

Bhubaneswar: As admission season begins, the students are to set to put their foot in several colleges across Odisha. Amidst the excitement, students as well their guardians are also apprehensive regarding the safety in campuses. Keeping this in view, the University Grants Commission (UGC)  has asked higher education institutions to take necessary measures to create […]

Jammu: Heavy firing exchanges started on the Line of control on Friday between the Indian and Pakistan troops in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Defence Ministry spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand told IANS in winter capital Jammu that about 9 p.m. today, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation followed by shelling with mortars along the LoC […]

United Nations: The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Iraq has been lobbying since 1983 for the 4,000-year-old site to be added to the UN’s prestigious list. Announcing its decision, Unesco said: “Seat of successive empires, under rulers such as Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon represents the expression of […]