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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: Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari has presented a record Rs 1.5lakh crore budget for 2020-21 fiscal year. The State is projected to grow by 7 per cent. How much will be the gain to people? A detailed glance at the budget fineprint reveals the inside story of this highest ever budget size. GSDP Story: As […]

Bhubaneswar: The senior BJD women wing’s leader in Ganjam, Meenakshi Mishra who attempted self-immolation on February 12, died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar today. Protesting alleged police inaction and demanding the release of her son, Krutibasa Mishra alias Raja in an assault case, Meenakshi set her on fire after pouring kerosene […]

Bhubaneswar: After witnessing a dry spell for over a couple of weeks, rain and thunderstorm activity is likely to return to Odisha from day after. As per the latest forecast of India Meteorological Department (IMD), several districts of Odisha will experience a wet spell with thunderstorm activity for a period of three days from February […]

Bhubaneswar: The tenth edition of Odisha Television Limited’s annual convention, ‘Foresight 2020 – Changing Times Changing Minds’ got off to a spectacular start on Saturday. The event began with ‘Vaishnava Jana’ song to pay tributes to Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary celebrations. Remembering Bapu.. 10th edition of #OTV’s annual […]

Bhubaneswar: Highly critical over ‘mishandling’ of the economy by Modi government, feisty politician and BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramaniam Swami on Saturday  virtually warned the BJP-led NDA government that the worst of economic slide down is yet to manifest. Almost predicting a very scary scenario for future, Dr Swamy warned that there are very real […]

Bhubaneswar: Here is a shocker.When CM Naveen Patnaik has been emphasising on 5T in police, the Odisha police seems to be most fund-starved force in the country, despite having mounting challenges and third largest workforce in the State. Even, the budget 2020-21, where 5T has been the preamble, has failed in correcting the lean cash-flow […]

Ahmedabad: US President Donald Trump on Monday asserted that relations with India hold a special place for his country, saying that America “loves” and is “loyal” to India. Addressing the ‘Namaste Trump’ event at the Motera Stadium here, Trump also announced that the US will seal defence deals worth USD 3 billion on Tuesday. Trump […]

Bhubaneswar: There goes a saying ‘God only knows himself’. With regard to Naveen-led BJD Government’s game-changer scheme KALIA, an acronym attributed to Lord Jagannath, this seems to be the case. A maze of numbers are thrown out. Budget 2020-21 gives one number, Agriculture department rolls out another. Amidst the lingering haze, the news tumbled out […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has finalised to transfer Rs 545 crore funds of Puri Lord Jagannath currently parked in a private bank to a nationalised bank on March 19 and 30, State Law Minister Pratap Jena said in the Assembly on Tuesday. Jena said Lord Jagannath has a property of Rs 626.44 crore including Rs […]

Bhubaneswar: A big let down! Odisha has sent 21 Members to the 17th Lok Sabha (LS). The financial year is drawing to an end, but the shocker is only a lone LS MP has recommended the first installment of the total annual entitlement of Rs 5 crore provided under the Member of Parliament Local Area […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD doesn’t fight election to win, it fights to win the love of 4.5 crore Odias, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Wednesday after being re-elected as the president of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the eighth consecutive term. Returning officer of the ruling party Pratap Dev announced Patnaik’s name as […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid all big talk on improving the overall education sector in Odisha, State Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Wednesday revealed shocking statistics one of which stated that as many as 90 schools in the State do not have blackboards to write. Answering a query by MLA Umakanta Samantray in the State Assembly, […]

New Delhi: An Air India flight on Thursday brought back to the national capital 119 Indians and 5 foreigners who were on board a coronavirus-hit cruise ship docked off Yokohama in Japan. The foreigners, who were brought back to India on board the special Air India flight, included two from Sri Lanka and one each […]

Berhampur: The family members of Shivasis Nayak, an engineer from Odisha, breathed a sigh of relief following his safe return to India today after remaining stranded for few weeks on board a Coronavirus-hit cruise ship off Japan coast. Nayak, who hails from Berhampur, along with 118 Indians and five foreigners were evacuated from the ship […]