Tag: School And Mass Education Minister

A day after the marathon interrogation of his political aide Dilip Mishra and BJD leader Prafulla Singh by the CBI in connection with the Seashore chit fund scam, School and Mass Education minister Debi Prasad Mishra today said he has no idea why the central investigating agency had called he duo for interrogation

Puri: In an incident that has made a mockery of the ban on corporal punishment in schools, the teacher of a private school near Gopalpur Balighat on Puri-Konark road allegedly beat up two students after tying their hands to the iron grill of the school over some trivial matter yesterday. Authorities of the School & […]

Contract teachers in Odisha have decided to cooperate with the State government to conduct the annual HSC examination, School and Mass Education minister Debi Prasad Mishra announced on Wednesday

Bhubaneswar: Despite a written assurance from School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra about their reinstatement, members of Odisha Contract Teachers’ Association (OCTA) on Thursday pledged to continue the agitation until a government notification to this effect. “The government assured us that the dismissed teachers would be reinstated by January 10. But, we are […]

Odisha Matriculation Examination would begin from February 25 and continue till March 8. This was announced by School and Mass Education minister Rabi Narayan Nanda here on Tuesday

Amid apprehension of scarcity of seats among the recently-passed Class 10 students, the Odisha Government on Monday assured them of smooth and hassle-free enrolment at higher secondary schools and technical institutions.

BJP on Friday accused the BJD government of not providing a ground for the public meeting of its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on February 11

Puri: Amidst much chaos, schools across Odisha reopened after summer vacation today. However, it was not an easy affair for the students particularly in the cyclone Fani-affected districts owing to non-completion of restoration works in their respective schools. From broken doors to roofs, the students were welcomed by heaps of rubble assembled at different locations […]

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Concerned over sharp decline in enrolment and other issues, parent-teacher meetings were organised for the first time in government schools across Odisha today. As per reports, several key issues including attendance of students, their education and behaviour in school were discussed during the meetings. At Unit-9 Boys’ High School in Bhubaneswar, students along with […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, Minister of School & Mass Education Samir Ranjan Dash today announced that all schools students in Odisha would be provided with free shoes and uniforms. He further said the department has decided to issue identity cards to the school students, in order to categorically identify them and also maintain a […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing hue and cry over Odisha government’s booklet which termed Mahatma Gandhi’s death as an ‘accident’, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash today furnished a reply in Odisha Assembly and termed the error and misrepresentation of facts ‘unintentional.’ Dash further informed that show-cause notice has been served to two officials […]

Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) is likely to conduct the annual Class 10 Board examinations for the current academic year in the third week of February 2020. The State School and Mass Education minister Samir Ranjan Dash today hinted at the possibility while speaking to media persons. Even though the Minister didn’t confirm […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when online education holds the key during the COVID-19 pandemic, a whopping 38 lakh students are yet to come under its purview. School and Mass Education Minister, Samir Ranjan Dash on Thursday informed that out of 60 lakh students in Odisha, nearly 22 lakh students are accessing education through various apps […]

Bhubaneswar: All schools in Odisha will continue to remain closed until further orders in view of a possible second wave of infection next month, State School and Mass Education Minister Sameer Dash announced on Friday. The State government had earlier announced that classes for students of IX to XII will resume in November for which […]

Bhubaneswar: After much hue and cry, the Odisha Government on Sunday finally changed its decision on merger of schools in schedule and non-schedule areas. Speaking to media after a discussion in this regard in the third day of the ongoing Winter Session of the State Assembly, School and Mass Education Minister Sameer Dash said “It […]