Tag: Odisha News

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Odisha: Lovebirds Found Dead In Pool Of Blood In Closed Room

Paralakhemundi: In a shocking incident, bodies of a couple were found lying a pool of blood in a closed room at Ariba village under Gurandi police limits here in Gajapati district today. The deceased couple identified as Sibal Dileswari (21) and Taluru Srinu (28) were in a relationship for quite some time. As the family […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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Odisha: Female Patient Lands In ICU After Ceiling Fan Falls During Treatment At Cuttack SCB

Cuttack: A running ceiling fan snapped and fell on a female patient inside the surgery ward of the Cuttack SCB Medical College and Hospital today morning. The shocking incident which injured the woman critically triggered panic among the fellow patients and their attendants. As per sources, the woman, who is a resident of Jajpur, was […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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NSG To Conduct Reconnaissance Of Puri Jagannath Temple On March 18

Bhubaneswar: The National Security Guard (NSG) will conduct reconnaissance of Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri, as a part of its security inspection in the pilgrim town on March 18. A five-member team of the NSG comprising two officers and two personnel will conduct the mock drill along with State police officers at the 12th-century shrine. […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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Bank Strike: Over 30K Employees From Odisha To Join Pan-India Stir

Bhubaneswar: The United Forum of Bank Unions has decided to go on a two-day strike from March 15 against the central government’s decision in the last parliamentary session to privatise the banking sector. As per reports, 30,000 employees from 5,500 different branches from Odisha are going to take part in the stir. Bank staff will […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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Odisha BJP MLA Attempts Suicide In Assembly Over Govt's 'Apathy' Towards Farmers

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a BJP legislator in the Odisha Assembly attempted to end his life alleging the State government’s failure in resolving various issues related to the agrarian distress in the State like mismanagement at mandis, irregularities in paddy procurement, including the token system, on Friday. BJP MLA from Deogarh, Subash Chandra Panigrahi […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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Odisha: Retired Professor Opens Fire Over Parking, One Critical

Balasore: A person sustained critical injury when a retired professor opened fire at him near Gadagadia Square in the district on Saturday. The injured has been identified as Anand Singh. He has been shifted to the SCB Medical College & Hospital at Cuttack in a critical condition. According to reports, the accused identified as Laxman […]

  • Saturday, 03 April 2021
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BJP MPs Seek Union Minister Piyush Goyal's Intervention Over Paddy Procurement Issues In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In an all-out attack against the Odisha government, a delegation of BJP MPs from Odisha led by Union Minister of Petroleum and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused the ruling-BJD of misleading the farmers on issues of paddy procurement. Pradhan, who led the team from the State and met the Union Consumer Affairs, Food […]

  • Saturday, 03 April 2021
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CM Naveen Should Apologise: Odisha BJP In-Charge D Purandeswari

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP in-charge D Purandeswari on Tuesday fired on all cylinders stating that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik should issue an apology for cheating people of the State over various issues. Launching an all-out attack, Purandeswari said Naveen should apologise before the public of Odisha as he has remained absent from the State Assembly proceedings […]

  • Saturday, 03 April 2021
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OTET Exam To Be Held On April 9, Check Details

Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha will conduct the Odisha Teachers Eligibility Test (OTET) on April 9. The exam will be held in two sittings- first session from 8 AM to 10: 30 AM while the second sitting from 12 noon to 2: 30 PM. Candidates who had applied to appear for the test […]

  • Saturday, 03 April 2021
Odisha Govt Mulls 10% Quota For Students Of State-Run Schools, BJP Reminds OBC Quota!
Odisha Govt To Conduct Remedial Classes For Standard 1 To 8 In New Session

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha School and Mass Education department on Tuesday issued a formal circular informing that all students from standard 1 to 8 will be promoted to the next class without any exam for the academic session 2020-21.  The government in the notification has however announced a major relief for the students from the new […]

  • Saturday, 03 April 2021
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Never Say Never: Meet Odisha Lawyer Who Cleared Matric On 42nd Attempt & Class 12 After 19 Years

Dhenkanal: Failure is the first step towards success and 65-year-old man Trilochan Naik from Odisha’s Dhenkanal had to take 42 steps to clear Matric exams. Naik who recently cleared Bachelor of Laws is a true embodiment of grit and determination. He has proved that one should not say that one will never do something, because […]

  • Saturday, 03 April 2021
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Pipili Bypoll: Odisha CEO Announces Guidelines

Bhubaneswar: The Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha, Sushil Kumar Lohani on Wednesday made a slew of announcements for the upcoming  byelection to the Pipili Assembly constituency in the State slated to be held on April 17. Addressing a press conference, Lohani said the number of booths have been increased this year from 271 to 348 […]

  • Saturday, 03 April 2021
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Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Bats For Foundational Teaching In Mother Tongue

Cuttack: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday stressed that the medium of instruction up to primary school should be in the mother tongue or local language. Attending the 600th…

  • Friday, 02 April 2021
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Feast After Building Works Leaves 2 Dead, Over 15 Ill In Odisha

Dhenkanal: At least two persons died while over 15 took ill after partaking during a feast held to mark the topping-out ceremony of a house. The shocking incident was reported from Bedhapal village under Kamakhyanagar police limits in Dhenkanal on Thursday. Several labourers working at the construction site had consumed food during the feast and […]

  • Friday, 02 April 2021
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Odisha: Cyber Crimes Spiral Upwards In 2020

Bhubaneswar: With much of humanity locked behind closed doors for much of the year 2020 thereby increasing the dependence of people on cyberspace, the crimes pertaining to the virtual community also witnessed a sharp rise in the year. In Odisha, cyber crime related incidents saw a spike of around 23.6 per cent between 2019 and […]

  • Friday, 02 April 2021
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