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Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education Department on Monday issued guidelines and timeline for the phase III admissions of Undergraduate classes (+3 first year) for the session 2020-21. As per the official notification, the entire process of admissions will be done through the SAMS portal. The Common Application Forms (CAF) will be available online on the official […]

Khordha: An alleged child lifter, who made an abortive attempt to kidnap two minor girls, was roughed up by alert locals before they handed him over to police. The broad daylight incident took place at Panbaraj village under Khordha Town Police limits on Monday. According to sources, the two minor girls were playing near their […]

Berhampur: Five persons were arrested in connection with the murder of former block chairman of Beguniapada, Debraj Sahoo. On Monday, police seized three pistols, five magazines, 63 bullets, a car, deceased’s mobile phone and some cash from their possession of the arrested persons. The cops ruled out any political angle in the murder while attributing […]

Balasore: Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on Monday paid a surprise visit to a paddy procurement centre at Olanda Saragaan under Sadar block in the district and reprimanded the co-operative society secretary over the alleged irregularities in paddy procurement. Sarangi expressed displeasure and lost his cool after the secretary, Surendra Samantray failed to give satisfactory answers […]

Bhubaneswar: With the BJP’s 72-hour ultimatum over alleged irregularities in paddy procurement coming to an end, the saffron party on Monday announced to hold mass agitations in front of the collector and sub-collector offices at five Parliamentary constituencies of western Odisha and Boudh district on January 29. The decision was taken in a meeting of […]

New Delhi: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is among 119 recipients whom the government on Monday selected for Padma awards–one of the highest civilian awards in the country. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday announced the awards that include seven Padma Vibhushan awards, 10 Padma Bhushan awards and 102 Padma Shri awards. The […]

Bhubaneswar: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has assessed a total credit requirement of Rs 1,10,735 crore for Odisha for the year 2021-22. It emphasised on crop diversification, animal husbandry and fishery sector apart from greater thrust on enhancing credit flow to Self Help Groups (SHGs). State Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari released […]

Bhubaneswar: For the first time after a gap of seven months, the daily COVID-19 tally in Odisha dropped below 100 on Tuesday. As per I&PR department, the State reported 99 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, almost 12 days after the daily positive tally slipped to below 200-mark. Of the 99 new cases, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch on Tuesday seized brown sugar weighing 1.14 kg following a raid in Bhadrak on Monday. The cost of the narcotics in the international market is believed to be over Rs 1 crore. As per reports, a team of STF conducted a raid at Bhadrak-Chandbali road after […]

Berhampur: An illegal deal involving sale of antique Hanuman coins at a whopping Rs 2 crore was busted in Ganjam district with arrest of seven persons in this connection. The racket was busted during a raid at a house owned by one Surya Patra at Shanti Nagar area under Bada Bazar police limits in Berhampur […]

Berhampur: Close on the heels of detection of a fake mineral water bottling unit, a fake cold drink manufacturing unit was busted in Berhampur in Ganjam district on Tuesday. Huge stock of adulterated soft drink bottles were seized from the factory located at Sukunda village under Sadar Police limits. As per reports, the soft drink […]

Bhubaneswar: A group of 80 Bajasal artistes from Odisha bore the brunt of the agitating farmers’ tractor rally and the subsequent violence in Delhi on the occasion of the Republic Day on Tuesday. The artistes, who had gone to Delhi to perform Bajasal, a popular tribal folk dance of Kalahandi district at the Republic Day […]

Puri: In a bid to ensure the safety and security of the servitors of Jagannath Temple in the pilgrim town, the shrine administration has ordered to carry out Covid-19 test of the sevayats starting from today. As per the letter issued by the Shree Jagannath Temple administration (SJTA), Covid-19 swab test (RTPCR test) of the […]

Bhubaneswar: A security guard engaged at Nuapada District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) died on Tuesday, some three days after receiving Covid-19 vaccine, alleged his family members. Identified as Nanikaram Keunt of Dianmunda village in the district, 27-year-old man was reportedly administrated the Covid-19 vaccine on January 23. As per reports, Nanikaram complained of ill health on […]

Angul: Though Odisha government is facing serious challenge in providing healthcare facilities to the public, the ready-to-use Mahanadi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MIMSAR) at Talcher in the district is yet to function due to the confusion over its management. According to sources, MIMSAR has been built at a cost of around Rs 500 […]

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: A homemaker from Odisha has claimed her dominance in the national level Mrs India Pageant held in Mumbai recently. Navdeep Kaur from Kansbahal in Sundergarh district has proved her mettle in the grand finale of Mrs India competition concluded two days ago in Mumbai. She wore the crown defying many other talents hailing from […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday released the ‘Pariksha Darpan’, a 700-page exam guide to be provided free of cost to students who will appear the upcoming annual high school certification (HSC) examination. While unveiling the guide, School and Mass Education Minister Sameer Ranjan Dash said that government aims to reach every student with the […]

Ganjam: In a bizarre incident, a poor couple at Baghua village under Jagannath Prasad block in the district was allegedly forced by fellow villagers to perform the last rites of their minor son though he is alive. The incident is said to have been the outcome of an age-old superstitious belief practiced in the village. […]

Bhawanipatna: In a major crackdown on online fraud, the Kalahandi police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested as many as five cyber fraudsters from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the online duping of a senior citizen in Kalahandi. The accused have been identified as Abhilash Singh, Parvez Ahmed, Wahid Khan, Sahrukh Khan and Zuned Ahmed. […]

Bhubaneswar: The Government of Odisha has demanded Rs 7,200 crore from the Centre to expedite the railways projects, both new and old, in the State. Informing the development, BJD MP (Rajya Sabha) Amar Patnaik on Wednesday said that the State has demanded Rs 3500 crore for the pending projects and Rs 3700 crore for the […]