Tag: Center Panel Top

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is ready to conduct the dry run for COVID-19 vaccination from today. The dry run is part of the nation-wide exercise to keep all infrastructure in place so that the programme is conducted without any glitches ahead of the mass vaccination drive. The vaccination programme will be conducted at 31 places- 30 district […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major decision, the Odisha government on Saturday announced dates for the reopening of schools across the State. As per the latest decision, the schools for Class 10 and Class 12 students will reopen on January 8, informed School and Mass Education Department. The State government in its circular mentioned that courses of […]

Bhubaneswar: After making major announcement on the reopening of schools and dates of exams, Odisha government on Sunday said the students sitting for the BSE class 10 board exams this year will have to appear a total of 80 marks in each paper. The papers will comprise of 50 marks of OMR objective questions while […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday announced the dates for reopening of Universities and Colleges across the State. As per the latest notification, the government has directed State Public Universities and Government as well as Non-Government Degree Colleges (coming under H.E. Department) to commence physical classroom teaching for students of 2020-21 Final Year UG/PG courses […]

Sundergarh: Birju Kulu, who had recently returned to his native village at Katanga under Kutra police limits in the district after spending 20 years in Pakistan jail, reportedly went missing from his house. Though Kulu is untraceable since Saturday night, the matter came to light after his sister lodged a missing complaint at Kutra police […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief to the denizens, Covid-19 vaccination drive will kick start across Odisha as soon as the doses reach the State, informed Directorate of Medical Education & Training (DMET) Director Prof CBK Mohanty on Monday. The reaction from Mohanty came just a day after the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) granted […]

Bhubaneswar: Online crime has gone a notch lower and deeper. As if financial fraud was not enough, the scamsters are now eyeing gullible youngsters to extort money by blackmail through social media platforms. And in the era of digital revolution, instances of cyber risk and security threat have also risen manifolds, the latest menace being […]

Cuttack: In a major breakthrough, police on Tuesday claimed to have detained four persons including the prime accused in connection with the brutal murder of Mahanga BJP leader Kulamani Baral and his associate Dibyasingh Baral. Sources said a team of Cuttack police (rural) are interrogating the detainees in an undisclosed location. Another special team continues […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the bird flu scare in several parts of the country, around 400 bird samples from Chilika have been sent for examination, Khordha Chief District Veterinary Officer Dr Bishnu Charan Sahoo said on Tuesday. Apart from the bird samples of various migratory birds from Chilika, poultry samples from OUAT have also sent to the […]

Puri: Even as the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Puri has claimed of decent Covid safety measures in place, the mandatory protocol set by the temple body for devotees seems to have ultimately made the 12th-century shrine a restricted zone for many. On January 3, the day the Puri Jagannath Temple was thrown open […]

Cuttack: In a major crackdown on adulteration units, police on Tuesday morning busted a duplicate tea manufacturing unit and seized huge quantities of raw materials at Mukameswar village under Sadar Police Station here in the district. Acting on a tip-off about the sale of duplicate products, a special team of Cuttack Sadar police conducted a […]

Cuttack: Police on Wednesday arrested one more accused allegedly involved in the brutal murder of BJP leader Kulamani Baral and his associate Dibyasingh Baral in Mahanga in the district, taking the total number of arrestees in the case to five. Police have not yet disclosed the identity of the accused who has been arrested today. […]

Rourkela: As many as four employees at the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) reportedly died after inhaling toxic fumes that leaked at the Coal Chemical Department of the plant on Wednesday morning. According to reports, around 15 employees were on duty at the site when the incident took place. Ten of them fell ill following the […]

Bhubaneswar: As the State is all set to reopen schools for class 10 and 12 students from January 8, Prem Chandra Choudhury, commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), today said that a helpline number has been opened for seamless communication with students and school authorities. In case of any doubt, students and school authorities […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the bird flu scare in several parts of the country, hundreds of chickens were reportedly found dead at a poultry farm in Badaberana village, Begunia in the last three days. According to sources, over 700 chickens were found dead at the farm yesterday. Prior to that, carcasses of several hundred chickens were discovered […]