Odisha

Bhubaneswar: on the wake of Bharat Bandh on Wednesday, the Utkal University today postponed examinations scheduled. “In view of the Bharat Bandh called by different organisations on 08.01.2020 and keeping the inconvenience to be caused thereby for the examinees, all the examinations scheduled to be held on 08.01.2020 are hereby postponed,” a notification signed by [...]

Bhubaneswar: Large numbers of people from different walks of life including minorities from Bhadrak have come and felicitated Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today for 300-Bed Complex in district headquarters hospital of Bhadrak. “We have came here to express our gratitude to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for declaring seven-storied complex in DHH. It will help in [...]

Jharsuguda: Odisha Development Commissioner Suresh Chandra Mahapatra along with VK Pandian, 5T Secretary and Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar, Joint Secretary Health and Family Welfare department today paid a surprise visit to the District Headquarter Hospital in Jharsuguda and took stock of the various issues. The team interacted with the patients, their relatives and Hospital officials [...]

Bhubaneswar: All educational institutions in Odisha will remain closed tomorrow in the wake of Bharat bandh call given by the central trade unions. As a precautionary measure to ensure safety of the students, the Odisha Government has annonunced closure of the educational institutions across the State, said a notification. Besides, ICAR NET examination, Agricultural Scientists [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Banking services are expected to be severely hit as several bank employee unions have announced to join the all-India general strike or ‘Bharat Bandh’ on January 8. The banking operations will stay affected on Wednesday as ten central trade unions, with support from Left parties, have decided to sit on a strike to [...]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another steps towards keeping Lingaraj Temple clean, Consumption of tobacco products inside the Lingaraj Temple will be strictly restricted from January 15, said the Lingaraj Temple Administration here. According to temple authority, chewing of betel, tobacco or any narcotic substances will be strictly banned nd if anyone found violating the norms will [...]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when national and international communities are increasingly recognizing the prevalence of child marriage as a serious problem, both as a violation of girls’ human rights and as an obstacle to key development process, a village in Odisha’s Subarnapur district has set a perfect example by ending this centuries-old evil social practice. [...]

Berhampur: A Junior Clerk of the MKCG Medical College Srikanta Dash, was arrested red handed on Monday while taking bribe from one complainant Satyanarayan Sarangi. Srikant was taking the bribe from Satyanarayana to process the file for release of medical certificate regarding death of his wife who expired at hospital during treatment. Officers of Vigilance [...]

Bhubaneswar: Union Human Resource Development Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has highly appreciated Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) for its quality academics and research. Dr. Pokhriyal, who delivered the first lecture of the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Lecture Series at the SOA here on Monday, has expressed his happiness over SOA’s commitment towards [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) on Monday announced the results of Odisha Civil Services Examination 2018 (OCS Exam 2018). Debasis Panda has emerged as the topper while Rituparna Mohapatra secured 2nd rank and Akash Kumar Panda bagged 3rd position. A total of 281 candidates including 72 women candidates have been provisionally selected by [...]