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Bhubaneswar: Admission process for Plus-II courses in higher secondary schools across Odisha started Thursday. Common application forms are available on www.samsodisha.gov.in. Below are the important dates of Plus II admission process. Aug 12, 2021 (11:00AM): Availability of online common application form (CAF) on www.samsodisha.gov.in. Sep...

Puri: After remaining off-limits for over three months for devotees, the Sri Jagannath temple in Puri reopened Thursday. Like last year, family members of the servitors had the darshan of the deities following Covid-19 guidelines. The family members of servitors will visit the shrine for...

Bhubaneswar: A man from Puri town allegedly threw acid at his wife Wednesday evening near Dhauli peace pagoda on Bhubaneswar outskirts, a source informed. According to an eyewitness, the husband and wife had come to visit the Buddhist monastery, during which a brawl erupted between...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 1,107 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 9,91,182. The active caseload in the state now stands at 10,853. Out of the 1,107 new infections, 646 were reported from quarantine centres while 461...

New Delhi: The Monsoon Session of Parliament which witnessed continuous pandemonium over Pegasus snooping row, farm laws and other issues, ended Wednesday – two days before the schedule. The Odisha MPs posed as many as 528 questions in both houses during the session. During the...

Bhubaneswar: The state capital is reeling under the effects of high rate of Covid-19 infections on a daily basis. To compound the problems of the healthcare and administrative officials, dengue cases are also becoming a cause of headache. The total tally of dengue cases reached...

Bhubaneswar: A day after passing of a Constitution amendment bill in Lok Sabha to restore the power of States to make their own OBC lists, BJD MPs demanded conduct of caste-based Census for identifying and enumerating the SEBC/OBCs. A delegation of BJD MPs from both...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra has asked officials of the Water Resources Department to prepare an action plan for strengthening flood embankments to protect vulnerable areas from tidal surges during cyclones. Mahapatra issued the direction at a high-level meeting on the increasing frequency and...

Cuttack: Sudhanshubala Sahoo, wife of Biranchi Narayan Sahoo who was earlier private secretary to Odisha Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Member, Wednesday appealed Orissa High Court for anticipatory bail, in order to prevent a likely arrest. According to a source, the bail petition was filed close...

Puri: Ahead of opening the 12th century Lord Jagannath Temple here for public darshan from August 16 in a phased manner, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Wednesday issued the standard operating procedure (SOP) for different categories of people. In a notification, the SJTA rolled...