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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education department Monday released a new set of guidelines and dateline for admissions to vacant Post Graduate (PG) seats (Spot-II) selection for 2021-22 academic session. Candidates, who have been selected earlier but did not take admission during the previous spot admission,...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court postponed Monday the state film award ceremony scheduled to be held December 14. It directed re-evaluation of all entries selected for the programme. The Orissa High Court order came on a writ petition by director Bobby Islam. He contended that...

Bhubaneswar: Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), Bhubaneswar will launch special tour packages on Pilgrim Special Tourist Trains. Among the trains are ‘Vibrant Gujarat’, which will travel to western India and services will start in January, 2022. Similarly the ‘Bharat Darshan’ tourist train to...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of panchayat polls, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday launched various development projects worth Rs 2,556.13 crore in Cuttack and Khordha districts, officials said. Visiting the two districts to launch the distribution of smart health cards to beneficiaries covered under the Biju Swasthya...

Puri: Ashish Kumar Jena, a student of the Samanta Chandra Sekhar College in Puri, has succeeded in flying the National Cadet Corps (NCC) flag at 16,500ft height of the Himalayan Mountain range as a lone cadet from Odisha. This was informed by a senior official...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday extended his best wishes to Harnaaz Sandhu, the 21-year-old woman who won the Miss Universe title. Sandhu left behind 79 other contestants from various countries to claim the prestigious title. Read also - India's Harnaaz Sandhu crowned Miss...

Puri: The body of a 22-year-old youth, who had gone missing, was found Monday floating in Nuanai river of Puri. The deceased has been identified as Chittaranjan Palei of Sanabandhakera village under Brahmagiri block in Puri district. Under mysterious circumstances, Palei had gone missing a...

Mahanga: A man allegedly hurled slippers at senior BJD leader and state Law Minister Pratap Jena Sunday evening in his home Assembly constituency Mahanga in Cuttack district during a cultural event. The incident took place when the Minister was attending Sarat Ustav at Erakana locality...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 178 new Covid-19 cases, of which 37 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,51,752. Active caseload in the state now stands at 1,898. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has revealed that the state government has acquired about 44.10 acres in Kalahandi district without paying compensation to the owners, thereby violating the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act. Describing the act as a ‘blatant disregard’...