Bhubaneswar: The final semester examinations of Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) students in Odisha will be conducted online by July-August this year. The students can appear in the exams from their homes or at their nearest degree colleges. Higher education minister Arun Kumar Sahoo announced this on Friday after a virtual meeting with vice-chancellors. “In…
New Delhi: Hockey India on Friday announced the 16 member men’s hockey team for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Veteran player Birendra Lakra and emerging defender Amit Rohidas are the two players from Odisha selected in the 16 member squad. Birendra had missed the 2016 Olympics due to knee injury. The team includes six seasoned campaigners…
Bhutan: Concerned about the wellbeing of his citizens during the Covid Pandemic and to check the spread of the virus in the country, Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk trekked 65 kilometres for five days to reach remote areas along eastern border to monitor the Covid situation and management in the country. He was also…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has made it mandatory for fully vaccinated employees in the state to attend office. However, The Departments and Heads of Offices in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack have been given the liberty to decide the manner of selection of employees who are not fully vaccinated to attend office on roster basis. The General…
Bhubaneswar: In order to help students across the state to continue their education, Odisha Government on Thursday launched e-Pathshala and e-Mulyankana portals for students of Class I to X. Informing about the portals, School and Mass Education (S&ME) Minister Samir Ranjan Dash said, “The two portals developed by Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) will…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced Rs 1,690.46 crore special COVID assistance package for financially weaker people in the state who has been severely affected due to Covid pandemic. This will benefit landless farmers, construction workers, people living below poverty line, primitive groups, State Food Security Act beneficiaries, NREGA workers and differently abled…
Bhubaneswar: The next time a tourist visits Puri and Konark during the evening, they would be amazed to see the well illuminated Jagannath temple and Konark temple with facade lighting. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Bhubaneswar Circle has decided to illuminate the Jagannath temple at Puri, Konark temple and Rajarani temple in Bhubaneswar with…
New Delhi: Hockey India on Thursday announced the final list of 16-member women’s hockey squad for the much awaited Tokyo Olympics next month. The team has a balance of players comprising eight veterans players who had the experience of playing in Rio Olympics 2016 and eight new players. Deep Grace Ekka (defender) is the only…
Guwahati: All ponds in Assam to be geo-tagged under the government scheme ‘Ghara Ghare Pukhuri, Ghare Ghare Maach’. The decision was taken by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after a review meeting with the officials of the State Fisheries Department on Tuesday. The process of geo-tagging would soon begin across the state. The scheme was…
Indore: After cases of black, white and yellow being reported across the country, reports of another fungus has emerged. The first case of green fungus has been reported from Indore in Madhya Pradesh. As per information, a 34 year old man who has recovered after battling COVID-19 started experiencing nose bleeds and fever. Doctors asked…
