Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has made it mandatory for college students to have at least 75% attendance in order to appear in their annual examinations. A circular has been issued to principals of all government, private and grant-in-aid colleges in this regard by the Higher Education Department. The students having less than 75% attendance will [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police will take strong action against traffic violators and slap hefty fines on any person found violating traffic rules. Informing this, twin city police commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi said that the police are keeping a close watch on all major thoroughfares in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar to ensure proper implementation [...]

Bhubaneswar: Hosting an international sports event involving a sizable number of countries from across the globe is not a mean feat. For a country like India, and for a state like Odisha, it’s an achievement that nobody can disregard. As a host to the biggest event of Hockey, the Men’s World Cup, Odisha today is [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, Health & Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das today informed that the government is considering the proposal to set up a new medical college in Bhadrak district. A meeting between the minister and MLAs of the district was held today, where the legislators urged Das for a medical college in [...]

Bhubaneswar : Taking a step forward the Make In Odisha initiative, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today launched 27 industrial projects at a special function through Video Conferencing at Kharvel Bhawan here. Out of these 27 projects, five projects were inaugurated and other 22 were for ground breaking. The project value of all the ventures is [...]

Rourkela: Sundargarh Collector Nikhil Pavan Kalyan Friday ordered for closure of a petrol pump in Koida tehsil for allegedly selling poor quality fuels to the people. The Collector seized the petrol pump at Kusumdihi village in Koida after conducting raid. The petrol pump has been identified as Harsa. During his two-day Koida tour, Pavan Kalyan [...]

New Delhi: The Odisha Government’s innovative health coverage scheme Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) has bagged the SKOCH Order of Merit here today. The universal health coverage scheme, which Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched in August last year, received the prestigious award under Swasthya Bharat category. Dr Pramod Ku Meherda, Secretary Health and Family Welfare [...]

Bhubaneswar: This winter there is good news for Mo Bus commuters. Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) has decided to drastically reduce AC bus fares for the coming two months and rationalise the fare structure. AC bus fare has been slashed up to 38%. The price of monthly passes has also been reduced. The new fares [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announced that the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main will be conducted in 11 languages including Odia from 2021. The MHRD has asked the conducting agency National Testing Agency (NTA) to make the necessary arrangements. In a notification, the Ministry has directed the NTA to conduct the test [...]

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha member Dr Sasmit Patra has raised two important issues in the House concerning India’s preparedness for the upcoming COP-25 Climate Change meeting to be held in Chile and banking coverage in Odisha. Keeping a view on India’s important role in global climate change, Sasmit raised the issue of COP-25 meeting and [...]