Odia Poet Rajendra Kishore Panda to Receive Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar

Bhubaneswar: Odia poet Dr Rajendra Kishore Panda will receive the Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar for the year 2020. The prestigious award carries a cash award of Rs 5 lakh, a silver medal, and a citation. A three-member committee consisting of celebrated Kannada poet H S Shivaprakash, former secretary of Central Sahitya Academy Agrahara Krishnamurthy and eminent…

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Odisha Recommends Dutee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Birendra Lakra for Arjun Award

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government recommended sprinter Dutee Chand and hockey player Birendra Lakra for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjun Award for 2021 respectively.  The Sports and Youth Services Department of Odisha on Tuesday made the recommendations for the National Sports Awards 2021 to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. On June 21,…

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Higher Education Dept Issues Guidelines For Online UG, PG Exams in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In view of COVID-19 situation in the state, the Odisha government  on Monday issued a notification with guidelines for the conduct of online examination of Under Graduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) final exams students. As per notification issued by the Higher Education Department, the final year or final semester examinations will be held in…

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