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Bhubaneswar: Around 10,000 high school teachers will be newly recruited by Odisha government through online and computer based test (CBT), informed director of state Secondary Education department Wednesday. The exams will be conducted soon, he added. The department has sought permission from the government to...

Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education department Tuesday directed Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC) to include three universities of the state in degree (UG) admission process through SAMS from the current academic session. In a letter to the general manager of OCAC, the deputy director of Performance...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the state Crime Branch has arrested two persons, a cashier with Balikuda block office and an office assistant with Union Bank of India (UBI), on charges of embezzlement of government funds, an official said Tuesday. EOW sources said...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a proposal for opening a fire service centre on the premises of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, an official said. The proposed fire service centre will have a station officer and 10 fire services...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 2,602 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 9,29,788. The active caseload in the state now stands at 28,015. Out of the 2,602 new infections, 1,495 were reported from quarantine centres while 1,107...

Bhubaneswar: Retrenchment of over 7,000 workers by Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) has created a commotion in the state. According to sources, over 7,000 workers employed by the discom allegedly lost their jobs amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Many have posted their concerns on...

BHUBANESWAR: The lush green hills of Khurda are slowly getting stripped of their virtues owing to rampant illegal stone quarries operating right under the nose of the district administration. Of late, the pace of illegal quarrying has gained momentum leading to the denudation of several...

Bhubaneswar: The High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) of Odisha Government headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday approved five major industrial investment proposals worth Rs 1,46,172 crore. The projects approved are in the sector of metal and metal downstream which will create employment opportunities for over...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday decided to close all Covid Care Centres (CCCs) given the decrease in the number of daily cases, officials said. However, treatment of the existing patients will continue in the CCCs till their discharge. New patients of the locality will be...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Bhubaneswar has arrested two persons, a cashier of the Balikuda Block office and an employee of Union Bank of India on the charge of embezzlement of government funds. EOW sources Tuesday said Nihar Ranjan Das, the cashier of Balikuda...