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Rourkela: Police on Sunday arrested five persons for allegedly impersonating as examinees while attending a competitive examination of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at different centres in Rourkela. All the arrested have been identified as residents of Bihar. One was arrested by the Plant site police from Delhi Public School while the rest four […]

Moscow: The current edition of FIFA World Cup in Russia has been an unpredictable tournament so far. Many reputed players of various top teams have failed miserably in the tourney while youngsters have come up to grab limelight. In a tournament where teams like Italy, Netherlands and USA didn’t get a chance to participate and […]

Bhubaneswar: The School and Mass Education Department today announced the second cut-off mark for admission into different streams of Plus Two colleges across Odisha. The cut-off marks are available on the website www.samsodisha.gov.in. In science stream, cut-off at Ravenshaw Higher Secondary School has been recorded as 87.83% followed by Saraswati Vidya Mandir College Higher Secondary […]

Bhubaneswar: Raising questions on the importance of free passage to ambulances in smart city, today an incident of an ambulance carrying a critical patient and getting stuck for over five minutes in a serpentine queue of vehicles near Forest park here has shocked one and all. The ambulance was stuck in traffic chaos  that had […]

Dhenkanal: Forget about luxurious air-conditioned classrooms and colourful school buildings, with the unavailability of even a single room and an Anganwadi centre for children, primary education has taken a back seat in Kalada village under Kankadahada block of the district. As per reports, around hundred students of five classes of Kalada Primary School are forced […]

Sambalpur: After being established as one of the third generation Indian Institute of Management some three years back, IIM Sambalpur is all set to participate in the National Institutional Ranking Framework. The National Institutional Ranking Framework is a ranking methodology adopted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to rate institutions of higher education, […]

Rayagada: As the local tribals’ agitation entered the second day today in front of the Therubali plant of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA) in Rayagada district, three labour unions and  district tribals’ association today took to streets to meet the district magistrate protesting the ongoing agitation at the plant. As per sources, over […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department has issued thunderstorm alert for 16 places in the state till 12:30 pm today. Heavy rains accompanied with lightning are also predicted in these places. The alert has been issued for Puri, Cuttack, Kandhamal, Balasore, Khurda, Talcher, Boudh, Bhawanipatna, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Ganjam and Nayagarh districts. As […]

Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon has covered 24 districts in Odisha triggering rains in most parts of the state. The remaining districts will be covered in a couple of days, informed weathermen. “Rain is likely at most places over north coastal and many places over interior and coastal Odisha in next 24 hours. However, the amount […]

Kendrapara/Puri: As many as two persons were killed while seven others were injured by lightning strikes at different places in Odisha today. In a tragic incident, two persons of a family were killed while two others were injured when lightning struck a country boat at Jamboo village in Kendrapara. According to sources, a woman and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar today informed that the southwest monsoon which had weakened after arrival in the State on June 8 has became active again and is likely to cover the entire State within 36 hours. The met office also informed that heavy rainfall may lash northern parts of the State […]

Khurda: A week after the horrific boat tragedy in Chilika Lake which claimed six lives, the State Government today made life jackets for tourists travelling in boats mandatory. Moreover, fitness certificates and registration of boats have also been made mandatory. “It has been decided to strictly enforce safety measures for passenger-carrying vessels so that they […]

Puri: Flagging concerns over smooth conduct of Rath Yatra, Special Branch SP sought immediate intervention of the Puri SP today after production of ropes to be used for pulling the chariots were stopped by striking workers of the coir board. According to a letter by the SP, Special Branch, the employees of Puri District Unit […]

Malkangiri: Most healthcare needs of people in cut-off areas near Chitrakonda in Malkangiri district are catered to by quacks rather than doctors. Due to unavailability of doctors in 151 villages under nine panchayats of the cut-off areas, more than 30,000 people depend on quacks to cure ailments. Though there is a primary health centre (PHC) […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Industries Minister Ananta Das today confirmed that Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) will be partnering the Make-in-Odisha conclave to be held in November this year. While confirming the development, the Industries Minister also said that a team of representatives will visit three countries on July 1st to meet investors […]