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Bhubaneswar: He could not become a doctor himself, but is now pulling out all stops to ensure that others fare better. This year, 18 students from Odisha made it to medical colleges thanks to the initiative of Ajay Bahadur Singh, who once sold tea for...

Bhubaneswar: Statistics experts, professors, students and government officials gathered together at a city hotel Friday to pay tributes to the father of Indian statistics PC Mahalanobis and to celebrate the Statistics Day. The experts including professor Jitendriya Sarangi, professor AKPC Swain and professor A Tripathy...

Bhubaneswar: Theatre group Anweshana staged a play Dak Munshi at Rabindra Mandap, here Friday. Originally written by Byaskabi Fakir Mohan Senapati in the year 1912, the play showcases bitter relationship between a father (Harisingh) and his son (Gopal). Harisingh is a peon in a post...

Bhubaneswar: The most anticipated movie Sanju based on the life of Sanjay Dutt released in city theatre here Friday. The film buffs and fans of Sanjay and Ranbir Kapoor thronged the screens to watch the portrayal of Sanjay Dutt’s character by Ranbir Kapoor with aplomb. Sumeet...

Bhubaneswar: The first cut-off marks for admission to Plus II courses in the junior colleges across Odisha were published by School and Mass Education Department Friday. The cut-off list will be available on the government website: www.samsodisha.gov.in. Ravenshaw Higher Secondary School in Cuttack topped the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress today opposed the construction of a barrage by Chhattisgarh government over river Tel, a major tributary of river Mahanadi. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Niranjan Patnaik claimed that the Chhattisgarh government has now started construction of a barrage over river Tel after...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has failed to reduce the rising fatalities in road mishaps in 2017 despite the Supreme Court (SC) direction to reduce it by 10 per cent every year. A committee constituted by the apex court, under the chairmanship of retired Supreme Court...

Bhubaneswar: The state government will launch ‘Khushi’, a scheme to encourage and ensure menstrual hygiene, from October. Under the scheme, girl students in government and aided schools of the state will be provided sanitary napkins free of cost. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced it while discussing...

Ranchi, June 29: The Jharkhand High Court Friday extended the provisional bail of RJD leader Lalu Prasad for another six weeks on medical grounds in fodder scam cases. Prasad, whose provisional bail was extended till July 3 last Friday, would now remain on bail till...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to release the pension arrears of retired teachers and employees of all aided schools and colleges soon. Finance Minister Shashibhusan Behera Thursday approved a proposal to release the pension arrears for the period January 1, 2016 to September 30,...