Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated all the students who cleared the annual +2 Science exams conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE). In his congratulatory message to the students, the Chief Minister said, “Your hard work will continue to bring success in life ahead”. The + Plus II Science examination [...]

Bhubaneswar: While Odisha is reeling under severe heat wave conditions, the monsoon is likely to be delayed to reach Odisha this year, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Usually monsoon hit Odisha by June 10 every year. But with its delay in Kerala this time, it is further likely to be delayed to reach [...]

Bhubaneswar: Results of the annual +2 Science examination was announced by the Odisha Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) here today. The students recorded an overall pass percentage of 72.33%. While Balasore recorded the highest percentage with (86.56%), Gajapati holds the lowest with 36.20 percent. A total of 40,058 boys (70.4%) cleared the exams while [...]

Puri: The last rites of Odisha mountaineer Kalpana Das was performed at Swargadwara in pilgrim city of Puri this morning with people across the State paying rich tributes to Everester. The mortal remains of Das were brought to Bhubaneswar from Nepal via New Delhi on Sunday morning. The body of the mountaineer was taken to [...]

Bhubaneswar: The mortal remains of Odia mountaineer Kalpana Das reached here this morning from New Delhi following post-mortem at Kathmandu. Several eminent personalities from across the state paid their last tributes to the mountaineer Kalpana Das, who passed away on May 23 while descending from the summit after successfully scaling Mount Everest for the second [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, putting all speculation to rest, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik finally resigned from Bijepur seat while keeping his traditional seat Hinjili in Ganja district. After tendering resignation, Naveen thanked all the people of Bijepur constituency for electing him.

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal’s Chandrani Murmu, who has scripted history by becoming the youngest Lok Sabha Member, made it to the cover page of India Today with the tag “THE NEW BRIGADE”. Murmu, the woman MP from Odisha’s Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency, has featured on the latest cover story of national prestigious magazine along with [...]

Chatrapur: Ganjam District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange today felicitated the students of Odisha Aadarsh Vidyalaya (OAV) of the district who scored above 90% marks in the 10th Examination based on CBSE patterns. Expressing satisfaction over the achievement, Kulange said, “It’s proud moment for Ganjam than more than 83 students of Odisha Aadarsh Vidyalaya of Ganjam [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today gave its approval to the renewal of health insurance scheme for working journalists known as “Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana”. New Information and Public Relations Minister Raghunandan Das approved the renewal of the Health Insurance Scheme as part of his first official work, sources said. Notably, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Similipal National Park and Tiger Reserve situated in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district remain closed for visitors from June 15. The decision was taken in view of south-west monsoon which is likely to hit Odisha on June 15. The entry point of the national park at Lulung in Pithabata forest range and Kalyani in Jashipur [...]