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The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), November 2019, survey report on social consumption relating to education has painted a grim picture about the state of education in Odisha. While the literacy rate is 77.3 per cent, only 31.4 % in…

Bhubaneswar: On this day 70 years ago, the Constituent Assembly had adopted and enacted the Constitution, giving the people of India the fundamental law of the country. As members of the Constituent Assembly, several eminent personalities…

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday granted conditional bail to former Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) secretary Ashirbad Behera in the Artha Tatwa chit fund scam. The bail was granted against two sureties of Rs 1.5 lakh each. The…

Bhubaneswar: There is no proposal to open the Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath Temple and audit the ornaments, Law Minister Pratap Jena informed the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday. Precious jewellery and ornaments of the deities of the 12th century…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday informed the Odisha Assembly that only six new Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers have been allotted to Odisha cadre this year. To a question by BJD MLA Chakradhar Kanhar, the…

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over deteriorating air quality in the country, a 22-year-old entrepreneur from Odisha has come forward to fighting air pollution. To accomplish his mission, Harsha Vardhan has set up a manufacturing unit of…

Cuttack: The decision of the Centre to procure onion from Egypt to meet the current shortfall has come as a solace for the people of Odisha. Official sources said that the Centre, aware of the acute shortage of the essential commodity…

Kolkata: The spread was extensive and sumptuous with Poi Chingudi besara (spinach Malabar and prawn in mustard sauce), Mangsha Kasha (mutton curry), Sorisha Maacha (fish in mustard sauce), Chicken Kasha (chicken curry). And this is no menu…

Bhubaneswar: Central Electricity Supply Utility of Orissa Limited (CESU) has announced power cuts in the following areas on Tuesday due to maintenance work: Bhubaneswar-Rural  Fulnakhara - 9 am to 3 pm Cuttack-Urban Mahanadi Vihar,…

Bhubaneswar: The BJD MLAs in Odisha Assembly on Monday must have pinched themselves once when a virulent critic of the Odisha government heaped praises on its 5T initiative and expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for Saheed…