Tag: Odia Language

BJD Rajya Sabha MP Baishnab Parida on Friday embarrassed the State government yet again alleging that Odia language is being neglected by government functionaries

New Delhi: Odias have a reason to cheer as Union Cabinet today gave its approval for classifying Odia as classical language. It is the sixth Indian language to get such prestigious tag after Sanskrit, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. Even though the proposal of classical status to Odia language got approved in the National Language […]

Ministry of Education has approved 13 languages including Odia in which the NEET UG 2021 will be conducted on September 12, 2021

Bhubaneswar: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today accused his Odisha counterpart and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik of lacking required knowledge in the Odia language and its culture. “How can Odisha progress when its chief minister does not have knowledge in local language and the state’s culture,” Das told reporters after addressing a […]

Bhubaneswar: Blaming Odisha government for not facilitating local students to appear for the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) in their mother tongue, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today appealed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to reconsider its decision. “In the larger interest of the students of the state I request you to reconsider […]

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The Opposition attack on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his lack of knowledge of Odia is getting a little too repetitive for comfort. In the 20 years since the formation of the BJD, the supremo has made it abundantly clear that he has absolutely no intention of learning Odia – at least in this lifetime. […]

Puri: It’s been four months since the Odisha government announced the proposal to set up State’s first Odia language university in Puri district, but work on the project is yet to begin. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on the birth anniversary of Utkalmani Gopabandhu on October 9 last year had laid the foundation stone for the […]

Puri/Rourkela: Amid the celebratory mood across the state on Utkala Dibasa, which marked Odisha’s 80th birthday today; inadequate usage of Odia language fuelled protests across the State. Odisha Assembly has made it mandatory to use Odia language on signboards after passing the amendment bill on May 1, 2018. But, many have failed to comply with […]

Mayurbhanj: Revealing serious lapses in the conduct of matriculation examinations, the State Open School Certificate (SOSC) examination at Bijatala High School centre in Mayurbhanj was reportedly conducted in the evening hours on Wednesday following delay in arrival of question papers. The SOSC examination is conducted by Board of Secondary Education(BSE) in Odisha. As per reports, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha School and Mass Education minister, Samir Dash on Monday said that the State Government will provide every kind of help needed for the study of Odia students residing in districts bordering of Andhra Pradesh. After an important meeting with the Andhra Pradesh house committee which visited Odisha Capital on Monday, Dash said […]

Khordha: With Odisha marking the 85th year of its formation as an independent State on Thursday, the district administration of Khordha announced to make Odia language mandatory on all signboards at all commercial establishments and shops from today. It was decided at a preparatory meeting for Utkal Divas. “We have decided to make the Odia […]